Business of Games, 🔊 Shout out to new studios, partnerships, and game fund

Nov 1st week 2022

Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗

List of studios that got funded on Nov 1st week:

1. Netflix has acquired its sixth gaming studio, Spry Fox

2. Ex-Pokémon Go devs form self-funded studio Bodeville Games

3. Frontier acquired Complex Games

4. Hypercasual developer Tapnation partners with Ternoa on blockchain prizes

5. Room 8 Group closes acquisition of PUGA Studios

6. ForeVR raises $10M to become the Wii Sports of VR

7. Playgig has raised $10.85 million in seed funding for a cross-platform gaming studio headed by ex-Riot Games exec Bruno Schirch.

8. NetEase takes minority stake in Liquid Swords

9. Misfits Gaming Group is announcing a $20M creator fund alongside an announcement that it's working with The Streamer Awards'

10. Wildlife Studios unveils new affiliate 8-Bit Bandits, led by industry vets

11. Freedom Games raises $10M to publish indie games

12. Microsoft participated in a funding round for WeMade

13. 1047 Games bought anti-cheat software EQU8

14. Blockstars raised $5M in a round led by Play Ventures (congrats Niko!!)

>> Cartic P, @iCartic