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26 February 2021 00:10

Hiro Capital leads $15 million of Games VC investment into Snowprint Studios, Double Loop Games and Happy Volcano Games

London, February 26th - Three international video game studios are the latest investments for Hiro Capital, the entrepreneur-led Venture Capital fund focused on backing innovators in Video Games, the Metaverse, Esports and Digital Fitness.
The three mobile and cross-platform studios – Snowprint in Stockholm/Berlin, Double Loop Games in San Francisco and Happy Volcano in Belgium – will use Hiro’

23 February 2021 10:00

UK Video Game Industry Announces Long Term Campaign to Donate Devices to Schools and Bridge the Digital Divide

UK video game trade body Ukie calls on companies to donate new and used laptops
and computers to support families and schools in need as part of Devices For All pledge.
Tuesday 23 February 2021, London: UK video game trade body the UK Interactive Entertainment Association (Ukie) has today launched a new campaign encouraging companies to commit to donating laptops, computers and other device

22 February 2021 10:00

NETMARBLE’S OPEN WORLD MOBILE RPG BLADE & SOUL REVOLUTION SET TO LAUNCH ON MARCH 4

LONDON – FEB. 22, 2021 – Netmarble's latest open world RPG Blade & Soul Revolution has officially announced it will launch worldwide on March 4, 2021 for the App Store and Google Play. With the game already seeing widespread success in major markets like Korea and other Asian countries, including a win for “Google Play Best Game in Korea" for 2019, Blade & Soul Revolution will soon be read

18 February 2021 12:00

MY.GAMES, Fair Play Alliance and IGDA conclude Mental Health Gamers Study

International gaming brand MY.GAMES in partnership with IGDA  and the global coalition of gaming professionals and companies Fair Play Alliance (FPA), announced the results of a global survey conducted at the end of 2020.

12 February 2021 17:20

NUMSKULL GAMES REVEALS RICO LONDON, BRIGANDINE - THE LEGEND OF RUNERSIA, EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK INTO BATTLE AXE, AND MORE AT NUMSKULL PRESENTS.

Friday, 12 February: Earlier today during its Numskull Presents virtual event, Numskull Games announced a new title coming in 2021, arcade shooter sequel RICO London. The must-watch online video showcase also included a sneak peek into Battle Axe as creator and veteran pixel artist Henk Nieborg and design director Mike Tucker talked through how each character functions, how the co-op works, how th

9 February 2021 12:00

MY.GAMES Invests in US Studio Pizza Club Games

Tuesday 9 February - MY.GAMES Venture Capital (MGVC), a division of the global gaming brand MY.GAMES, has signed a strategic agreement with US-based studio Pizza Club Games, developers of the Raid Boss game. As part of the deal, MGVC is providing $1.5m in investments in the studio and comprehensive support in scaling the business, including marketing, game design, employee recruitment and product

8 February 2021 10:00

FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE PATCH 5.5: DEATH UNTO DAWN BRINGS NIER CROSSOVER TO DRAMATIC CONCLUSION ON 13th APRIL

LONDON (8th February, 2021) – Following the reveal of Endwalker™, the highly-anticipated fourth expansion for FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online, SQUARE ENIX® revealed first details for Patch 5.5—the next major update for the critically acclaimed MMORPG, scheduled to release on 13th April.


Additionally, the recently announced PlayStation®5 console version of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is scheduled

6 February 2021 07:42

SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES ‘ENDWALKER’ – THE LATEST EXPANSION FOR FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE

LONDON (6thFebruary, 2021) – SQUARE ENIX® today unveiled Endwalker™, the highly anticipated fourth expansion pack for FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online, the award-winning MMO with over 20 million registered players.
Scheduled to release Autumn 2021 for PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4 and Mac, Endwalker features the climax of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark story, in which Warriors of Light will encounter an

4 February 2021 14:00

Skyforge Now Available For Nintendo Switch!

Global publisher MY.GAMES and developer Allods Team are proud to announce that the critically acclaimed free-to-play sci-fi MMO Skyforge is now available for the Nintendo Switch!

3 February 2021 10:00

Hiro Capital Levels Up by Adding Free-To-Play and Games-as-a-Service Guru Nicholas Lovell to the Team

Founder of Gamesbrief.com to provide specialist knowledge and insights on investments
Hiro Capital, the entrepreneur-led Games Venture Capital fund, is expanding its team, announcing industry veteran and deep monetisation expert Nicholas Lovell who has joined in the role of Venture Specialist, Free to Play Games. Nicholas is the founder of Gamesbrief, a website dedicated to the business of game

2 February 2021 10:59

Develop:Brighton 2021 Moves to October

Tuesday 2 February: Tandem Events has taken the decision to postpone Develop:Brighton 2021 from July until October due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Develop:Brighton will now take place 26 - 28 October with the Develop:Star Awards taking place on 27 October. Both events will take place at the Brighton Hilton Metropole as usual.
The conference and awards will follow the existing form

2 February 2021 10:15

LAY THE QUEEN’S LEGACY TO REST TODAY IN FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE PATCH 5.45

LONDON (2ndFebruary, 2021) – FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online Patch 5.45 arrives today, headlined by the latest chapter in the “Save The Queen” quest series—a multi-part adventure featuring a compelling story written by renowned game creator Yasumi Matsuno (FINAL FANTASY Tactics, FINAL FANTASY XII), who also penned the narrative for the wildly popular Return to Ivalice alliance raid series in Stormblood™