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New Anno is Being Made - Indicated by Funding for Ubisoft From Germany
It looks like Ubisoft is developing a new game from the well-known economic strategy game series Anno. This is indicated by a large subsidy of one of the company's divisions by the German government.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
September 1, 2023
Elex 3 Possible Release Date - Sizable Funding Reveals Schedule
German studio Piranha Bytes has received major funding for the development of a new project. There is no shortage of suggestions that it is about a new part of the Elex series.
video games
Adam Celarek
May 16, 2023
Diablo Immortal Devs Invest in Polish VR Studio
The developer responsible for Diablo Immortal - Chinese company NetEase - has invested several million dollars in Polish studio Something Random. Its debut game is expected to be released in 2023.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
July 5, 2022
Relocation of Developers From Ukraine, Courtesy of Epic Games
Thanks to a grant from Epic Games, Ukrainian studio Frogwares will be able to move its developers from threatened regions to safer locations.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 17, 2022
„Funding the Dream in Gaming” Webinar Will Teach You Exactly That
How to obtain funding from the largest venture capital companies for your own gaming project? This is what LVP, Google or BetaDwarf representatives are going to talk about during the upcoming webinar titled „Funding the dream in gaming”.
video games
Karol Laska
December 15, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Got Government Money for Its „Living” City
In 2016, CD Projekt RED received a grant of $7.5 million from the Polish government. The company submitted 4 projects at the time. The aim of one of them was to develop the technology of a living city. As we see today, after the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, it wasn't entirely successful.
video games
Agnes Adamus
December 14, 2020
Former Rockstar North CEO Prepares Competition for GTA
Former head of Rockstar North creates competition for the GTA series. In the new round of financing he received 42 million dollars from the Chinese company NetEase and other entities.
video games
Paul Musiolik
September 26, 2020
Not Only Rockstar - Sony and Other Giants Avoid Paying Taxes in UK
As it turns out, Rockstar is not the only company that avoids tax authorities in Great Britain. Using methods similar to those of the creators of GTA V, giants such as Warner, Sony and Sega earned hundreds of millions of pounds in tax credits. They were all beneficiaries of a scheme intended to support domestic video game developers.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
October 2, 2019
GTA Devs Avoid Paying Taxes
According to a report published by TaxWatch UK, Rockstar North has not paid corporate income tax in the UK for over a decade. Additionally, the devs of GTA V received over 42 million pounds in the form of tax reliefs.
other
Agnes Adamus
July 29, 2019
Elex 2 is happening - the sequel has been approved for EU grant
Whether Elex is going to be successful, we do not know. We do know, however, that Piranha Bytes is already making serious plans for Elex 2.
video games
August 23, 2017
Investments into VR projects decline
VR technology has run into some trouble on its road to popularity. Because of mixed results acvieved by several big players in the industry, investors are now much more cautious about VR than they were in 2016.
hardware & software
April 24, 2017
Cyberpunk 2077 likely out by June 2019
Along with accepting a large grant for several of Cyberpunk 2077-related technologies, CD Projekt RED agreed to release the results of their work by June 2019. This is currently the most likely time window for that game's launch.
video games
March 20, 2017
Cyberpunk 2077 may feature seamless multiplayer and a huge living city
CD Projekt RED wants Cyberpunk 2077 to be even better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. That is why they applied for a grant for creating seamless multiplayer and a huge living city.
video games
September 27, 2016