March 4th, 2010 @ Sway Bar, London
UK studios converge to battle over who's the cleverest - have you booked your place yet?
Thursday April 22nd, 2009 @ The Brewery, London
The countdown to the MCV Awards 2010 has begun – with date, venue and categories announced.
July 14th, 2010 @ The Hilton Metropole, Brighton
The Develop Industry Excellence Awards is the only event which rewards the work done by Europe’s leading games development companies.
Second round of VC money-raising for Crackdown developer
Realtime Worlds has confirmed previous reports that it has secured some $50m in funding.
The Series B round of financing saw Maverick Capital lead the new investment round with existing investor New Enterprise Associates and WPP.
The money will, the studio said in an official statement aid 'continued growth and expansion as the company develops new creative properties and brings innovative online gaming experiences to market'.
Realtime Worlds had previously raised some $31m in financing in late 2006.
“Securing funding of this size from partners that are leading the financial and marketing communications industries further affirms Realtime Worlds’ position as one of the most creative, respected and successful game development companies in the world,” said David Jones, founder and CEO, Realtime Worlds.
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“Since our founding, we have been fortunate to have some of the gaming industry’s top creative talent crafting amazing, groundbreaking interactive entertainment products. With this new infusion of capital, Realtime Worlds is poised to deliver new original experiences to gamers around the globe and to push the boundaries of online gaming.”
