There is one more investment fund for indie developers. The British publisher Merge Games announced the allocation of $ 4 million for the publication and marketing of games from independent teams.
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“These are difficult times for indie and we want to be a haven for those developers who need the funding and support that a world—class publisher can provide,” said Luke Keighran, CEO of the company.
However, exactly how much Merge Games is ready to invest in each project, as well as on what terms it is going to invest in small teams, is not reported in the announcement of the fund.
The company announced the establishment of a foundation in honor of its tenth anniversary. Since its foundation in 2009, Merge Games has primarily specialized in the physical distribution of indie games. However, in recent years she has also taken up digital publishing.
“When I first started Merge Games, the focus was mainly on distribution,” Luke said a few years ago. — “I have built a large network of contacts in Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. I used it to sell boxed versions of games in these territories. The collector’s editions of Limbo and Terraria went particularly well. Then we moved into publishing, into the digital PC and console market.”
Merge Games has also been publishing hits such as Dead Cells, Frostpunk and Moonlighter on physical media. The publisher has not had any breakthroughs on digital platforms yet. But the company has high hopes for the action-adventure Sparklite, which will be released this fall.
Also on the topic:
- The investment fund from the smartphone manufacturer ROKiT is ready to invest up to $ 500 thousand in the development of the gameOver the past 18 months, investments in the gaming business amounted to $9.6 billion
- The authors of Million Lords with ARPDAU games of $ 0.50 attracted investments of $ 1.4 million