Kowloon Nights backs indies with funding deals for 23 titles
Game investment fund Kowloon Nights has agreed to finance 23 titles from a range of indie studios.
The spate of funding deals has seen Kowloon back projects from notable studios including Oxenfree developer Night School Studios, Spiritfarer creator Thunder Lotus,
OlliOlli developer Roll7.
Kowloon said it wants to help creators chart their own destiny, and as such has taken a developer-first approach to funding by letting its partners retain ownership of their IP and sequel rights, implement a flexible payment schedule, maintain full creative control over their projects, and earn revenue from day one.
Sony picks up minor stake in From Software parent company Kadokawa Corporation ); }
Newsbrief: Sony has picked up a 1.93 stake in From Software parent company Kadokawa Corporation, kicking off what the two firms call a capital alliance between Sony and Kadokawa.
The eagle-eyed folks over at VGC spotted a mention of Sony s small get in Kadokawa s financials, noting as well that a similar deal was also struck with CyGames mobile-focused parent company CyberAgent.
According to a statement, the alliance forged between Kadokawa and Sony aims to bolster the former s development of both new and existing IP by allowing it to tap into Sony s global expansion power of animation and consumer games.
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LOS ANGELES (Feb. 5, 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 fall 2021 for PC, the PlayStation®5, the PlayStation®4 and Mac,
Endwalker features the climax of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark story, in which Warriors of Light will encounter an even greater calamity than ever before as they travel to the far reaches of Hydaelyn and even to the moon. In addition to bringing the long-running story arc that began with