Newly-formed Blade Games raises $4M for cheaper developer tools
Blade Games, the result of last month’s merger between developer tool provider Digini and game outsourcing company Vyk Games, has raised $4 million in a first round of funding led by California Technology Ventures.
The new entity provides a video game development platform, called Blade3D; an online store called the Blade3D Marketplace for developers to sell intellectual property and game features to their peers; and an outsourcing division inherited from Vyk.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., Blade claims… Continue Reading
Two game firms merge to form Blade Games
Vyk Games and Digini are announcing today they are merging to form Blade Games, VentureBeat has learned.
Seattle-based Digini makes game development tools for everyone from a teenager in a bedroom to a large game studio. Shanghai-based Vyk Games does outsourcing work for other game publishers and developers. (It handles the animated drudge work, such as making orcs in a Lord of the Rings game). The combined company, Blade Games, based in Bellevue, Wash., will provide… Continue Reading
Digini raises round for tools that can broaden game development
Digini has raised a first round of funding to make software tools that let hobbyist, independent or professional game developers be more productive when designing complex 3-D game environments.
The amount of the investment by California Technology Ventures wasn’t disclosed. The idea is to lift the burden from game animators and other artists, giving them a more intuitive environment so they can do less programming and more art creation. While other, more expensive tools are aimed… Continue Reading