Via gamesindustry.biz TinyBytes, a mobile game developer based in Chile, has raised $1.4 million in investment ahead of the launch of its upcoming game. Initial Capital and London Venture Partners have backed the firm, which marks the first time these investors have supported a games company in Latin America TinyBytes is a six-person team that's… Continue reading TinyBytes from Chile attracts $1.4m investment
Via VentureBeat by @JASON_WILSON NGD Studios has been making games in Argentina for 16 years. Now it wants to help a fellow Argentinian gamemaker bring their debut effort to the market. Today, NGD announced it’s publishing Saibot Studios’ Hellbound, a 1990s-style first-person shooter that’s a bit of an homage to Doom and Quake. It’s about dealing death to demons. NGD… Continue reading NGD Studios applies 16 years of indie success to publishing with Hellbound
The Brazilian Team Aquiris Game Studio creators of Horizon Chase Turbo have released an Accolades Trailer and reconfirmed that the game is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2018.
Via Pocket Gamer According to Pocket Gamer's Top 25 Mobile Indie Developers list, the Uruguayan studio based in Montevideo Ironhide Game Studio deserves to be in the top 5: #5: Ironhide Game Studio Notable Works:Kingdom Rush, Iron Marines Ironhide is perhaps best known for its Kingdom Rush series, a collection of tower defence games that rise above… Continue reading Uruguay’s Ironhide Game Studio among the top 5 best indie developers
Via VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/26/animoca-brands-acquires-sandbox-game-developer-pixowl-for-4-875-million/ Animoca Brands acquired Pixowl, the developer of The Sandbox user-created world mobile game, for $4.875 million in cash and stock. The deal represents a nice outcome for Pixowl, which launched The Sandbox in 2012. The pixelated-art game didn’t make nearly as much money as rivals such as Minecraft or Roblox, but it did generate 40 million downloads… Continue reading Animoca Brands acquires Sandbox game developer Pixowl for $4.875 million. The company is based in San Francisco and Buenos Aires
Latam Video Games Federation 