Six Welsh games development companies are set to receive an £850,000 funding boost from the Welsh Government, helping them to hit ‘play’ on the next level of their projects.
The Games Scale Up Fund for Wales is the first scheme of its kind. It was launched earlier this year by Creative Wales in partnership with UK Games Fund, who managed the applications.
Its aim is to help Wales-based developers take their games projects from a pilot to a more substantial and self-sustaining model, by allowing for growth in scope, reach and impact.
A total of £850,000in funding support has been awarded to six companies:
- Cloth Cat
- COPA Gaming
- Goldborough Studios
- Rocket Science
- Sugar Creative
- Wales Interactive
The announcement follows a successful trade mission to the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco in March, where five out of the six awarded companies joined the Cymru Wales stand to showcase their projects, meet major industry leaders and build new connections.
Creative Wales currently has another fund open for applications. The Games Development Fund, closing this week [Thursday 5 June at 12pm], offers between £10,000 to £50,000 to Wales-based businesses developing video and immersive games projects for commercial release.
For more information and to apply visit Funding for Games Development in Wales | Creative Wales