Art can be interpreted in many ways. For example, that orange pillar could represent the PlayStation 3, and the flying figures could represent that game company.
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Right now, the only valid excuse is not to immerse yourself in thatgamecompany’s (TGC) abstract, artistic, heartbreakingly beautiful games like Flower And trip doesn’t have a PlayStation 3. You won’t be able to use this excuse going forward, though, as an investment of $5.5 million in Series A funding will allow the developer to independently release future games across multiple platforms.
The new funding comes as TGC completes a three-game deal with Sony Computer Entertainment America and its Santa Monica studio. Announcing the move, TGC co-founder Jenova Chen writes that he is “deeply grateful to Sony and the many players who place their trust in us,” but is also eager to expand to other platforms to “give our players the highest quality experience.” at every point of contact.”
Benchmark Capital’s Mitch Lasky will join TGC’s board of directors as a result of the financing. “The intent of the investment is to provide TGC with the resources to remain independent so they can innovate with complete autonomy from platform and publisher pressure,” Lasky wrote on his blog. “In today’s hyper-connected games market, we believe TGC can reach as wide an audience as possible [its] vision can be fully controlled by the company.”