GameClub raises $2.5 million to preserve and rerelease classic iOS games

GameClub is working with the original creators behind these premium games — like Vlambeer’s Super Crate Box, Venan Entertainment’s Space Miner, and Fluttermind’s Incoboto — to update them for modern iPhones and iPads. There’s a surprising amount of detective work involved in identifying who owns the rights and who has the source code,” said GameClub cofounder and CEO Dan Sherman in an email interview. “Sometimes those rights are in two different places, or were part of a studio or publisher that is now defunct or in the process of winding down, as the original owners move on to other ventures, jobs, or leave the industry entirely. “Our engineering team begins by digging into the original source code of each game, working through tons of compiler errors, and updating to the latest version of the underlying technology,” said Sherman. While GameClub makes the final decisions on which games it’ll work on next, the developer found that talking to the beta testers also helps expand their outreach.