Tencent investment marks "new beginning" for UK studio Lighthouse Games
Summary
Lighthouse Games has secured an unspecified investment from leading tech firm Tencent, financing its goal to become one of the UKs biggest AAA studios.The developer opened its doors last year, founded by former Playground Games studio head and co-founder Gavin Raeburn, and emerged from stealth in March. It is currently working on an unannounced IP.While Tencent has invested in Lighthouse Games, Raeburn told GamesIndustry.biz the studio still has full control over its creative and publishing decisions. "The investment is financial, and we retain control over our game and destiny as a studio, though we are also looking forward to forging strong links with Tencent," Raeburn said. "Weve always prided ourselves on building excellent and trusted relationships with the publishers that we work with, and this will continue to be a priority moving forward. "The Lighthouse CEO told us "a number of publishers" contacted the studio to find out more about its plans since we last spoke to him, and he and his team reached out to several potential investors.