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Hardball Games

Unit 72, Sussex Innovation Centre Science Park Square Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9SB, United Kingdom

Overview

Hardball Games is a game development studio led by Jason Avent, who previously served as a director at FuturLab and worked for about four years at TT Games on LEGO franchise titles. The studio is focused on developing multiplayer game intellectual property. The recent £4.3M seed raise, led by Griffin Gaming Partners with participation from Paul Gouge and Alex Rigby, will be used to accelerate its multiplayer IP development. The company positioned the financing as attracting both institutional and entrepreneurial gaming investors. The article does not report revenue, user metrics, or a disclosed valuation.

Total raised
$6M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Seed
Latest activity
Mar 2026

Industries

  • Gaming
  • Online Games
  • PC Games
  • Video Games
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Recent funding

  1. Seed

    Mar 2026

    $6M

Team

  • Chris Bowles

    Co-Founder and Creative Director

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  • Steve Wilding

    Co-Founder and Art Director

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  • Julian Adams

    Technical Director and Co-Founder

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