{"id":2579,"date":"2020-11-26T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/?p=2579"},"modified":"2020-11-26T09:50:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T16:50:18","slug":"supercell-invests-2-8m-in-2up-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/supercell-invests-2-8m-in-2up-games","title":{"rendered":"Supercell invests $2.8m in 2UP Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2UP will use the funding to develop a new co-op mobile game with aim to achieve similar retention to games like Clash of Clans. It is now hiring its initial team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supercell is a mobile game developer based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in San Francisco, Seoul and Shanghai. Since launching in 2010, they have brought five game hits to the global market &#8211; Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars. 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