Digitaims to be gaming kingpin

Preparing for the launch of a computer game called Kings of the Realm this summer, Dublin games company Digit Games Studio expects to have hundreds of thousands of players by the end of the year and several million by 2014.

One of a growing number of Irish companies entering into the fast-growing games space, Digit is one of the first to develop a cross-platform game which can be used on computers, mobiles, and game consoles. According to CEO Richard Barnwell the aim is to disrupt the games industry globally with “cross-platform technology and awesome games”.

Since setting up early last year, the company has raised $3.75m (€2.86m) in funding, enabling it to hire a team of 25 IT staff and games developers to work on the project.