Automaton Games: 1000-player PUBG? Automaton raises $10m to overhaul survival genre

British independent game studio Automaton Games yesterday announced the securing of a $10m (£7.37m) investment from Cambridge Ventures as they work on a survival-combat game of enormous proportions. Automaton is on the warpath. Teaming up with games technology company Improbable, they have their eyes set on the Battle Royale-themed gaming space, where PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS ('PUBG') is currently blazing a trail [...]