 On 14 February 2008, it was announced that Realtime Worlds had secured US$50M in funding from a consortium led by venture capitalists Maverick Capital and New Enterprise Associates and joined by the WPP Group, a London-based advertising firm.The funds are expected to be used towards "continued expansion".On 27 April 2009, Gary Dale left his COO position at Take-Two Interactive to become CEO of the company.