▁and ▁the ▁twenty - second ▁most ▁fund ed ▁campaign ▁overall . ▁ ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁prompt ed ▁its ▁cre ators ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁company ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁also ▁named ▁Ex pl oding ▁K itt ens ▁( In c ). ▁Since ▁then , ▁In man ’ s ▁and ▁Lee ’ s ▁company ▁has ▁released ▁four ▁further ▁games : ▁B ears ▁vs . ▁Bab ies ▁( 2 0 1 7 ), ▁You ’ ve ▁Got ▁C rab s ▁( 2 0 1 8 ), ▁Th row ▁Th row ▁Bur rito ▁( 2 0 1 9 ), ▁and ▁On ▁a ▁Sc ale ▁of ▁One ▁to ▁T - R ex ▁( 2 0 1 9 ). ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Peter ▁Ch ern in , ▁American ▁business man ▁and ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁The ▁Ch ern in ▁Group ▁( TC G ) ▁inv ested ▁$ 3 0 m ▁into ▁Ex pl oding ▁K itt ens ▁Inc ., ▁becoming ▁a ▁minor ity ▁st ake holder . ▁Matthew ▁In man ▁informed ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁the ▁funds ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁live ▁g aming ▁convention ▁Burn ing ▁Cat , ▁and ▁for ▁h iring ▁additional ▁artists ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁increase ▁production ▁to ▁three ▁to ▁five ▁games ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Burn ing ▁Cat ▁event ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ex pl oding ▁K itt ens ▁Inc . ▁announced ▁the ▁planning ▁of ▁a ▁live ▁g aming ▁convention . ▁The ▁two - day ▁event