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Games investments reached $33.6bn in 2020
There were 219 M&A deals last year, dominated by Tencent, Embracer, Stillfront, and Zynga
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US environmental organisation warns against Xbox Series X, PS5 energy consumption
The NRDC calls for platform holders to ship their consoles with energy saving options enabled by default
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Lucasfilm and Ubisoft partner on Star Wars game
Update: Lucasfilm Games clarified that EA will continue to work on Star Wars titles going forward, with several projects currently in the works
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Turtle Beach acquires Neat Microphones
The entire Neat team will be joining Turtle Beach, including veterans Skipper Wise and Martins Saulespurens
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Admix expands into the US and EMEA
The London-based advertising and monetisation company made two major hires, joining from Google and Spotify
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Riot Games and Bungie file joint lawsuit against cheatmakers
The lawsuit targets GatorCheats, which sells cheats for Destiny 2 and Valorant
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Polish competition watchdog investigating Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red could be fined up to 10% of its annual income
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Tilt Five appoints chief operating officer and chief business officer
James Stanford joined as COO, while EA veteran Hans ten Cate moved to the chief business officer role
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Number of mobile gamers increased 50% in the UK due to COVID-19
The mobile gaming audience also grew 28% in the US, representing 28 million new players
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UK competition regulator to investigate Nvidia's takeover of Arm
The Competition and Markets Authority will probe "the deal's possible effect on competition in the UK"
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Call of Duty: Mobile makes $14m in first week in China
Activision's mobile hit has now generated $644 million worldwide
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Tencent and Huawei resolve revenue share dispute
Tencent pulled its games out of the Huawei AppGallery last week, reportedly rejecting the store's 50% cut
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Nintendo acquires Next Level Games
The Luigi's Mansion developer will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the platform holder in March
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Sony to launch PlayStation 5 in India in February
The PlayStation 5 is to release in India on February 2, with prices starting at Rs 39,990 ($600) for the digital edition. Pre-orders open on January 12
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Epic Games acquires shopping mall for new headquarters
The company will transform the 980,000-square-foot and 87-acre Cary Towne Center into its new campus by 2024
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Koei Tecmo's sites offline following cyber attack
The email addresses, account names, and passwords of 65,000 users have been compromised
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The Last of Us Part 2 | Games of the Year 2020
Naughty Dog delivered a powerful and introspective story of revenge, obsession and self-destruction
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Microids announces in-house distribution arm
Microids Distribution France is to handle the company's own games as well as products from partners
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Discord valued at $7bn as it raises $100m
The company is currently in the middle of a series H funding round which could see it raise up to $140 million
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China introduces new age rating system
The new guidelines, currently in pilot phase, will see games rated across three age categories: 8+, 12+, and 16+
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The Game Awards sets new viewership record with 83m livestreams
At the peak of the event, there were 8.3 million concurrent viewers worldwide
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Keywords Studios acquires Indigo Pearl and Jinglebell
The services provider purchased UK PR agency Indigo Pearl for £1.1m, and Italian recording studio Jinglebell for €1.5m
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Esports to debut as medal event at Asian Games 2022
Esports will join the "intellectual titles" category of the 19th Asian Games, which already features events such as chess
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Parsec raises $25 million in series B round
The investment will go towards the development of its interactive remote access app, Parsec for Teams