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Voodoo acquires OHM Games
Mobile games giant buys Paris-based developer after partnering on multiple hit games
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GamesIndustry.biz presents… The Year in Numbers 2020
Featuring the global games market value, boxed vs digital spending, best-selling games, and - of course - pets
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Nordisk Games buys 40% of MercurySteam
Deal for the Spanish developer is Nordisk's first investment outside of the Nordic region
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Distributed computing startup Salad raises $3.2m
New round of funding takes the Utah-based startup past $5m in lifetime investment
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MAG Interactive acquired word game specialist Apprope
Value of the deal could rise to almost $12 million if the Swedish firm's profit targets are met
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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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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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Nintendo and Sony share prices rise to record highs
Switch and PlayStation 5 drive stock high enough to surpass Wii and PlayStation 2 levels
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Cyberpunk 2077 troubles cost CD Projekt founders more than $1bn
Shares fell 25% in the five days after launch but appear to be on the rise again
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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
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Unity acquires 3D content creator RestAR
Tel Aviv company's tech allows users to render 3D models of physical objects by scanning with a mobile device
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Keywords acquires High Voltage Software for $50m
The American studio brings 27 years of development experience to Keywords
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SteelSeries acquires KontrolFreek
The gaming accessories company aims at strengthening its console offering
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Leyou shareholders approve Tencent takeover
Chinese technology firm will go private from December 23
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Roblox delays IPO to 2021
The company is hoping to get a higher IPO pricing by waiting until next year
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EA agrees $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters
UK racing specialist will become part of EA in a deal expected to close in Q1 2021
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Developers and publishers contributed £2.91bn to UK economy last year
Record contribution surpasses the economic impact of the entire UK games industry in 2016
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CD Projekt Red stock falls 29% in run-up to Cyberpunk 2077 launch
Share price dropped as much as 7.8% after long-awaited game finally launched yesterday
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72% of all 2020 mobile revenue generated by games at $81bn
Mobile apps will overall hit 130 billion downloads across iOS and Google Play in 2020, 40% of which coming from games
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Aglet raises $4.5m for location-based sneaker game
Pokémon Go-style app records steps travelled by sneaker collectors, earning virtual currency to buy virtual sneakers
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GameStop has closed 462 stores so far this year, 783 in last two years
Following another quarter of losses, CEO George Sherman says he anticipates fiscal Q4 to see positive year-on-year sales growth due to next-gen launch
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Australia's Victorian government invests $25m in screen industries
Investment in local games development will double in the state
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Lumikai invests $1m in Bombay Play
Indian developer from Zynga veterans has now raised $2.5 million in seed funding
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Starbreeze has paid off most of its creditors
Recovery of troubled Payday developer as only debts to Nordea and Smilegate remain
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Gfinity acquires Epicstream as it seeks growth amid financial troubles
But sales process is progressing as planned