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Playful raises $23m in Series A offering
Lucky's Tale studio prioritised IP ownership as it pushed lifetime funding to $48m
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Homeworld 3 crowdfunding campaign isn't actually about funding
Gearbox launches $1 Fig campaign to get series fans investing in upcoming project
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Beat Games Studio is now funding new VR games
Beat Saber dev will back up belief that VR "desperately needs new directions" with investment funds
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Huya takes $30m minority stake in ESL
Live streaming platform will plan Chinese esports events based on ESL global calendar
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Knock Knock raises $4m for messenger-based mobile games
Start-up has raised $6 million since June 2018
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CD Projekt first-half revenues climb 26%
The Witcher franchise continues to drive Polish publisher's results as Cyberpunk 2077 sees "final, most intensive phase of development"
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Playtika acquires Best Fiends developer Seriously
Seriously's "mobile first" entertainment strategy drove it to $69m revenue last year
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Starbreeze reports pre-tax loss as it sheds non-core assets
Sale of Psychonauts 2 and 10 Crowns publishing rights nets Starbreeze around $14 million
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Loot Crate files for bankruptcy, lays off over 50
Employees report no notice or severance despite promises that "operations will continue as usual"
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Lockwood Publishing closes funding round led by Novator, CCP Games CEO
Unity Technologies founder David Helgasson also participates, appointed chairman of the board
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Superhot launches indie development fund
Director of special projects Callum Underwood details how the studio is giving back to the indie community with Superhot Presents
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Pre-tax earnings more than double at Stillfront Group in Q2
Group posts $49.9 million revenue and $15.9 million earnings
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Game revenues rise as Tencent enjoys end of China's approvals freeze
Chinese publisher released ten mobile games in Q2 2019, compared to just one last year
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THQ Nordic strengthens portfolio with Goodbye Kansas Game Invest acquisition
Goodbye Kansas Game Invest has five investments in early stage games companies, deal includes royalty rights to Biomutant
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Statespace raises $2.5 million for esports training platform
Seed round was led by First Mark Capital, with participation from Expa, Lux Capital and WndrCo
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THQ Nordic confirms new Saints Row title after strong Q1
The publisher also said that development of Dead Island 2 is now being led by Dambuster Studios
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THQ Nordic acquires Darksiders developer Gunfire Games
Value of the deal for Gunfire's 63 staff and IP catalogue was not disclosed
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THQ Nordic buys Milestone Interactive for €44.9m in cash
Acquisition of Italian racing studio could almost double in value based on earnouts
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Imperator: Rome plus multiple game expansions lift Paradox's Q2
Swedish publisher posts record Q2 revenues as long-term investments begin to pay off
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Annapurna exploring bankruptcy protection
Update: Annapurna Interactive states "we're not going anywhere" to quell fears over its closure
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Activision Blizzard sees sagging sales, profit, engagement
Key metrics dip for publisher in second quarter as it prioritizes investments it expects to pay off in back half of the year
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UK spent £1.6bn on video games in the first half of 2019
Games account for 47% of all money spent on entertainment products, outstripping music and video
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NetEase revenue and profit up in Q2 following strong international performance
"We will continue exploring overseas market opportunities and growing our games business on a global scale," says CEO
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Nexon profits tumble in Q2 despite rising revenues
FIFA Online 4 drove Korean market, but China was the publisher's single biggest region
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Animoca Brands acquires Quidd in $5m share-only deal
Digital collectables marketplace could get another $3m in earn-out payments