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Profits tumble at Square Enix due to escalating launch costs
Kingdom Hearts, Tomb Raider drove revenue, but higher costs led to sharp declines in profit
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Record-breaking Q1 revenues for Nexon at $840m
Korean publisher exceeds forecasts thanks to stronger-than-expected performances for Dungeon&Fighter and MapleStory
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Unity seeks another $125 million in funding
Series E round is the third in three years, would value the company at almost $6 billion
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Konami enjoys fifth consecutive year of profit growth
Mobile Yu-Gi-Oh games and PES online mode helps drive Japanese publisher to revenues of $2.37 billion
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Educational games firm Kahoot makes its first acquisition
Deal for math app startup DragonBox is worth a reported $18 million
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Supercell invests €3.4m in Swedish startup Luau Games
Malmö-based mobile dev was started by art directors from King
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EA's plan for a record year revolves around ongoing games
Apex Legends hopes are high as it heads to mobile and China, while the publisher projects unit sales of up to 8m for single-player Jedi: Fallen Order
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Apex Legends, Anthem can't save EA's fourth quarter
Revenue and net income down double-digits as company falls off last year's pace, but publisher forecasts a record-setting rebound ahead
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Starbreeze seeks funding to avoid imminent "liquidity shortfall"
Swedish company's Q1 report suggests it won't last 12 months without a new source of funds
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Capcom's full-year results boosted by software strength
Devil May Cry, Resident Evil and Monster Hunter drive profit to record levels
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Activision Blizzard looks to esports, mobile, free-to-play during company transition
Call of Duty's city-based league sells first five franchise teams; company staffs up for numerous mobile initiatives
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Activision Blizzard sees predicted Q1 start to "transition year"
Revenue down largely due to 16% drop in Blizzard earnings as the segment begins a year with "no major frontline release"
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Zynga's Q1 revenues, losses top expectations
Publisher credits "outstanding performances" from Empires & Puzzles and Merge Dragons for helping top line and hurting bottom line
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Sega to reduce digital development after rocky performance last year
Operating income from games falls 33.7% to $88 million
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Sci-fi sex game Subverse passes £1.5m on Kickstarter
Campaign will close today, original goal was £100,000
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Record-breaking year for Jagex with revenues of £92.8m
Launch of Old School RuneScape on mobile drives fourth consecutive year of growth
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Magic Leap gets $280m investment from Docomo
Japanese telecomms deal pushes lifetime funding above $2.6 billion
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Nintendo shares drop 5% after conservative Switch forecasts
But platform holder's share price has still risen 29% since the start of the year
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Rising PS4 game sales drive Sony to $78.1bn full-year revenues
Game segment's operating income to take a $278.3 million hit as investment increases in PlayStation 5
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Focus Home Interactive brought in €126m last year
Farming Simulator 19 has sold over 2m copies, lifting publisher to strong Q4
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Microsoft market cap reaches $1 trillion
Company value edges over milestone this morning for the first time, making it most valuable US publicly traded company
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Hatch Entertainment wipes nearly €2m off Rovio's Q1 profit
Rovio still posts solid results as newly launched Angry Birds Dream Blast becomes its second biggest title
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Sagging Xbox hardware sales offset by software, services growth
Microsoft says gaming revenues were up 5% in its third quarter thanks to third-party games' monetization and subscription growth
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Disney reportedly offered controlling stake in Nexon
Search for a buyer continues as Korean publisher's founder meets with high-ranking Disney exec
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Epic Games Store exclusivity helps Phoenix Point achieve 191% return
"Cash advance" from engine provider will be shared with Fig backers as part of game's revenue