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UK government pours £20m into creative industries
Investment includes £190,000 for UK Games Fund and £200,000 for Digital Schoolhouse
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Server company Zeuz raises €3 million in funding
Munich-based b2b firm grew out of the consumer-facing GPortal
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Modern Times Group invests in new VC fund Play Ventures
This is the Swedish company's 11th investment since November 2017
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Starbreeze faces insolvency, CEO steps down
Swedish firm has applied for "reconstruction" with Stockholm courts as financial impact of Overkill's The Walking Dead becomes clear
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Playtika acquires German casual studio Wooga
Deal is worth a reported $100 million, with no layoffs to Wooga's 180-strong team
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Rovio acquires Finnish mobile studio PlayRaven
Deal covers all shares in PlayRaven and its staff of 25 people
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Mobvista aims to raise $208 million with Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO
GameAnalytics' parent company earned $313 million in revenue last year
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Nintendo on track to miss two-year sales targets for Switch, say analysts
Platform holder's share price down 33% from January peak
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Starbreeze management ordered to cut costs after poor sales of Overkill's The Walking Dead
Board of directors mandates review to cost of operations, calls for publisher to “sharpen focus on core business”
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Creative industries contribute almost £92bn to UK economy
Government statistics show games, film, TV, music and more account for more than £250 million per day
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Super.com launches investment initiative for developers using Unreal Engine
"We know the challenges developers face and how to tackle these hurdles," says Super.com investment director
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Star Citizen crowdfunding has passed $200m
Chris Roberts reports the game now has backers in 171 countries, has smashed all crowdfunding records
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Nvidia stocks drop after Q3 guidance miss
Shares fall as much as 19% as company continues lower-than-expected guidance for Q4
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12th annual Desert Bus For Hope raises $730,000
Charity gaming challenge will donate funds to Child's Play
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Supercell invests €5m in Apple Watch dev Everywear Games
Clash of Clans studio supports fellow Finnish games firm as it shifts towards mobile
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Battlefield V delay triggers EA share plummet, hedge fund exodus
Activision and Take-Two's stocks also take a hit in turbulent and competitive Q4
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Telltale undergoing liquidation, removing games from Steam
Back to the Future, Tales of Monkey Island de-listed, employee health benefits set to end soon
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NetEase sees Q3 growth with mobile titles, Western partnerships
Net revenue increase of 35.1% YOY driven by Chinese mobile releases, Battle for Azeroth, and Minecraft
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Cryptocurrency is “not for start-ups anymore”
Reality Gaming Group co-founder Tony Pearce warns that the costs around Initial Coin Offerings have skyrocketed in the last year
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Tencent's revenues and profits up, but games division still suffering
PC and online game revenues drop as users shift to mobile
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THQ Nordic's net sales up 1,403% to $139.5m
Re-releases and Deep Silver titles drive record performance for publisher
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£80m Creative Industries Clusters Programme launches to fund new R&D projects
Abertay University representing video games in new initiative by Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Dude, Where's My Money? Part Three: From Hunting To Gathering
Nikolay Bondarenko's publishing advice series continues with an in-depth look at bundles and crowdfunding
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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Counting on cryptocurrency, with Reality Clash
Download our latest episode, reflecting on a tumultuous year for the realm of blockchain and cryptocurrency
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$800,000 shared between 30 projects in latest Unreal Dev Grants
Half of recipients are independent game developers, including four virtual reality projects