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Zynga Q2 sees bookings jump 12%
Social publisher beats guidance with $233.9 million in non-GAAP sales, net losses of just over $900,000
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Nintendo stock increase trips up hedge fund's $400 million bet
Melvin Capital's months-long short position in Switch maker suffers setback, may still prove profitable
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ArtCraft hits $20 million in funding for Crowfall MMO
Ambitious new game has reached that total through a mix of crowdfunding and traditional investment
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Glu Mobile narrows losses with record Q2 bookings
Design Home drove higher bookings with $38 million for the quarter
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PlayStation drives $17.9 billion Q1 for Sony
Higher-than-expected software sales and 43% digital ratio among financial highlights
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Increased profits and $1.5bn sales kick off Nintendo's financial year
Platform holder maintains forecast as Switch lifetime sales reach 19.7 million consoles, 86.93 million games
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GungHo shares slump on decline of Puzzle & Dragons
Q2 results show falling revenue and profits as flagship game shows signs of age
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Bank of Innovation floats on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Japanese developer hit $77 million market cap on first day
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FoxNext to join Disney after $71.3 billion Fox deal approved by shareholders
21st Century Fox games division one of the "key assets" acquired by Disney
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SpecialEffect aims for £500,000 with One Special Day 2018
Sega, Rovio, Seriously, Codemasters and more already on board as industry charity ramps up fundraising target
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$2.65m Binding of Isaac card game Kickstarter smashes target by over 5,000%
Almost 40,000 backers successfully funded tabletop spin-off of popular indie roguelike
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$50m Netease investment will help Improbable realise dream of “trillion dollar games industry”
Tech firm's CEO Herman Narula tells us how this partnership will unlock China for SpatialOS - and any developers that use it
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EA financials show quiet Q1 reflective of few releases
Net revenue of $1.137 billion nonetheless above estimates ahead of packed Q2
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Focus Home Interactive posts $33.2m in Q1 revenue
Vampyr drove sales to a 23% YOY increase over 2017's launch of The Surge
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Epic Games worth $8 billion following Fortnite success
Battle Royale boost also means CEO and founder Tim Sweeney is now a billionaire
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Jam City reportedly filing for IPO this week
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery developer may aim for valuation of up to $1 billion
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Next Games looks to The Walking Dead for growth after €7m H1 loss
Revenue halved in H1 2018, but The Walking Dead: Our World may reverse the decline in H2
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Keywords Studios buys Yokozuna Data for $1.5 million
Tokyo-based company's AI and machine learning expertise was key to the cash deal
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UK tax breaks have helped finance 480 video games
In fact, more games have benefitted from tax relief than TV productions
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NetEase buys a minority stake in Jumpship
New studio from ex-Playdead CEO and film animator Chris Olsen will pour money into developing Somerville and expanding its team
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V2 Games acquired by investment firm Victory Square
V2 launched its $10 million game-focused Future Fund in February this year
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HTML5 game developer FRVR secures $3m funding
Seed round led by Accel, Makers Fund and angel investors, will be used to enter Asia and other new markets
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Ubisoft net bookings ahead of projections in Q1
Company reports $466 million in sales for the quarter, remains on track for full-year estimates
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Video game Kickstarters have raised almost $10m so far in 2018
Total money pledged reaches three-year high, but number of campaigns drops to six-year low and success rate remains steady
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Earn while you play start-up Blast secures $12m seed funding
"If you can attach a positive outcome to something that people already do and love, like gaming, you can change lives"