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King vets raise $2.2m for mobile start-up Strange Quest
New Swedish studio focused on "fast, explosive and action packed multiplayer games for the mobile games market"
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Sega's game division holds strong despite 54.5% cut to company-wide profit forecast
Operating income for games up by $35 million despite net sales decline
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HTC Vive invests in 26 more companies
The Vive X accelerator program has invested in more than 80 VR/AR companies since July 2016
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Global gaming revenue on par with sports at $149bn for 2017
Software revenue alone expected to reach $143.5 billion by 2020
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Niantic has reportedly raised $200 million
CEO John Hanke has said that series B round will allow long-term bets on the AR market
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Rovio share price down nearly 20% after latest financial report
Profitability dented as user acquisition costs spike by over 300%
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UK Budget 2017: games fund extended, R&D credits boosted and better maths education
The Chancellor of the Exchequer also confirmed plans to invest £500m in the Tech sector
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Nintendo Switch drives GameStop global sales to just shy of $2bn for latest quarter
Hardware and software demand counters slight decline in pre-owned sales
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AppLovin abandons acquisition plans, opts for $841m debt financing
Orient Hontai Capital invests further into mobile marketing firm, after US government questions previous takeover bid
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Tencent crosses $500 billion market cap milestone
Gaming giant is the first Chinese tech company to cross that financial mark
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Mind Candy receives $1m cash injection
Investment could help lay foundations for studio's turnaround
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MAG Interactive plans $68m IPO
Ruzzle developer targets listing on Nasdaq First North Premier, cornerstone investors already commit to $27m
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Vivendi: No plans for Ubisoft takeover for six months
French media giant still has aspirations to grow in gaming, but says it will limit stake in Assassin's Creed publisher for now
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Starbreeze Studios reports pre-tax loss of $4.1m as it enters phase of expansion
Developer states intention to achieve revenues of $237 million in 2020 [UPDATE: Dead by Daylight has sold 3m]
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Launchpad comes to Africa to support tech start-ups
Mentorship program provides companies with over $3 million in equity-free support
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$1.2bn games business lifts NetEase revenues up by more than a third
Chinese publisher reports revenues of $1.9 billion, profits of $839.9m for third quarter
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Kickstarter launches Patreon rival Drip
New crowdfunding platform allows creators to offer subscriptions for ongoing content, will integrate with Kickstarter
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Tencent online gaming revenue exceeds $4bn in latest quarterly financials
Company-wide profit up to $2.7 billion, year-on-year increase of 67%
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UK government pledges 2,000 visas, £61m investment to Tech sector
Number of visas doubled to bring in more talent, with three £20m schemes planned to grow Britain's digital industries
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Razer raises $500 million with Hong Kong IPO
Successful floatation drives stock up 40%, sells just over one billion shares
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FIFA, Dungeon & Fighter boost Nexon's nine-month results
"Impairment losses on prepaid royalties" for LawBreakers didn't prevent major increases in revenue and profit
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EA buys Titanfall studio Respawn
Deal could be worth around $450m if the developer hits performance incentives
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New Dragon Quest, old Final Fantasy drive Square Enix growth
Japanese debut of DQ XI, HD remaster of FF XII, and Nier: Automata push publisher to 24% sales growth for first half of fiscal year
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Zynga looks to solidify newfound profitability
Developer building a portfolio of card games to keep players engaged for “a very long period of time"
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NBA 2K18, GTA Online drive Take-Two's Q2
CEO Strauss Zelnick says despite complaints of aggressive microtransactions, player spending "probably the best barometer of how a title's being received"