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Games business worth $200 billion by 2021 - Digi-Capital
Firm says this year will see hardware and software drive $150 billion in revenues, but it's become a "two speed market"
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Force Field VR raises €1 million in funding
New money will support Landfall developer's further activities in high-end location-based VR
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Sports Direct buys large stake in struggling GAME
Retail billionaire Mike Ashley takes almost 26% in the retailer
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Brian Fargo's inXile secures $4.5m investment from gumi VR
Veteran plans to follow Mage's Tale with open-world survival VR title; gumi investment is part equity, part funding for development
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Logitech buys Astro for $85 million
Popular eSports headset brand represents a step into the console market for Logitech
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Vicarious founders' new start-up secures $7m for experimental new ideas
“I wish there were more companies focused just on discovery aspect of development”
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Chinese games market is the world's biggest at $25.6bn
Expected to grow to $29bn by the end of 2017, currently represents 25% of the global market
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Brexit prompts League of Legends price hike
Riot Games increasing the cost of virtual currency by 20% from July 25th
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Ex-Nonstop, King developers form new studio, secure $775,000 in funding
Mighty Bear Games is funded by Global Founders Capital and incubated by the Singapore government
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Sumo Digital acquires art studio Atomhawk
Firm behind key art for Guardians of the Galaxy and Injustice 2 now owned by Crackdown 3 developer
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Razer files for IPO in Hong Kong
Peripherals company to pursue ambitious expansion plans by going public, expects to raise a reported $600 million
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Nickelodeon enters esports as part of $15m funding round for Super League Gaming
SLG total now at $28m, other investors include DMG Entertainment and Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeffrey Vinik
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Nexon acquires iDCC, renames it Nexon Thailand
Thai online games publisher will expand Nexon's presence in Southeast Asia
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Dave Ranyard's Dream Reality Interactive secures investment from Phil Harrison
Virtual reality developers achieves first successful funding round since opening doors last year
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New VC firm Eleven Ventures opens in California
Investment firm wants to focus on start-ups in VR, AR, esports and games development
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Six ways to make the most of Video Games Tax Relief
Altara Games' Ella Romanos explains why there is no longer a barrier to UK studios who want to benefit from this government incentive
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Razer buys 19.9% of e-payment firm MOL
SE Asia focused company will help Razer to build its business in the region as "master distributor" of its zGold virtual currency
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Waypoint publisher Vice Media takes $450m investment
CEO Shane Smith listed gaming as one area of expansion in bid to build "the largest millennial video library in the world"
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E3 is over and investors are hammering GAME, GameStop
After an E3 filled with great games, you might think retailers could get a little boost, but that's not the case
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Scopely raises $60m with injection from AOL founding team
Company behind The Walking Dead: Road to Survival has grown its revenues nine-fold in nine quarters
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TreasureHunt takes lifetime funding to $8.4 million
Berlin-based studio has raised $6 million to launch its second game, Pet Paradise, and to create a a new dev team
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Discord raised $50 million in funding this year - report
Company behind game chat app was valued at $725 million in January
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Garriott reassures backers after fresh crowdfunding push exposes finances
Portalarium boss says studio tends to operate with $500,000 in the bank despite $11m in donations
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Newly-launched VC Rooks Nest Ventures has £28m to invest in tech and games firms
UK-based venture capital company open to investing in studios overseas