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Zelnick: “We're probably undermonetising our users”
Despite ongoing success of Grand Theft Auto Online, CEO insists publisher is “not going to grab the last nickel”
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Klang receives additional funding, strikes a deal with Harvard Law professor
Unity founder David Helgason among backers for studio behind SpatialOS-powered MMO Seed
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What went wrong at Mad Catz?
It was once the most powerful peripherals brand in the world, but now it's in bankruptcy
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Take-Two acquires Kerbal Space Program
Mexico City based developer Squad will continue supporting and making content for the popular space sim
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Forge of Empires reaches €250m lifetime revenue
And InnoGames' biggest hit is gathering momentum, with €150m earned in less than half its five-year lifetime
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Stillfront Group buys eRepublik Labs for €7.5m
eRepublik earned €2.5 million in 2016 from its portfolio of free-to-play browser games
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VR startup Playsnak raises $2.5m
Japanese mobile company Gumi has invested $1.2 million of that total
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Switch and Pokémon boost GameStop Q1 sales
Company beats expectations, although profits do slip
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$275,000 awarded in latest Unreal Dev Grants round
17 new recipients include 12 games developers, primarily in mobile and VR
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Nintendo Switch helps Best Buy fight off decline
New console propelled US retailer to record shares high, best entertainment performance since 2014
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Lusionsoft raises $1.7 million for VR development
Virtuous spin-off already has two games in Steam, with two more to launch this year
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Softbank buys Nvidia stake, worth a reported $4 billion
Deal is linked to $93 billion Vision Fund, and would make Softbank Nvidia's fourth largest shareholder
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Embrace.io raises $2.5 million seed funding
Mobile app performance platform will be led by Scopely co-founder Eric Futoran
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Unity takes $400 million investment from Silver Lake
Half of the money will let employees and shareholders cash out of the company
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Top Gear mobile dev Motorious passes €1.3m in investment
New round of funding adds €800,000 to Finnish studio's total ahead of first game launch
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Supercell acquires 62% of Space Ape: “A match made in heaven”
Space Ape co-founder John Earner says long-term partnership will “turbocharge” UK studio's plans to build a billion-dollar game
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Tencent game revenues hit $3.9 billion in Q1
Chinese publisher's PC and smartphone game revenue more than doubled Activision Blizzard's record quarter
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Ubisoft's operating income grows 40% as digital takes 50% of sales
Ghost Recon Wildlands and For Honor were strong performers for the publisher; Assassin's Creed and Far Cry confirmed for current fiscal year
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Glu's losses widen in Q1 despite revenue gains
Mobile publisher lost $22.8m on $56.8m revenue, but Crowdstar acquisition boosted year-on-year bookings
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Total War and Persona 5 lift Sega's games revenue
Full-year results show $831 million in digital and packaged games revenue, with 10.28 million units sold-in
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Dungeon Fighter boosts Nexon to record Q1 revenue
Revenue up 30% to $657 million, but $175 million profit dips below outlook due to exchange losses
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Improbable raises $502 million to further develop its tech
The investment was led by SoftBank, which now takes a non-controlling stake in the company
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Tencent invests $90 million in Pocket Gems
The new investment from the Chinese giant values the mobile developer at about $500 million
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Starbreeze losses widen in Q1 despite increased revenue
Revenue up 40% year-on-year, but rising costs led to a $5.7 million loss overall
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Square Enix posts "record-high" revenue and profits
Full-year results boosted by Final Fantasy XV, weather the storm of IO Interactive withdrawal