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Mobile games booming as global games market hits $108.9B in 2017 - Newzoo
Research firm estimates that smartphone and tablet game revenues will account for 42% of worldwide sales this year
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DomiNations' lifetime revenue passes $100m
Historical mobile strategy game celebrates two-year anniversary with 32m players
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Cave Story publisher Nicalis buys two indie studios
SuperVillain Studios and Cowboy Color will help the indie publisher to "achieve long-term goals"
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Remedy eyes PS4 development after 20% revenue rise
Finnish studio's last PlayStation game was Max Payne 2
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Mind Candy avoids bankruptcy with new loan terms
Moshi Monsters studio also raised $1.5 million to execute its future plans
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Supercell invests $2.9 million in Shipyard Games
Mobile juggernaut behind Clash of Clans continues to invest in external mobile game studios
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Coffee Stain invests in new Gothenberg studio Lavapotion
Goat Simulator studio will be co-owner of new outfit
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Keywords Studios profit up 86% after year of acquisitions
Adding Player Research, SPOV, Volta, Mindwalk et al boost portfolio output
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The Witcher franchise tops 25 million copies sold
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and expansions power another huge year for CD Projekt; GOG posts record revenues in 2016
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150 store closures planned at GameStop
Q4 sales decline and "aggressive" promotions from rival retailers prompt cuts
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Mad Catz to be delisted over "abnormally low" share price
NYSE has already started a process, and Mad Catz does not intend to appeal
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Digital retailer Chrono.gg secures $1m in funding
Store uses influencers to market its wares, sell ones game at a time
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GameStop blames sales dip on "weak" game category
Specialty retailer sees game revenues down across the board as collectibles and mobile tech business each up more than 50% year-over-year
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Tencent cleared $10 billion game revenue in 2016
Chinese company pulls away from rival publishers with new and old hits and Supercell acquisition
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Netmarble to raise $2.4 billion with an IPO
Around $1.3 billion will be used for deals and acquisitions as Korean publisher strides towards global top five
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Appodeal buys Corona Labs
Mobile ad firm brings maker of Corona SDK in-house, will add enterprise version to current free options
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Zynga buys four Solitaire games for $42.5 million
Harpan's two-man team is richly rewarded for its social card titles
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Roblox lands $92m in funding
The F2P world-building game will benefit from financing led by Meritech Capital Partners and Index Ventures
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Nexon makes strategic investment in PlayFusion
British studio started by former Jagex staff is working on toys-to-life IP and technology
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EA's Ultimate Team now worth $800 million annually
CFO Blake Jorgensen says EA spends "a lot of time thinking about" how to add similar mechanics to Battlefield and Battlefront
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Next Games looks to €30 million IPO
Listing on Nasdaq First North Finland seen as key to mobile developer's growth plans
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Virtuos acquires Black Shamrock
Chinese outsourcing firm picks up Dublin-based core game studio to bolster European presence
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