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Tencent could be lining up to buy Supercell - at a $9bn valuation
World's biggest games company in talks with Softbank to purchase 73% share, say reports
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Limitless scores close to $1m in seed funding
VR technology behind Gary The Gull that delivers "Pixar-quality VR characters"
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Mad Catz profit turns to $11m loss on "incredibly disappointing" Rock Band 4
The resurgence of the music genre did not go according to plan
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Funcom back in black after $6.3m investment
Debt management and cash injection see Conan studio's future secured
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Tencent thought to be interested in Supercell purchase
The world's biggest games company also announced a new console for China
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Lucid Sight raises $3.5m in Series A
"The only place to effectively promote a VR experience is within another VR experience"
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Softbank rumoured to be considering Supercell sale
Japanese firm and majority stake holder thought to value developer at $5bn
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Sega returns to profit on cuts and streamlining
But revenue across Sega's games business was flat or in decline as new products failed to excite
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Ubisoft reports full year earnings
"The performances delivered by The Division and Far Cry Primal exceeded our expectations"
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Bandai Namco profits slip, Dark Souls III soars
From Software's has shipped 3 million, but it launched a few days from the close of the fiscal year
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Disney Infinity is dead as Disney exits game publishing
Avalanche is being shuttered and 300 jobs are now lost as a result
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Star Wars Battlefront ships 14m copies, EA enjoys "phenomenal" FY2016
“We grew non-GAAP net revenue, profitability and cash flow to record highs,” said CFO Blake Jorgensen
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Metal Gear and mobile games give Konami a boost
Digital Entertainment division doubled its operating profit in the last fiscal year, but Konami sees decline in its future
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Capcom forecasts digital shift after solid fiscal year results
Packaged games will receive "limited sales runs" as the company pursues growth in digital games and Asian markets
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Glu confirms 100 jobs cut in five months following Q1 loss
"We cut nothing that was actually going to deliver in our mind certain revenue later this year"
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Vivendi increases its stake in Ubisoft to almost 18%
The company denies that it's trying to take over the Assassin's Creed publisher, however
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Sony shipped 17.7 million PS4s in the last fiscal year
Operating profit for games up 84 per cent, while Network revenue doubled year-on-year
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Nintendo's tumbling profits underline need for new hardware
Fiscal year net income down 60 per cent; Wii U sold 3.26 million units in 12 months, could halt production by March 2018
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Paradox will offer 15 per cent of its stock in IPO next month
IPO will be done in the "Paradox way," focusing on, "employees, fans and the general public in Sweden"
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Helsinki's Armada Interactive secures $3m seed funding
"“This initial investment allows us to produce and launch a truly astonishing first title"
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Xbox Live sees growth but hardware dips in Microsoft's Q3
Xbox Live monthly active user base stands at 46 million
