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Star Wars Hunters – Zynga’s first console title breaks cover on Nintendo Direct
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Read More »Guildford’s Turbulenz becomes Larian Guildford – to work on Baldur’s Gate 3
Turbulenz becomes part of Larian and is set to double in size
Read More »Vikings are big business in 2021 – two Jormungandr-sized hits in three months
Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and Valheim both surpass expectations
Read More »Remedy reveals detail of deal with Epic Games for upcoming AAA project
Net revenues will be shared 50/50 between Epic and Remedy
Read More »TinyBuild acquires three studios – including the developers of Totally Reliable Delivery Service as it hits 14m downloads
We’re Five Games (Totally Reliable Delivery Service); Hungry Couch (Black Skylands) and Moon Moose (Cartel Tycoon) boost the publisher to seven internal teams
Read More »EA to acquire Glu Mobile for $2.1bn – move is a huge boost to EA’s mobile segment
Glu Mobile is home to Design Home, MLB Tap Sports Baseball, Covet Fashion, Kim Kardashian Hollywood...
Read More »CD Projekt hacked – hackers threaten to release source code plus accounting, legal, HR documents and more
CD Projekt states that it will not negotiate with hackers
Read More »[From the industry] Kowloon Nights announces 23 new titles, continues to quietly revolutionize game funding
Frozenbyte, Kaizen Game Works, Mimimi Games, Night School Studio, Roll7, Thunder Lotus and many more
Read More »Embracer Group acquires specialist porting house Aspyr Media for a potential $450m
Also acquires mobile developer Easybrain for $765m
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