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Playtech sells YoYo Games to Opera for $10m
Update: YoYo Games confirmed the acquisition, which will form the basis for new Opera Gaming division
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IPO plans value Krafton at up to $27bn
The initial public offering is reportedly scheduled for the second half of 2021
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Scott Pilgrim physical edition sells 45,000 copies in three days
Limited Run Games' re-release of the Ubisoft title sold 25,000 physical units on Switch in just three hours
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IO Interactive assures Hitman 3 players will not have to repurchase previous entries
Previous announcements said that owners of Hitman 1 and 2 on Steam would need to buy them again on Epic Games Store
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Tomonobu Itagaki establishes new studio
Itagaki Games will mark the director's return to game development after four years teaching
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2020 sees record US games spending at $56.9bn | US Annual Report
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was the best-selling game of the year, while the Nintendo Switch was the No.1 platform
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Ubisoft's Riders Republic delayed to "later this year"
The extreme sports MMO was due to launch on February 25
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505 Games acquires Infinity Plus Two
Update: Digital Bros clarified that it acquired Infinite Interactive and Infinity Plus Two for $4.5 million
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Games investments reached $33.6bn in 2020
There were 219 M&A deals last year, dominated by Tencent, Embracer, Stillfront, and Zynga
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US environmental organisation warns against Xbox Series X, PS5 energy consumption
The NRDC calls for platform holders to ship their consoles with energy saving options enabled by default
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Lucasfilm and Ubisoft partner on Star Wars game
Update: Lucasfilm Games clarified that EA will continue to work on Star Wars titles going forward, with several projects currently in the works
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Turtle Beach acquires Neat Microphones
The entire Neat team will be joining Turtle Beach, including veterans Skipper Wise and Martins Saulespurens
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Admix expands into the US and EMEA
The London-based advertising and monetisation company made two major hires, joining from Google and Spotify
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Riot Games and Bungie file joint lawsuit against cheatmakers
The lawsuit targets GatorCheats, which sells cheats for Destiny 2 and Valorant
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Polish competition watchdog investigating Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red could be fined up to 10% of its annual income
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Tilt Five appoints chief operating officer and chief business officer
James Stanford joined as COO, while EA veteran Hans ten Cate moved to the chief business officer role
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Number of mobile gamers increased 50% in the UK due to COVID-19
The mobile gaming audience also grew 28% in the US, representing 28 million new players
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UK competition regulator to investigate Nvidia's takeover of Arm
The Competition and Markets Authority will probe "the deal's possible effect on competition in the UK"
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Call of Duty: Mobile makes $14m in first week in China
Activision's mobile hit has now generated $644 million worldwide
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Tencent and Huawei resolve revenue share dispute
Tencent pulled its games out of the Huawei AppGallery last week, reportedly rejecting the store's 50% cut
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Nintendo acquires Next Level Games
The Luigi's Mansion developer will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the platform holder in March
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Sony to launch PlayStation 5 in India in February
The PlayStation 5 is to release in India on February 2, with prices starting at Rs 39,990 ($600) for the digital edition. Pre-orders open on January 12
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Epic Games acquires shopping mall for new headquarters
The company will transform the 980,000-square-foot and 87-acre Cary Towne Center into its new campus by 2024