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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Playtika IPO raises $1.88bn
Share price exceeds expectations, mobile publisher begins trading on Nasdaq Global Select Market today
Nintendo blocks videos by Game & Watch hacker
But YouTuber who added other games to Super Mario Bros anniversary handheld is filing disputes to reinstate them
Kuato raises £4.5m, expands to VR
Educational gaming studio's Panic Room will let one player direct the action from a PC or mobile device while another plays through a VR headset
ESA PAC to pause political contributions following insurrection at US Capitol
In the 2020 election cycle, it donated to five representatives who later voted to overturn US presidential election
Capcom security breach compromised personal data of 16,415 people
Japanese publisher previously only verified nine victims of the attacks, now says it could be up to 390,000
FTC wary of Apple and Google "squeezing developers"
Commissioner concerned over the "vast power" they wield, suggests it drives developers to manipulative monetisation
Federal Trade Commission orders Tapjoy to better police fraudulent advertising
US governmental body says mobile ad platform's failure to do so has "cheated developers and gamers"
Twitch suspends Trump account following insurrection at US Capitol
"We believe this is a necessary step to...prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence"
Playtika launches IPO, looks to raise as much as $1.6b
Proceeds planned to go toward mobile publisher's general corporate expenses and potential loan repayment
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"
Twitch pulls Pogchamp emote over link to Capitol siege supporter
Streaming site says Ryan 'Gootecks' Gutierrez, the face of the emote, was "encouraging further violence" via Twitter
Roblox to go public through direct listing, not IPO
New fundraising reportedly brings the company valuation to nearly $30 billion
Koei Tecmo says it will sue over bootleg Dead or Alive video
Publisher plans civil case against person who sold in-game videos of Dead or Alive games modified to remove clothes
Call of Duty: Mobile makes $14m in first week in China
Activision's mobile hit has now generated $644 million worldwide
The Sinking City returns to stores as Nacon wins first decision in legal dispute
Paris Court of Appeal rules Frogwares acted unlawfully when it pulled game over allegedly owed royalties
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
Nintendo acquires Next Level Games
The Luigi's Mansion developer will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the platform holder in March
Google employees announce union open to all Alphabet workers
Over 225 Google employees have formed a union after over a year of behind-the-scenes organization
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
Microsoft calls for Xbox drift lawsuit to be handled by arbitration
Platform holder wants class-action case to be taken out of court and away from a jury trial
CD Projekt facing class-action suit over Cyberpunk 2077
Update: Polish developer says it will "undertake vigorous action" to defend itself
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