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Sovereign wealth fund has already bought into Japan’s Capcom and Nexon
Two groups had been in negotiations over value of brand of football governing body
An underwhelming new Halo series may be a harbinger for the many adaptations in the pipeline — but there is hope
Gaming group responds to investor pressure as it warns component shortages will hit console sales
Set in a near-future Louisiana struck by disaster, the award-winning title brings fresh ideas to the point-and-click genre
Graphics software could slash costs for Japanese group across its music, movie and gaming businesses
Deal values Fortnite maker at $31.5bn as groups battle competition from Microsoft
Beijing gives go-ahead for first time in nine months in boost to hard-hit providers like Tencent and Bilibili
Three-year acquisition spree turns little known Swedish developer into $9.9bn company
Sky Mavis says fresh funds will help compensate gamers hit by theft of more than $600mn
With the rise of ‘hate raids’ by trolls, players are trying to protect each other but companies need to do more
Media tycoon and music mogul are being investigated for potential insider trading
Gaming groups have not suspended all services but may be pressured to do so
Acquisition by California-based streaming service comes as Big Tech continues push into gaming sector
As the global market grows, developers endeavour to make their content appropriate for wildly different cultural contexts
Sir Ian Livingstone and Frontier Developments’ David Braben hit out at loss of UK-based companies to foreign buyers
Companies turn to digital coins and fungible tokens to try to generate revenue
Online gaming platform loses a quarter of its value on Wednesday morning
Microsoft’s deal for Activision Blizzard underscores importance of new model
Berkshire Hathaway discloses holding of video games maker in securities filing
Gaming giant has great intellectual properties but needs to modernise distribution or it will get left behind
In first interview since acquisition, Satya Nadella says gaming will power tech giant’s computing transformation
The Japanese electronics group’s acquisitions need to be more ambitious than this one
Acquisition is news publisher’s second this month in pursuit of 10mn digital subscribers
Analysts say acquisition a defensive move that will give leverage against Microsoft
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