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BigBrain raises $4.5M and launches trivia game with real-money prizes
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Arcturus raises $5M for holographic imaging in games and entertainment
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StarCraft headlines class of 4 inductees into World Video Game Hall of Fame
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Newzoo: Global game market will shrink in 2021 for first time in many years
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E3 picks virtual-event exhibitors Square Enix, Sega, Bandai Namco, and Gearbox
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USC Games establishes Gerald A. Lawson Fund to help Black and indigenous students
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Nintendo nominates ‘Minions’ studio CEO for its board of directors
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Nintendo sold 10.6 million copies of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe last year
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Nintendo Switch has 36 ‘million-seller’ games (including 14 third-party games)
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Nintendo Switch hits 84.59 million units sold, with 28.8 million sold this past year
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Metacore secures $179.9M in credit from Supercell for casual games
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EA acquires Super Mega Baseball dev Metalhead
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Zynga agrees to buy mobile ad and monetization firm Chartboost for $250 million
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Zynga’s Q1 2021 bookings of $720M are up 69% from a year ago
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Gamescom announces online-only festival in August, reversing hybrid event plan
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Riot Games will launch Wild Rift esports tournament in late 2021