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Unikrn launches UMode skill-based game betting platform in 41 states.

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 21, 2018
2 min

Unikrn, an esports and game technology company, has launched UMode, a player-vs-house betting platform which enables users to make skill wagers on their normal...

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Elite: Dangerous is bigger and more mysterious than it’s ever been

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 21, 2018
5 min

Presented by Intel Few embrace the games-as-service model as well as Elite: Dangerous. Four years after launching the multiplayer space sim, Frontier Developments is...

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Niko Partners: Chinese regulators have resumed certifying mobile games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 21, 2018
1 min

After a long interruption, Chinese government regulators have restarted licensing of mobile games, according to market researcher Niko Partners. In a tweet, Niko said...

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Zynga will buy 80% of Empires & Puzzles maker Small Giant Games for $560 million

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 20, 2018
3 min

Zynga has agreed to acquire the Helsinki-based mobile game maker Small Giant Games, the creator of the hit title Empires & Puzzles. Zynga will...

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Star Citizen interview — Why Chris Roberts raised another $46 million to finish sci-fi universe

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 20, 2018
20 min

GamesBeat: Another interesting thing amid all of this is you do have a launch window now. What sort of confidence goes into that setting...

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Star Citizen creator Cloud Imperium Games raised $46 million to launch big game in 2020

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 20, 2018
8 min

Star Citizen‘s coffers just got bigger, as its parent company has raised an additional $46 million in venture capital, in addition to the $211 million in...