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London’s Hutch raises $5.5 million for free-to-play racing games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 2, 2017
1 min

United Kingdom game studio Hutch has raised $5.5 million to continue making free-to-play mobile racing games. The investment was led by Index Ventures and Backed VC....

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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Narrator braille support, updated Night Light

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 1, 2017
3 min

Microsoft today announced that it has started to release a new Windows 10 preview build for PCs that’s available to people participating in the...

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ZeniMax v. Oculus: Jury orders Facebook’s VR company to pay $500 million because Palmer Luckey broke his NDA

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 1, 2017
3 min

The jury has come in on one of the first major lawsuits for the burgeoning virtual reality industry. Facebook’s Oculus VR must pay $500...

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Nintendo Switch’s online service could cost $30 a year or less

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 1, 2017
1 min

While you won’t have to pay to play games online with the Nintendo Switch when the system launches March 3, that fee is coming...

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GameStop is getting more PlayStation VR bundles

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 1, 2017
1 min

If you’re having a hard time finding the PlayStation VR, GameStop is ready to help. The retailer announced today that it is receiving more...

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Take-Two buys Spain’s Social Point mobile game studio for at least $250 million

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 1, 2017
3 min

Take-Two Interactive has acquired Spain’s Social Point, a free-to-play mobile game developer of titles such as Dragon City, for at least $250 million. The...

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Crytek cuts 15 more jobs from the publishing team at its Frankfurt office

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 1, 2017
2 min

Crytek’s downsizing continues, and this time it’s the company’s publishing team that is dealing with the pain. The company announced today that it is...

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Activision Blizzard dives into consumer products division with ex-Mattel hire

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 1, 2017
2 min

Video game giant Activision Blizzard has started a new consumer products division and hired former Mattel and Disney veteran Tim Kilpin as that group’s...