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Square Enix to launch a new, mobile-focused London studio

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
October 20, 2021
1 min

Square Enix announced today that it’s opening a new mobile-focused studio called Square Enix London Mobile. The new studio will focus on two upcoming...

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Superplastic raises $20M to build entertainment brands in the age of NFTs and virtual characters

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 20, 2021
4 min

Superplastic has raised $20 million to build a global entertainment brand in the age of nonfungible tokens, virtual characters, and viral videos. The funding...

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Animoca Brands raises $65M at $2.2B valuation from Ubisoft and others

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 20, 2021
4 min

Animoca Brands has raised a new round of funding — the third time since May — and this time the company has scooped up...

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Activision Blizzard reports 20 people have exited company and 20 more disciplined

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 19, 2021
2 min

Activision Blizzard reported that 20 people have exited company and 20 more have been disciplined in its investigation of allegations of sex discrimination at...

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Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft's subscription service for games.

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Xbox Game Pass is growing, but it needs Halo and other blockbusters

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 19, 2021
2 min

Microsoft’s most recent SEC filing provided an insight into the growth of Xbox Game Pass. The subscription service saw a 38% increase in total...

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Ubisoft was testing a Splinter Cell-style game before E3 2021

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 19, 2021
1 min

Splinter Cell is reportedly making a come back. Publisher Ubisoft has greenlit a new full-fledged sequel, according to Video Games Chronicle. While GamesBeat cannot...