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Star Citizen breaks crowdfunding record raising $6m

Star Citizen breaks crowdfunding record raising $6m

Space MMO garners $2.1m from 34,000 backers through Kickstarter

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Australia puts $20m into game development

Australia puts $20m into game development

Australian Interactive Games Fund to help give home-grown developers an edge

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Russian MMO developer receives $1.86m investment

Russian MMO developer receives $1.86m investment

Investor believes developer expand with its backing

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Rovio eyes 50/50 digital-physical revenue split

Rovio eyes 50/50 digital-physical revenue split

At least four more Angry Birds games planned for 2013

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Activision Blizzard Q3 revenue climbs to £530m

Activision Blizzard Q3 revenue climbs to £530m

Ten million sales of Diablo III and strong Skylanders performance raises full-year expectations to nearly £3bn

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Ubisoft reports £26m loss before major games hit

Ubisoft reports £26m loss before major games hit

Publisher raises full-year sales forecasts to £1bn

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DeNa rakes in $600m in revenue during record quarter

DeNa rakes in $600m in revenue during record quarter

Virtual currency on Mobage platform brings in $700m in Japan

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Kickstarter CEO: We'll never sell

Kickstarter CEO: We'll never sell

Founders will also not consider implementing equity funding in future, says Perry

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Oculus Rift inventor to keynote Evolve

Oculus Rift inventor to keynote Evolve

Palmer Luckey to discuss virtual reality with debut UK talk. Event early bird deadline nears

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Kickstarter opens doors to UK developers

Kickstarter opens doors to UK developers

Popular crowdfunding platform now available for UK-based projects

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Hawken developer raises $18m in funding

Hawken developer raises $18m in funding

Second round of funding is good sign for games investment

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Apple amasses $36bn in revenue during record quarter

Apple amasses $36bn in revenue during record quarter

World's richest company rakes in $8bn in profits as it sells 27 million iPhones

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Star Citizen hits $500k Kickstarter target

Star Citizen hits $500k Kickstarter target

Former Kickstarter sceptic's latest project clears goal 26 days ahead of deadline

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Nintendo reports $350m loss as finances improve

Nintendo reports $350m loss as finances improve

Sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware and software weaker than expected in overseas markets

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Facebook revenue rises by $300m year-on-year

Facebook revenue rises by $300m year-on-year

But social network reports net loss of $59 million in last quarter

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Troubled Haunts Kickstarter saved by volunteers

Troubled Haunts Kickstarter saved by volunteers

Horror title to live on as open source project, claims creator Dakan

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Joystick Labs shutting down

Joystick Labs shutting down

Start-up accelerator halts funding due to rising costs and high barriers to entry

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Australia to introduce developer incentives

Australia to introduce developer incentives

New scheme to be introduced over the next few weeks

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Backers left in cold as devs quit Kickstarter project

Backers left in cold as devs quit Kickstarter project

Haunts: The Manse Macabre developers leave despite unfinished work on horror title

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Xbox 360 revenue drops by $400m

Xbox 360 revenue drops by $400m

Operating income falls 94%; Microsoft cites lower console and game sales for decreased revenue

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Star Citizen makes over $1m in crowdfunding

Star Citizen makes over $1m in crowdfunding

Creator Chris Roberts backpedals and moves project to Kickstarter

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Path of Exile secures $1.2 million in crowdfunding

Path of Exile secures $1.2 million in crowdfunding

New Zealand developer insists free-to-play game will use 'ethical microtransactions' and not pay-to-win

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Obsidian Kickstarter closes just shy of $4m

Obsidian Kickstarter closes just shy of $4m

Project Eternity sets new standard for crowdfunding

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Project Eternity most funded game on Kickstarter

Project Eternity most funded game on Kickstarter

Obsidian beats out Double Fine's adventure title for crowdfunding record

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Kickstarter coming to UK October 31st

Kickstarter coming to UK October 31st

British developers can start building their projects today in preparation for end of the month launch

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