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Rovio revenues double to £130m in 2012

Rovio revenues double to £130m in 2012

Profits up £17 million as number of game downloads surpasses 1.7 billion

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Free-to-play developer Supercell worth $800m

Free-to-play developer Supercell worth $800m

Value calculated from latest $100m-to-$150m funding round

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GDC 13: PlayJam secures $10m funding from GameStop

GDC 13: PlayJam secures $10m funding from GameStop

Shadowgun and Smash Cops revealed as launch titles

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Rising dev costs concern as 3.4m Tomb Raider sales are not enough

Rising dev costs concern as 3.4m Tomb Raider sales are not enough

Ever-increasing development budgets rear ugly head in latest Square Enix financials

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Ken Levine denies BioShock Infinite cost $200m

Ken Levine denies BioShock Infinite cost $200m

Analyst claims latest entry into the franchise took $100m to develop and $100m to market

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Government aids start-up studios with tax cuts

Government aids start-up studios with tax cuts

Lower corporation tax and improved R&D tax relief to aid small businesses

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Australian games fund guidelines finalised

Australian games fund guidelines finalised

Trade body adjusts requirements to suit team sizes and solo developers

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Abertay opens new Prototype funding round

Abertay opens new Prototype funding round

Financial support for devs returns, offering up to £25k for devs based in or heading to Scotland

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Record shattering Torment Kickstarter breaks $1m in six hours
Brian Fargo returns to Kickstarter with Torment

Brian Fargo returns to Kickstarter with Torment

InXile looking for $900,000 to fund new RPG following the success of Wasteland 2

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EA predicts 10% rise in next-gen dev costs

EA predicts 10% rise in next-gen dev costs

But publisher doesn't see consumer costs increasing

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BFI to administer games tax relief cultural test

BFI to administer games tax relief cultural test

Organisation searching for two certification analysts with industry experience to oversee scheme

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Skullgirls dev crowdfunding $150k to create single character

Skullgirls dev crowdfunding $150k to create single character

Newly reformed team at Lab Zero Games requires more funding to update already-developed game

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BBC Labs start-up fund returns for second term

BBC Labs start-up fund returns for second term

Six more UK-based start-ups to be offered a place on London initiative

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Screen Australia outlines $20 million games fund

Screen Australia outlines $20 million games fund

Consultation for draft guidelines ends on March 1st

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Kickstarter wearing itself out, says Chris Taylor

Kickstarter wearing itself out, says Chris Taylor

Wildman campaign failed as people 'had already spent money on crowdfunded projects'

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Gas Powered cans Kickstarter amid studio turmoil

Gas Powered cans Kickstarter amid studio turmoil

Wildman crowdfunding campaign stopped with only 50 per cent of target goal achieved

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Prison Architect amasses $1m through crowdfunding

Prison Architect amasses $1m through crowdfunding

More than 30,000 backers pledge donations for Introversion game

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Journey drove Thatgamecompany to bankruptcy

Journey drove Thatgamecompany to bankruptcy

Employees went unpaid for six months during development of critically acclaimed PSN title

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PlayStation division sales dip 15%

PlayStation division sales dip 15%

PlayStation Vita forecasts cut, but electronics giant is pulling out of financial dive

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Global accelerator fund offers £25k per founder

Global accelerator fund offers £25k per founder

Closing date for applications to start-up fund is Monday, February 25th

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Civilization V lead designer opens new PC studio

Civilization V lead designer opens new PC studio

Conifer Games takes on crowdfunding with $40,000 empire building game

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FSA approves support for funding site Crowdcube

FSA approves support for funding site Crowdcube

Crowdcube investors will now be able to claim compensation from the FSA if needed

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Atari US lifeline plan snags $2m

Atari US lifeline plan snags $2m

Possible asset sale still on as US arm continues breakaway strategy

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UKIE makes final recommendations for games tax relief

UKIE makes final recommendations for games tax relief

Trade body seeks clarification on legislation and makes last proposals as tax breaks draw near

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