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🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 The New Game Publishers and Developers List 2024 is now live on GamesRound. Discover the latest innovators and industry leaders in gaming. Check it out! 🎮✨

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Exciting news, gaming enthusiasts! 🎮 A new publisher, "Ultimate Games Mobile," has just registered on https://t.co/Tv8SKBYFre! 🌐 Get ready for a thrilling ride with their innovative mobile games that promise next-level entertainment! #UltimateGamesMobile #MobileGaming

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Nordisk Games has acquired 100% of Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games. Previously, Nordisk Games owned a 30.7% stake in Supermassive Games.

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Supercell has invested an additional $37m in Beatstar maker Space Ape Games increasing its stake in the studio has increased to 75% from 62.6%.

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Games platform Dorian has acquired otome games developer Nix Hydra. With this acquisition—Dorian continues on its plans to expand its portfolio of story-driven games.

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Resolution Games has acquired Swedish VR studio Zenz VR for an unknown sum. The company also reported its fifth consecutive year of profitability for 2021.

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Chinese video games giant NetEase has invested 'millions' into Polish VR studio Something Random.

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Blizzard has acquired fantasy battle royale game Spellbreak developer Proletariat for an unknown sum.

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Hello from GamesRound, and welcome to our weekly news roundup. Here’s a look at what is making headlines in the gaming industry over the past two weeks.

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Omeda Studios has raised $20m in Series A funding. The studio will use the funds to expand hiring in preparation for the launch of its debut title, Predecessor.

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Private equity firm Joffre Capital has bought a minority stake in Playtika for $2.2 billion. Playtika was previously owned by Caesars Interactive Entertainment.

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Helsinki-based new studio Bit Odd has raised €5m ($5.24m) in funding. The company plans to use the funds to create 'a sense of wonder and weirdness in gaming.'

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https://t.co/UbLR5t8XM8

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505 Games' parent company, Digital Bros, has acquired the publisher of the Marvel Puzzle Quest and Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns—D3 Go! for an undisclosed amount.

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Miniclip has agreed to buy Subway Surfers mobile game developer Sybo for an undisclosed sum.

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https://t.co/nHUKd2f77B

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Hypemasters has raised $3.25m to create World War Armies, a mobile RTS game. The game is now in open beta and is expected to be released globally this summer.

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https://t.co/nai9p7HDW3

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Melbourne-based Lumi Interactive has raised $6.75 million to further develop and launch its upcoming mobile game, Kinder World.

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https://t.co/SIOEEeduqn

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Earth From Another Sun (EFAS) has secured $4.5m to develop its sandbox space conquest game.

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https://t.co/GVHtaEEBJ7

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Clockwork Labs has secured $22 million in a funding round led by VC firm Andreessen Horowitz to develop its first community sandbox MMORPG BitCraft.

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https://t.co/Nl1RwEazlz

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Hello from GamesRound, and welcome to our weekly news roundup. Here’s a look at what is making headlines in the gaming industry over the past two weeks.

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https://t.co/fxPvkqFPYo

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UK Games Fund gets $9.78m (£8m) from the UK government. The program said the money will be used to support small lo developers developing new video games in the UK.

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