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Mobile Mavens: industry reactions to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Last week, Take-Two’s acquisition of Zynga was the largest announced acquisition in the video games industry. This week, Microsoft has eclipsed this with a near-$70 billion all-cash acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The ramifications are extensive: Microsoft has plentiful reasons to celebrate bringing in some of the most popular global IP and new mobile expertise through King. It also faces an extensive PR battle against Activision Blizzard’s culture of sexual abuse and harassment.
Is Telltale's closure part of a wider industry trend or a cautionary tale?
The closure of Telltale Games was a shock to many in and out of the games industry. How could a studio so often praised for its pioneering work in the narrative games space, able to take on hot licenses like The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Batman, find itself suddenly laying off most of its talented 250 staff and be set to shut down completely?
Is augmented reality for smartphones a gimmick or great for games?
Augmented reality is one of the hottest topics in gaming right now. We all know about the success of Pokemon GO, while other developers like Next Games (The Walking Dead: Our World) and Ketchapp (Stack AR) are following up with their own exciting new AR titles. Apple and Google are also in on the action with ARKit and ARCore - Apple has even launched new dedicated AR categories on the App Store.
Mobile Mavens: Is there an opportunity for smartphones to build on the Nintendo Switch model?
The Nintendo Switch's early success is quickly having an impact on the investment landscape for console-like smartphone and tablet controllers. Gamevice recently raised $12.5 million for its attachable smartphone controllers, while LA start-up Wonder picked up $14 million in funding for its device that promises to be a "hybrid between a powerful smartphone and a gaming console".
Can Tencent's MOBA Strike of Kings carry Honor of Kings' China momentum Westward?
Even by Chinese behemoth Tencent's high standards, League of Legends-esque mobile MOBA Honor of Kings has been a huge hit in its homeland. The competitive title hit 50 million DAUs in January 2017, and has been pointed to as a key revenue driver for Supercell's parent company in its Q4 FY16 financials.
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French pass 'three strikes' file-sharing law
By John Ozimek for The Register. This story has been reproduced with permission. This was despite the guerilla warfare waged against these proposals over the last few months by a handful of Deputies on the right (Lionel Tardy, Alain Suguenot), centre (Jean Dionis du Séjour) and left (Christian Paul, Patrick Bloche, Martine Billard).
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