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FEB. 8, 2011 • Independent U.K. studio Jagex, creator of the hit MMO Runescape, sealed new agreements with venture capital firms to help fund upcoming projects.  Investments came in from three VC [...]

FEB. 8, 2011 • Taiwan-based mobile phone manufacturer HTC invested $40 million in cloud streaming game service Onlive Inc. The investment gives HTC 5.3 million preferential shares of OnLive, each [...]

DEC. 14, 2010 • Developer Pocket Gems, best known for its Tap Farm iPhone game, secured $5 million in investment led by Sequoia Capital. The Tap series of games is free to play and has generated [...]

NOV. 12, 2010 • After reporting that its profit dropped 59% in the most recent quarter, Viacom Inc. said it would sell its Harmonix game division.  Harmonix is best known for creating the Rock [...]

NOV. 11, 2010 • K2 Network, which specializes in localizing Asian games for Western markets, acquired the rights to Realtime World’s ill-fated MMO All Points Bulletin for £1.5 million ($2.3 [...]