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If you haven’t been paying attention to the PC gaming market over the past few years, you may not have noticed that competitive video gaming has gone from a barely-understood niche industry to a sector that’s already competing with regular professional sports. Case in point: theLeague of Legendsworld finals match last year had 36 million unique viewers across the globe. Maybe those numbers pale in comparison to the Champions League final, but they’re already bigger than the viewership for some less popular sportslike professional hockey.
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[Industry news] Trophy Games Makes Its Largest Acquisition Ever – and Upgrades Its Outlook
The Danish publicly traded computer game company Trophy Games is acquiring the French game developer Playrion from Paradox Interactive. This is the largest acquisition in Trophy Games' history and will form the foundation for a new series of simulation games. At the same time, the company is raising its revenue expectations for the year to €22.8-€24.1 million . With the acquisition of French Playrion, Trophy Games gains 30 new employees and a new foundation for future growth.