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Magic Leap has raised over $800m in its latest funding round. Forbes reports the augmented reality start-up raised $827m in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total investment to more than $1.4bn. The report cities filings obtained via a private market data tracker. The news has yet to be confirmed …

Investors have provided Azubu €55m in the eSports company’s latest round of funding. According to the announcement, Swiss group Sallfort Privatbank and London’s own Sapinda Group are among those investing in Azubu’s expansion. The firm aims to put the money toward the continued development of its current platform, Azubu 3.0, …

Fallout 4 is back on top of Steam’s weekly top ten sellers chart, with Rainbow Six Siege hot on its heels. The pair finished first and second respectively, ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. New releases Just Cause 3 and Hurtworld rounded out the top five. A pair of titles out …

Activision has no plans to release the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 in the UK. Speaking to Eurogamer, the publisher revealed that the delayed last-gen edition will not launch in this region, a least for the time being. This follows the revelation that …

The Clash of Clans developer was crowned the world’s most successful studio in this year’s Develop 100. We speak to CEO Ilkka Paananen about Supercell’s rise to power

Lionhead has officially announced that the beta for its upcoming free-to-play RPG Fable Legends is being pushed back until next year. In a post on the game’s official website, the studio said that this push back is to ensure a higher quality for the title. The beta was initially set …

Around 1,000 games already released for tvOS but only eight make it into Top 50 most popular apps

German trade union accuses studio of removing staff who were forming a workers’ council

Brand new event from Develop's sister publication will recognise the burgeoning UK eSports market, launches September next year

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