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[Industry News] 80% of Western game developers plan to launch title in China
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UK retailer GAME will close dozens of stores unless landlords offer ‘realistic’ rents
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"EB Games [will] continue to be one of Australia’s largest specialty retailers"
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[Industry news] ZBD Launches Complete Payments Stack Built for Games
ZBD, the money layer for games, today introduces a full platform of embedded financial infrastructure that powers the money lifecycle in games: money in, money through, and money out. The pioneering technology enables money to flow into games, move through them as users earn and transact, and be paid out to players and creators in exchange for the value they create, equipping ZBD to cater fully to PC and console titles following its extensive success in mobile games.
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