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Tencent Set to Buy Stake in Block Blast Maker Hungry Studio
News•Feb 26, 2026

Tencent Set to Buy Stake in Block Blast Maker Hungry Studio

Tencent is in talks to acquire a small equity stake in Hungry Studio, the Hong‑Kong developer behind the hyper‑popular mobile title Block Blast. The game now boasts 70 million daily active users and 300 million monthly users, up from 40 million DAU a year ago, and topped 2025 download charts with 368 million installs. Hungry Studio attributes its rapid growth to intensive A/B testing, having run over 10,000 experiments in 2024. The deal would broaden Tencent’s portfolio beyond its traditional hardcore and mid‑core acquisitions.

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Jobs Digest: Reshuffles at Xbox and Unity Plus Moves at Rovio, Hoyoverse, Google, Stillfront and More
News•Feb 23, 2026

Jobs Digest: Reshuffles at Xbox and Unity Plus Moves at Rovio, Hoyoverse, Google, Stillfront and More

Microsoft Gaming announced a top‑level reshuffle, with former CoreAI president Asha Sharma taking over as EVP and CEO and veteran Matt Booty becoming EVP and chief content officer. Unity added Bernard Kim to its board while co‑founder David Helgason and...

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Spencer and Bond Out at Microsoft Gaming as AI Exec Sharma Takes Over
News•Feb 20, 2026

Spencer and Bond Out at Microsoft Gaming as AI Exec Sharma Takes Over

Microsoft Gaming announced a leadership overhaul as longtime Xbox chief Phil Spencer retired and COO Sarah Bond departed. Asha Sharma, former head of Microsoft’s CoreAI division and veteran of Instacart and Meta, was appointed CEO of the entire gaming portfolio,...

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The Ares Gameplan Is Built on UA Financing, Non-US Devs – and Kim Kardashian, Sort Of
News•Feb 17, 2026

The Ares Gameplan Is Built on UA Financing, Non-US Devs – and Kim Kardashian, Sort Of

Ares Interactive announced a $70 million raise to broaden its cross‑platform free‑to‑play portfolio, adding former Glu executives and high‑profile advisors. The funding enabled the acqui‑hire of 7th Inning, which will launch the baseball title Baseball Hits 26 in March, and the outright...

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Ares Interactive Raises $70M to Expand Cross‑platform F2P Portfolio
Deals•Feb 17, 2026

Ares Interactive Raises $70M to Expand Cross‑platform F2P Portfolio

Ares Interactive announced a $70 million fundraising round to expand its cross‑platform free‑to‑play portfolio and support user‑acquisition financing. The capital will fund further acquisitions, including the recent acqui‑hire of 7th Inning’s core team and other studio partnerships.

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Honkai: Star Rail Fans Think It Got Caught up in Political Tensions Between Japan and China
News•Feb 16, 2026

Honkai: Star Rail Fans Think It Got Caught up in Political Tensions Between Japan and China

Hoyoverse postponed Honkai: Star Rail’s major 4.0 update by two weeks. The official notice cited “better experience,” but no further details were given. Fans and leakers argue the delay aims to strip Japanese‑inspired elements after rising China‑Japan tensions. The move...

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New Game Digest: Tomb Raider, EA Sports FC Tactical, Paranormasight, Oceanhorn, More
News•Feb 13, 2026

New Game Digest: Tomb Raider, EA Sports FC Tactical, Paranormasight, Oceanhorn, More

The weekly digest highlights a wave of mobile and cross‑platform releases, including Tomb Raider’s first mobile entry at $19.99 and the upcoming Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse launching Feb 19 on Switch, PC, iOS and Android. EA Sports FC Tactical will be pulled...

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