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Tech sector lay-offs keep coming

In Ireland, Google and Three have flagged job losses at their operations while there are concerns for jobs at Activision Blizzard after Microsoft said it would cut 1% of the games unit’s staff globally

Microsoft’s $75bn bet on Activision sets off content wars in gaming

Move could turn out to define near future of consumer technology

Sony shares slide 13% in wake of Microsoft’s $69bn Activision acquisition

Deal for Call of Duty games maker wiped $20bn from Sony’s valuation in a day

Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard in $68.7bn deal

Demand for video games has surged during pandemic as consumers stuck at home

Spectre of more virus restrictions keeps lid on European markets

Telecoms sector buoyant on KKR’s Telecom Italia dealmaking

Strong earnings reports help to lift European shares

Airlines have a good day after positive update from Lufthansa

Keywords Studios acquires Romanian art studio AMC for €2.8m

London-listed video game specialist now has more than 65 facilities in 22 countries

European shares flat, but FBD rebounds after High Court decision

Insurer up 5.9% after falling 1.4% in midday trading as Malin among other gainers on day

Irish tech entrepreneurs among backers of Mindstone

Start-up established by Joshua Wohle who previously founded SuperAwesome

Keywords Studios buys US-based Gnet Media in $32m deal

US company provides marketing services to video games, entertainment services

Fully-let Dublin docklands office building seeking €8.95m

Yield of 6% and scope for further development at Block G East Point Business Park

Fortnite owner signs multimillion deal to buy Irish ‘kidtech’ firm

Dylan Collins’s SuperAwesome acquired by Epic, games maker best known for Fortnite

Keywords Studios acquires US development company in $13.3m deal

Revenue, profit rises at Dublin-headquartered firm despite Covid impact

Markets flat as US-China tussle keeps investors on edge

Dublin’s Iseq fell 0.65% on the day

Irish-founded tech company teams up with WPP to protect children online

SuperAwesome announces partnership with the world’s biggest advertising agency

Lockdown takes games industry to a higher level

The key concern for the games industry is how to turn the current surge in interest into something more long-lasting

European shares hobbled by record recession forecast

Commission predicts euro-zone economy will contract by record 7.7 per cent this year

Keywords shrugs off Covid-19 impact, sticks to full-year forecast

Dublin-based gaming company expecting revenues of €326m, up 30% on prior year

Irish-founded ‘kid tech’ company SuperAwesome gets Microsoft backing

Microsoft has taken a stake in the group as it raises $17m in a new fundraising round

Irish software company Artomatix sold in deal valued at up to $60m

Company developed (AI) technology that can automate the creation of 3D content

Keywords Studios named technology company of the year

Other Technology Ireland award winners include Nova Leah, Cognizant and Version 1

Blizzard faces backlash as esports and politics collide

Calls for boycott as Blitzchung gets 12-month ban for Hong Kong protest support, forfeits $10,000 prize money

Keywords Studios acquires German voiceover specialist for €3.7m

Service provider says revenue rose almost 40 per cent to €153.2 million in first half

Stocks climb on ECB move and trade progress hopes

Bond yields slip back on news of fresh European Central Bank stimulus measures

European stocks dive to two-month lows on China worries

Shares of video-game makers down as Trump blames industry for gun violence

Keywords Studios agrees €140m credit facility, posts rise in revenues

Video gaming company reports a 17% rise in first-half group revenues to €146m

Dublin’s Keyword Studios acquires Canadian company for €2.12m

Acquisition will give audio description services company its first studio in Vancouver

European shares retreat over Italian budget concerns

Irish shares outperform peers with benchmark index rising 0.62%

Candy Crush developer chief Riccardo Zacconi steps down

King parent company Activision Blizzard announces change in regulatory filing

Irish tech entrepreneur raises further $13m for ‘kid tech’ company

Dylan Collins’ SuperAwesome also announces dedicated video-on-demand service

Signs of a potential thaw in US-China trade freeze buoy global markets

Iseq in Dublin rose 1.2%, helped by good performances from some of its heavy hitters

Trade fears end run of weekly gains for European shares

Dublin market follows other bourses lower, with Kingpsan and Aryzta among the losers

Revenues and profits soar at Dublin-based Keywords Studios

Company acquired eight businesses last year but also saw a 10% rise in organic growth

European shares hit one-month high despite longer term mood of caution

Market report: In Dublin Aryzta and Kerry Group lead market into negative territory

Davy upgrades Dublin-based Keywords Studios to ‘outperform’

Upgrade comes despite Keywords recently predicting below-consensus full-year revenue

Keyword Studios predicts full-year pretax profits of about €37m

Dublin-based gaming group also announces deal to buy Sunny Side Up for CAD5.9m

Spyro Reignited Trilogy: Satisfying remaster of a platform classic

The purple dragon is back with the original three games given a modern touch

Twitter ad sales surge, sending shares up 16%

Quarterly advertising revenue jumps 29% to $650 million year on year

Keywords Studios acquires Japanese company for €1.27m

Dublin gaming firm with €1.15bn market value acquired another company last week

Game on for Keywords Studios as it acquires Canadian company Snowed In

Dublin-headquartered but London-listed gaming company on acquisition trail

Keywords Studios beefs up leadership team with key appointments

Company appoints new chief commercial officer and marketing officer

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