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London, 23rd February 2021 - Miniclip, a world leader of market-defining mobile titles, announced today a strategic investment through which it has become the majority shareholder in
Green Horse Games.
Founded in 2013 by George Lemnaru, Green Horse Games is the studio behind the highly successful
Football Rivals. This deal provides the perfect opportunity for Miniclip to step into the Romanian gaming eco system and is further evidence of their strong presence and continued growth within mobile sports.
George Lemnaru, CEO of Green Horse Games said “Green Horse Games has had a long- stated mission to build amazing games based on group collaboration. Welcoming Miniclip as a strategic investor is an exciting moment for us as a company and for the growing game development scene in Romania. We, as a team, are very excited to have
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Part of a proposed settlement for a years-long class action lawsuit against Epic Games sees the game giant handing out in-game currency to players that purchased random draw loot boxes before the feature was essentially removed from Epic s games a few years back.
The settlement, set to be approved this week according to The Verge, marks the close of one of many loot box-centric lawsuits out there, but, due to the unique situation surrounding this particular case, the resolution doesn t yet signal any large scale legal push back against the in-app purchase scheme often likened to gambling.
In this case, the complaint was filed over monetization practices in Epic s mega popular game
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Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Bit Fry Games Studio, an independent developer and publisher of video games for all major platforms, is composed of gaming and sports veterans who have come together to disrupt and reinvigorate the sports video-game market. The company’s first franchise, Ultimate Rivals, is a multi-sport, arcade-action sports platform featuring competitive online multi-player action for mobile, console and PC. Supported by ground-breaking licensing agreements with 10 professional sports organizations, games within the Ultimate Rivals franchise feature superstar athletes from the National Hockey League, National Basketball Association, the National Football League, Major League Baseball, Women’s National Basketball Association, and the U.S. Women’s National So