Tripledot to acquire AppLovin mobile studio portfolio for $800 million
Game Developer
MAY 8, 2025
The deal will see UK mobile publisher Tripledot acquire 10 new studios and numerous titles.
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Tripledot Studios acquires AppLovin's mobile games business for $800 million
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 8, 2025
Tripledot Studios has acquired AppLovin's games portfolio for $800 million.
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Nintendo expects the Switch 2 to sell 15 million units in nine months
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The original Switch also remains on track to become the best-selling Nintendo console in history.
IGDA appoints three members to its board of directors
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The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has appointed three new members to its board of directors.
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We hope our fans understand that these changes are necessary in order to prevent further disruptions to the development of Palworld.
Blender FBX importer via ufbx
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Three years ago I found myself speeding up Blender OBJ importer, and this time I am rewriting Blender FBX importer. Or, letting someone else take care of the actually complex parts of it. TL;DR: Blender 4.5 will have a new FBX importer. FBX in Blender FBX, a 3D and animation interchange format owned by Kaydara Alias Autodesk, is a proprietary format that is still quite popular in some spaces.
US appeal court throws out FTC's challenge against Microsoft's $68.7bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard
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A US court has denied the United States government's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appeal against the decision to allow Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard.
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(2.4.5)Is sprite supported in 3D scene (which the layer order would change depend on the z-index)?
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