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Read More »Starbreeze HQ raided and one arrest made following alleged insider trading
Starbreeze and five of its Swedish subsidiaries file for reconstruction
"The decision is based on a shortage of liquidity"
Read More »Starbreeze plans to ‘reduce costs and sharpen focus’ following ‘disappointing’ Overkill’s The Walking Dead sales
"We must focus on our core business and ensure delivery of the company’s important games"
Read More »Starbreeze releases Q1 financials, posting highest ever quarterly revenue
Dead by Daylight significant revenue driver for the company
Read More »Acer assumes majority control of Star VR platform
PC hardware manufacturer Acer has gained majority control of the Star VR platform holder from partner Starbreeze. The pair launched the joint project in spring 2016, when both agreed to invest $25m between them. To date both have invested $10m, and now the remaining cash will come from Acer. In …
Read More »Acer take majority control of StarVR from Starbreeze
Starbreeze drops to 33.3 per cent interest in the venture and no longer needs to invest the $7.5m remaining captial
Read More »Starbreeze and Acer announce new capitalisation plan for StarVR
Starbreeze and Acer have announced a new capitalisation plan for its virtual reality headset, StarVR. Under the new agreement, Acer will now contribute $5m to the joint venture and increase its interest to 66.7 per cent. Starbreeze, meanwhile, will be relieved from its remaining captial commitment of $7.5m and its …
Read More »Starbreeze appoints new head of IR and corporate communications
Starbreeze Studios has appointed Ann Charlotte Svensson as head of investor relations and corporate communications. Previously, Svensson was head of group communications at finance group Catella, and previously served as senior consultant at Hallvarsson and Halvarsson, where she was an advisor in financial communication assignments. In her new role, Svensson …
Read More »Starbreeze believes VR success will come from outside the home
The early focus on virtual reality in the home has distracted from where its real success will come. That’s the belief of Starbreeze’s chief technology officer Emmanuel Marquez, who told VentureBeat that dedicated gamers will not be the catalyst of the technology’s eventual rise. Since day one I knew it …
Read More »Starbreeze acquires Enterspace VR for £1.8m
The location-based VR company will now use StarVR headsets
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