The UK's competition authority refuses to allow Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar acquisition of Activision, ruling such market dominance would suppress innovation in new technologies like cloud gaming.
here because it has some of the best talent in the world. and then, there s supercell. supercell are a giant of the mobile game space, responsible for some of the most famous titles in the world. and it s a man from scotland who s in charge of arguably their most celebrated, clash of clans. yeah, ithink, you know, like, many people, i remember playing snake on the nokia 3310. what a game! yeah, you know, and heard that it s a finnish company and, you know, working in the mobile games industry in particular, you know, kind of be aware of, like, all these great companies that were based in finland. finland wasn t that wealthy a country not that long ago. people had, like, computers, maybe, but not, like, consoles and things. people were like just the pc and they maybe weren t the best computers at the time, either, so it led to this kind of like cool kind of demo scene of trying to make the most of not very much. people hear you know,
have to pay for health insurance and everything like that is covered, so, actually, you have more money in your pocket. success stories like supercell, the studio behind clash of clans, have also been helped to grow by a heritage of mobile technology expertise that dates all the way back to nokia phones in the 1990s. expertise that is still paying off all these years later. steffan powell, bbc news, helsinki. finally, hundreds of dogs have paraded through rio dejaneiro to mark brazil s carnival celebrations. have a look at these cute pictures. the yearly pooch parade attracts dogs of all shapes and sizes, dressed by their owners as everything from minnie mouse to superheroes, clowns and bees. rio fills with brazilians and tourists from all around the world for five days of celebrations and elaborate parades in rio s sambodrome and on the streets. amazing. much more on all of
this blend of history, public investment and talent chasing is working for helsinki. the 200 game studios here made £2.8 billion in 2022. now, to put that into context, the games market in the uk was worth £4] billion in the same period but that s a country with a population 12 times bigger. finland is punching well above its weight here. but really, it shouldn t be a surprise. the first ever angry bird was flicked across the screen of an ipad in this city. last year, netflix said it was setting up its first ever internal games company here because it has some of the best talent in the world. and then, there s supercell. supercell are a giant of the mobile game space, responsible for some of the most famous titles in the world. and it s a man from scotland who s in charge of arguably their most celebrated, clash of clans.