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CORRECTION: Stock Portion Of MLG, Agora Games Deal Worth $3.5 Million

Aug 31, 2009 2:30 PM

Correction: In an earlier post, we reported that pro gaming league Major League Gaming (*MLG*) had raised an additional $3.5 million in funding. Our story was incorrect. CEO Matt Bromberg says the $3.5 million figure in the SEC filing was a reference to the stock portion of MLG’s recent acquisition…

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Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Games, Sports, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, major league gaming

MLG Acquires Gameplay Data Firm Agora Games

Aug 18, 2009 8:59 AM

Professional video game league Major League Gaming (*MLG*) has acquired Agora Games, a game tech company that powers the publisher-owned online communities for games like Guitar Hero and Call of Duty. Agora Games will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of *MLG*. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, though…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technologies / Formats, major league gaming

Interview: Major League Gaming CEO Bromberg: Is Pro Gaming Really A Sport?

Mar 11, 2009 8:38 AM

Major League Gaming (*MLG*) rides a fine line between technology, entertainment, and sports—if you consider teams of players duking it out over games like Halo 3 and Rainbow Six Vegas a sport. It holds its Pro Circuit tournaments in spaces like the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas and the Meadowlands;…

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Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Games, Sports, Money, major league gaming, matt bromberg

Major League Gaming Gets $7.5 Million In Funding

Jan 8, 2009 3:01 AM

Professional gaming league Major League Gaming (MLG) has picked up $7.5 million in funding from Oak Investment Partners. The company is calling it a follow-on to the $25 million second round it raised back in late 2006. All told, MLG (SEO: 066570) has raised $42.5 million, the majority of which…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, major league gaming, oak investment partners

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