Japan's SoftBank and GungHo Online Entertainment have teamed up to take a controlling stake in Finnish mobile gaming firm Supercell for $1.5bn. The gaming company has just two titles at the moment – Clash of Clans and Hay Day – but like its fellow Finnish firm Rovio, its games have enjoyed huge popularity. Both are at the top …

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Tuesday 15th October 2013 16:06 GMT Anonymous Coward

I remember before the stupid "freemium" thing was used we just called them "micro transactions" or "micro payment" but I suppose it those don't sound wanky enough

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