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What to make of the game investment boom

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 6 min

Game industries deals surpassed an unparalleled $71 billion in the first nine months of 2021, according to a report by investment bank Drake Star Partners. More than 844 deals were announced and closed in the period as lockdowns made it obvious that games was one of the industries that was not only still functioning but was thriving in the pandemic.

And with Roblox announcing 28% bookings growth in the third quarter yesterday, it’s clear that the opportunities for growth continue even though the comparisons are getting tough versus last year’s financials. To explore the impact on game investments, we assembled a panel of experts at our GamesBeat Summit Next online event.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.