Kochava acquires DigiCenter for privacy-first data collection
Kochava, a real-time data solutions company for attribution and measurement, has acquired DigiCenter, a provider of identity and cross-device graph data for marketers, publishers,...
Vungle acquires mobile ad creative firm TreSensa Technologies
Performance marketing firm Vungle has acquired mobile ad creative firm TreSensa Technologies mobile marketing consolidation continues. The price wasn’t disclosed for San Francisco-based Vungle‘s...
Take-Two reports bookings grew 8% to $784.1M for Q1 2021
Take-Two Interactive reported today revenue for its fourth fiscal quarter (first calendar quarter ended March 31) that beat Wall Street’s expectations, with record net...
Roblox doubles down on virtual internships during the pandemic
When the pandemic struck last spring, many game companies halted their internship programs. But Roblox quickly switched its program online and kept it going....
Game Taco agrees to buy skill-based games publisher WorldWinner from Sony
Skill-based mobile game platform Game Taco has agreed to acquire WorldWinner from Sony. The price of the deal wasn’t disclosed, but GamesBeat has learned...
How Scopely tries to do game acquisitions the right way
Big game companies could probably use a manual for acquiring other studios and firms at a time when such acquisitions have reached an all-time...
The RetroBeat: Adventures in the Magic Kingdom is my NES guilty pleasure
I love video games based on real theme parks. Heck, I even have a soft spot for that awful Universal Studios title for GameCube....
E3 Rewind: Sony’s stunning show from 2015
Sony was in a great spot in 2015. The PlayStation 4 proved to be a hit when it launched in 2013, and now the...
How a rural Filipino community is earning a living playing an NFT game
Yes, it is possible to make a living playing games. A rural community in the Philippines has figured that out, as chronicled in a...
Former Blizzard and Epic veterans raise $5M for Lightforge Games
When game companies become successful, they tend to breed offspring. That’s the case with veterans of Blizzard Entertainment and Epic Games, who have raised...