The DeanBeat: A big week for game company acquisitions
It was a heck of a week for game company transactions, illustrating the huge opportunities in gaming and growing investor interest — as well...
ProGuides raises $5 million in seed funding for its esports training platform
ProGuides announced today that it has secured $5 million in seed funding. ProGuides offers esports training via online courses, videos, and coaching. It helps...
Mighty Bear releases Butter Royale food-fight multiplayer game for Apple Arcade
Mighty Bear Games has launched its food-fight themed multiplayer Butter Royale game on Apple Arcade. It’s kind of like a version of The Hunger...
Scopely aims for mobile gaming’s big leagues with FoxNext Games deal
Scopely is the the mobile gaming company behind titles like Star Trek: Fleet Command, and it took a step up into the big leagues...
StreamElements helps brands work with livestream content creators more efficiently
StreamElements has partnered with Magic: The Gathering maker Wizards of the Coast to launch SE.CAP, what it says is an integrated influencer marketing platform...
Storm8’s journey from a Facebook gaming startup to a $300 million acquisition
Storm8‘s years of making mobile games paid off this week when Stillfront Group agreed to buy the Redwood City, California-based company for $300 million...
SuperData: Consumers spent an all-time high of $9.8 billion on digital games in December 2019
Market insight group SuperData announced today that consumers spent $9.8 billion on digital games in December. This is a new high, and it’s up 8%...
A new version of Tetris is on Android and iOS as a free download
The Tetris Company has partnered with N3twork to release a new version of Tetris for mobile, available now for Android and iOS devices. This...
Scopely acquires Disney’s FoxNext Games, maker of Marvel Strike Force
Scopely, the mobile gaming company behind titles like Star Trek: Fleet Command, announced that it has acquired FoxNext Games Los Angeles from Disney. Disney...
Yandex: Russian game market doubled in five years to $2 billion
The Russian game market more than doubled in the past five years to more than $2 billion in 2019, according to Yandex.Checkout, a Russian...