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Vgames partners with General Catalyst on game studio UA financing | exclusive

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 16, 2025
9 min

Vgames and General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund have partnered to offer growth financing for gaming studios worldwide. Through this partnership, they have already deployed...

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Roblox saw 274M daily avatar updates in 2025

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 16, 2025
3 min

Roblox released its 2025 Roblox Replay, offering a granular look at how users expressed themselves and engaged on Roblox this year. Driven by over...

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AI boom drives chip industry confidence to near record highs | KPMG

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 16, 2025
4 min

Semiconductor executives have almost never been more confident about the year ahead, but this record optimism is running directly into mounting concerns over supply...

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Later hits financial milestone of $2.4B gross merchandise value

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 16, 2025
3 min

Later, an influencer marketing company, announced new growth milestones and expanded client momentum one year after acquiring Mavely, the everyday influencer platform. The combined platform...

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M&A megadeals come to media and telecom industries | PwC

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 16, 2025
3 min

Merger and acquisition megadeals have come to the media and telecom industries, and the result is power plays, platform bets and portfolio pivots, PwC...

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Ubisoft expands into MOBA games with acquisition of March of Giants from Amazon Games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 15, 2025
3 min

Ubisoft announced that it is acquiring the rights to March of Giants from Amazon Game Studios. The Montreal-based team behind the innovative multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) project will join Ubisoft,...

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The New York Game Awards 2026 nominations include Hades II, Ghost of Yotei

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
December 15, 2025
3 min

The New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) today announced the list of nominees for its 2026 Game Awards, with Ghost of Yotei and Hades...

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How entertainment companies are building cross-platform worlds around gaming IP | GamesBeat Insider Series

Posted byby Alexander Lee
December 15, 2025
3 min

Gaming IP is ripe for adaptation — but it requires a different touch for different forms of media. The era of video game adaptations is...

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Fortnite creators launch a wave of SpongeBob games backed by Epic Games and Paramount

Posted byby Alexander Lee
December 15, 2025
4 min

A group of Fortnite creators is launching officially licensed SpongeBob experiences, and Epic Games is footing the bill. Today, December 15, marks the official...

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‘It takes a village to make something special in gaming’ | The BIG Show with Mac Reynolds

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
December 15, 2025
1 min

What happens when the video game you most want to play doesn’t yet exist? For Mac Reynolds, manager of the band Imagine Dragons, the...

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