Drake Star Partners: Gaming M&A and investments hit 651 deals worth $107B in first half
Game companies are still cutting a lot of deals. The first half of 2022 has seen more than 651 deals announced or closed with...
Matthew Ball explains the significance of the metaverse in new book
Over the past four years, Matthew Ball, CEO of investment firm Epyllion and the former global head of strategy for Amazon Studios, has been...
Happinet to publish Quillo Games’ Apopia: Sugar Coated Tale
Japanese publisher Happinet has partnered with Quillo Games on their debut title — Apopia: Sugar Coated Tale. The game follows Mai, a young girl...
Nekcom raises $8 million to fuel game development and expansion
Game development company Nekcom today announced it has closed an $8 million round of funding. It plans to put the money towards expanding internationally,...
Alienware announces new entries in it’s laptop lineup
Alienware, maker of high quality gaming computers, has announced several new entries to their laptop line. The availability of these new machines suggests that...
Zebedee raised $35M from investors including Square Enix for blockchain game payments
Zebedee has raised $35 million in a new round of funding to further develop its Bitcoin-based payment systems for games and integrate with new...
TenthPlanet unveils two ambitious blockchain games
TenthPlanet, a game studio started by former TikTok gaming leaders, plans to launch some ambitious blockchain games. The company is working on some ambitious...
Gaming and lifestyle brand XSET secures $15M in Series A funding
XSET is announcing it has closed a $15 million funding round for its gaming and lifestyle brand. The organization will use the capital to...
InnoGames shares salary for game workers in bid for transparency
InnoGames announced it is ending guesswork about salaries for most of its workers in the German game business in a bid to be more...
FBI: Japheth Dillman allegedly scammed friends and investors in a crypto fraud scheme
Japheth Dillman established a reputation in the game industry as a financial leader, serving as a cofounder of the game accelerator YetiZen. But lately,...