Nexters acquires three gaming companies as part of mobile investment
Nexters today announced a series of acquisition deals as part of its investment into mobile gaming. It will acquire Cubic Games, RJ Games, and...
The industrial metaverse: Where simulation and reality meet
No other topic took 2021 by storm quite like the metaverse. As we all experienced yet another year of living through a pandemic, the...
Lessons game companies can learn from Unilever’s brand marketing strategies
There are more than 2.7 billion gamers worldwide, and the market will surpass $200 billion by 2023. Unilever, the global company with some truly...
GamesBeat Summit: Why “gametainment” and brand is the future of game marketing
What do ice cream and games have in common? Not enough. In the consumer packaged goods world, brand is life. But in the game...
Expect more gaming mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions have been a hot topic in gaming for a few years, but it’s become a nuclear center of attention following Microsoft’s...
Why diversification of portfolios is top of mind for gaming studios
To drive user acquisition, all gaming companies are looking to go cross-platform and create new touchpoints for players across any type of console or...
Activision-owned Raven Software employees form union
QA testers at Raven Software, an Activision-owned studio, today announced they have formed a union. The union, called the Game Workers Alliance, reportedly includes...
Autodesk acquires Moxion Cloud to help digital filmmakers
Autodesk has acquired Moxion Cloud to help filmmakers with their “digital dailies” production tools. Autodesk acquired the New Zealand-based developer of a cloud-based platform...
Drake Star Partners: Game deals topped $85B across 1,159 transactions in 2021
Game industries deals surpassed an unparalleled $85 billion across 1,159 transactions in 2021, according to a report by investment bank Drake Star Partners. The...
How to run an international conference during a pandemic
During a humid October evening in Singapore, I found myself in a hotel bar. It was the night before a big gaming convention, and...