StreamElements raises $100M in latest round
StreamElements announced that it raised $100 million in its latest investment round. The company provides tools and services for livestreamers, with its platform reaching...
Newzoo: Mobile games will grow 4.4% in 2021 to $90.7B
Mobile games will grow 4.4% in 2021 to $90.7 billion, according to the latest report from market researcher Newzoo and its research partner Apptopia....
Misfits Gaming raises $35M as it focuses on media revenues
Misfits Gaming Group has raised $35 million in funding in a round led by The E.W. Scripps Company as Misfits focuses on esports media...
Blizzard chief legal officer leaves the Warcraft publisher
The top attorney for Diablo publisher Blizzard Entertainment has stepped down. In a post on her LinkedIn account, chief legal officer Claire Hart announced...
SEC has started its own investigation into Activision Blizzard’s workplace practices
The Securities and Exchanges Commission has started an investigation into Activision Blizzard’s handling of employee allegations of sexual misconduct and workplace discrimination, as the...
Activision Blizzard hires Disney and Delta execs to be more inclusive and grow revenue
Activision Blizzard hired a couple of executives today including a former Disney human resource executive as its chief people officer. That hire comes after...
IronSource lets developers examine the quality of ads that run in mobile games
IronSource is expanding its tool that enables game developers to more easily examine the quality of ads that run in their mobile games. This...
AccelByte raises $10M to provide backend services for cross-platform games
AccelByte has raised $10 million in funding to provide backend services for live service games that run across multiple platforms. The Seattle-based company is...
PlayStation’s acquisition season is about purchasing variety within limits
Sony Interactive Entertainment has made another acquisition. This time, the company has brought U.K. studio Firesprite into the PlayStation Studios fold. Firesprite joins Nixxies...
Mobile game publisher Jam City raises $350M and buys Ludia for $165M
Jam City has raised $350 million in funding and has closed its purchase of mobile game publisher Ludia for $165 million. The deal comes...