Games software/hardware revenue to top $150 billion in 2017
Games software and hardware combined are set to drive more than $150 billion revenue for the first time ever in 2017, with software taking...
Mobile games lose their luster faster than ever
The recent launch of Super Mario Run by Nintendo set a new record, with over 40 million downloads during its first four days on...
2016 saw $30.3 billion in gaming mergers, acquisitions, and investments
2016 saw plenty of money moving around in the game industry. Tech mergers and acquisitions adviser Digi-Capital released its Games Report 2017, which revealed that $30.3...
Venture capitalists contemplate how much exuberance is good for VR investing
Is virtual reality a bubble? That’s a common question in a number of panels I’ve covered in the past year. The answer isn’t quite...
How the game investors at Signia Venture Partners have steered into VR
Rick Thompson has made a lot of good investments over time which have generated around $6 billion in returns, roughly speaking. He is knowledgeable...
Presence Capital investor predicts the 2017 market for AR/VR
After nearly a year of investing in virtual reality and augmented reality startups, Amitt Mahajan is still bullish on the market. The cofounder of...
VCs invest record $500 million in augmented and virtual reality in Q3
Mainstream venture capitalists pumped up startups in virtual and augmented reality in the third quarter, with a record $2.3 billion invested in the last...
Playtika deal drives game acquisitions to record $25 billion this year
The total value of game industry acquisition deals has exceeded $25 billion so far this year, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. The $4.4 billion...
Game deals rebounded in Q1, but mobile game investments plunged
Games deals rebounded in the first quarter of the year, with game startups raising more than $500 million, according to tech adviser Digi-Capital. But...
AR/VR investments hit $1.1B in first two months of 2016, already beating last year’s total
Augmented reality and virtual reality investment reached $1.1 billion in the first 2 months of this year, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. That figure...