How Scopely tries to do game acquisitions the right way
Big game companies could probably use a manual for acquiring other studios and firms at a time when such acquisitions have reached an all-time...
Scopely raises $340 million at $3.3 billion valuation as mobile games thrive during pandemic
Scopely, the publisher of games like Star Trek: Fleet Command and Marvel Strike Force, has raised $340 million to continue its mobile growth plans...
Scopely acquires Scrabble Go developer PierPlay
Scopely has acquired game development studio PierPlay, the maker of the recently launched Scrabble Go mobile word game. The deal follows a pattern where...
Star Trek: Fleet Command mobile game maker Scopely raises $200 million
Scopely, the maker of the popular mobile game Star Trek: Fleet Command and the acquirer of FoxNext Games, has raised $200 million in additional...
Disney will close FoxNext’s Fogbank Entertainment game studio
Disney is closing the FoxNext-owned game studio Fogbank Entertainment in San Francisco and laying off an estimated 60 people, GamesBeat has learned. The move...
The DeanBeat: A big week for game company acquisitions
It was a heck of a week for game company transactions, illustrating the huge opportunities in gaming and growing investor interest — as well...
Scopely aims for mobile gaming’s big leagues with FoxNext Games deal
Scopely is the the mobile gaming company behind titles like Star Trek: Fleet Command, and it took a step up into the big leagues...
Scopely acquires Disney’s FoxNext Games, maker of Marvel Strike Force
Scopely, the mobile gaming company behind titles like Star Trek: Fleet Command, announced that it has acquired FoxNext Games Los Angeles from Disney. Disney...
The DeanBeat: Gaming is still at the mercy of larger forces
The week was thick with gaming news, so some folks may not have noticed that Playtika, the Tel Aviv-based social casino games company, is...
Hollywood and games 4.0 — How the love-hate relationship has evolved over time
NBCUniversal decided to shut down its game publishing division after almost three years. The company will go back to a strategy of licensing games...