Gaming VC activity settles into a new normal in Q1 | Pitchbook
In the first quarter, gaming VC activity may have finally settled into a new normal — though it’s a leaner, more selective market, according...
PowerUp Acquisition raises $250M for gaming SPAC with Jack Tretton and Bruce Hack
Are gaming SPACs back? After a lull because of a choppy stock market, PowerUp Acquisition announced last week it was raising $250 million in...
Drake Star Partners: Game deals could nearly double to $150B in 2022
Game deals are expected to nearly double to $150 billion in 2022, according to a forecast by investment bank Drake Star Partners. The report...
Gaming companies raised a record $71B in 844 deals so far this year
Game industries deals surpassed an unparalleled $71 billion in the first nine months of 2021, according to a report by investment bank Drake Star...
Drake Star Partners: Game deals surpassed $60B in first half of 2021
Game deals surpassed an unparalleled $60 billion in the first half of 2021, according to investment bank Drake Star Partners. Spurred by pandemic lockdowns...
The DeanBeat: Has the game industry hit its peak with crazy valuations or just begun its growth?
Money is pouring into the game industry, and I’m not just talking about GameStop’s crazy stock rise. I wrote about this last week, and...
InvestGame breaks down $20.5 billion in 2020 game deals
The game industry has seen an estimated $20.5 billion in acquisitions, investments, and IPOs in the first nine months of the year, according to...
Digi-Capital: Investors poured $9.6 billion into game deals in past 18 months, but M&A and IPOs slowed
Investors poured $9.6 billion into game companies in past 18 months, but acquisitions and initial public offerings (IPOs) dropped to levels not seen since...
Game industry deals dropped 81% in value in 2015
The game industry saw a big drop in both investments and merger activity in 2015, sending deal values back to 2007 levels, according to...
Game company exits topped $24B in 2014
As corporate buyers invade gaming, midtier firms are feeling the big squeeze.