Categories Posted inin Business ‘Hunger Games’ film studio Lionsgate moves into the game business Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 30, 2014 3 min Nerdist cofounder Peter Levin will lead movie studio's investments and acquisitions in gaming. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile gaming could drive entire video game industry to $100B in revenue by 2017 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 14, 2014 2 min Game acquisitions hit a record $5.6B in 2013, even with a number of transactions excluded. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business YetiZen's CEO says game investment patterns may surprise you Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 4, 2013 2 min New game investments by VCs defy patterns of conventional wisdom. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nokia Growth Partners invests $6M in Sweden’s MAG Interactive, maker of Ruzzle Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 13, 2013 2 min Ruzzle has gotten 45M users over the past 18 months. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Asia and tech titans keep game acquisitions alive in 2013 Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 31, 2013 2 min Zynga's decline took some steam out of the market, but other forces are keeping game acquisitions hot. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Westward bound: Asia’s Nexon takes a stake in game maker Rumble Entertainment Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 30, 2013 3 min Nexon is expanding into the Western game market with its second investment in two weeks. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile platforms dominate as game investments grow in second quarter Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 16, 2013 2 min Game mergers are down, but investments for mobile game startups are up. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Arkadium raises $5M for multiplatform casual games, leading with Windows 8 (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 14, 2013 3 min Arkadium went 12 years without raising money, but now it's doubling down. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Online gaming giant Nexon invests in ex-Call of Duty creative strategist’s Robotoki game startup Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 25, 2013 2 min Robotoki's Human Element will be a cross-platform title arriving in 2015. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Playnomics raises $5M to fuel data science for digital games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 20, 2013 2 min Playnomics PlayRM service helps predict which users should be targeted with special offers inside games. Continue Reading 2 min