Juicy Button Games launches with $3M in funding, led by The Games Fund
Juicy Button Games, a new game development studio, emerged from stealth today and announced it has closed a $3 million seed funding round. The...
Discord reflects on 9 years, refocusing on gaming with a redesign
Chat and community platform Discord has announced plans to refocus on gaming with a new redesign. The company will rework key features like group...
ESA Foundation appoints Sue Madden as executive director
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has named Sue Madden as the new executive director of the ESA Foundation. Madden direct the foundation’s efforts to...
GamesBeat Summit 24: USC Games’ Jim Huntley on fledging game devs
”I care about your portfolio, not your GPA,” was the line that set the tone at Jim Huntley’s fireside chat with me at GamesBeat...
Newzoo revises 2023 games revenue forecasts down to $184B
Newzoo announced today that it is updating its Global Games Market Report 2023 with its final adjusted estimates and analysts’ forecasts for the year....
Inside Typical Gamer’s $2M bet on Jogo, his own UEFN studio
For the last year, Fortnite creator Andre “Typical Gamer” Rebelo has worked behind the scenes diligently for a different kind of gaming achievement. Instead...
Sharp Alpha closes $25M+ Fund II to back gaming, sports, media startups
Sharp Alpha Advisors announced it has closed an oversubscribed $25 million fund to invest in early-stage sports, gaming and entertainment startups. Dubbed Sharp Alpha...
IGDA Developer Satisfaction Survey illuminates thoughts on DEI, crediting
The International Game Developer Association (IGDA) recently released the findings of its 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey. The new survey shows that respondents generally believe...
Xbox shuts down Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, two more studios
Microsoft is shutting down several studios, including Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games. It’s also folding Roundhouse Studios into ZeniMax Studios Online....
Gaming M&A activity in Q1 2024 outpaces all quarters in 2023 | Drake Star
Financing for gaming companies is on an upward trend for the first quarter of 2024 according to Drake Star Partners. Both mergers and acquisitions...