The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions blast off in Q1 2021 with 280 deals worth $39 billion
If you felt like deal-making fever came to the game industry in the past quarter, you were on the mark. The first quarter’s $39...
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...
The DeanBeat: What we’ve learned about pandemic gaming
The second-quarter earnings results from major game companies over the past two weeks have taught us more about how gamers are responding to the...
Game investments in Q2 2020: Fewer deals, but bigger value at $7.8 billion
The number of game investments and acquisitions in the second quarter of 2020 declined from the first quarter, but the value of the deals...
Gaming acquisitions and investments continued in Q1 despite coronavirus
Investors and funds pumped more than $700 million game startups in the first quarter, though that amount is down from the same period last...
The DeanBeat: The dawn of a new generation
The pandemic has interrupted our lives. I sincerely hope that you are all well. During this time, it seems like a small thing that...