Five things that drove $12.5B in game company acquisitions in the past year Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 9, 2014 2 min London-based Digi-Capital reports on what spurred gaming acquisitions. Continue Reading 2 min
Mobile apps could hit $70B in revenues by 2017 Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 29, 2014 2 min Mobile app mergers and acquisitions hit $35B in 2013. Continue Reading 2 min
The year of the deal? Game industry already has more than $5B in mergers and acquisitions in 2014 Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 2, 2014 2 min Blockbuster deals around the world have '14 on pace to demolish 2013's record year for acquisitions in the game market. Continue Reading 2 min
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
Want to bring your mobile game to Asia? Here’s 5 tips for moving East Posted byby Jason Wilson October 30, 2013 3 min REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — At one point this year, GungHo Online Entertainment’s Puzzle & Dragons was making $3.75 million a day — it’s practically... Continue Reading 3 min
GamesBeat panel spotlight: Making the next billion-dollar game in Asia Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 24, 2013 2 min Who will make the next Puzzle & Dragons game? We'll focus on making games for Japan, China, and South Korea. Continue Reading 2 min
GamesBeat panel spotlight: The next billion-dollar game-investment opportunity Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 21, 2013 2 min After SoftBank's investments in GungHo Entertainment and Supercell, gaming investments are hot again. Continue Reading 2 min
Game acquisitions accelerate in 2013 to $3.3B as Asia and mobile get hotter Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 8, 2013 3 min Game investments also bounced back in Q3 compared to a year ago. Continue Reading 3 min
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
Mobile dominates new game sector investments in Q1 Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 10, 2013 2 min Mobile and online game investment dollars grew 35 percent to $191 million. Continue Reading 2 min