Michael Futter

Trends

2022’s Biggest Trends and Where We’re Heading in 2023

January 4, 2023
Tagged as: Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Inflation, Labor, Microsoft, Nintendo, Proletariat, Steam, Trends, Zenimax

With 2022 behind us, it’s time for our annual look back and look ahead at the biggest trends shaping the video game industry. While we might have new jobs, Virtual Economy and our trends analysis aren’t going anywhere. So sit back, grab a cup of your favorite holiday beverage, and join us for our annual review!

Analysis

2021’s Biggest Trends … and Where We’re Heading in 2022 (Part 1)

January 5, 2022
Tagged as: Annual Trends, Business, M&A

Last year was one of transformation for the game industry and its workers. We’re looking back at 2021 and ahead to 2022 in our annual trends round-up.

Feature

Mike Futter’s Top 10 Games of 2021 (In No Particular Order)

December 31, 2021
Tagged as: 2021, Amazon, Devolver Digital, Indie Development, Indie Publishing

Mike Futter shares his favorite games of 2021.

Interview

Jonas Antonsson on Raw Fury’s New Majority Investor (Interview)

August 16, 2021
Tagged as: Investment, Jonas Antonsson, M&A, Raw Fury

Raw Fury has announced that it has agreed to a majority acquisition by Altor, a Swedish investment group. This marks Altor’s first investment in the video game industry, and a major turning point for Raw…

Analysis

Explaining the TriplePoint Video Game Stock Index

April 28, 2021
Tagged as: Finance, S&P, Stocks, TriplePoint PR

This week, TriplePoint PR announced a partnership with S&P Dow Jones to launch a video game industry stock index (INDEXCME: GAMER). With GameStonk™ shining a light on the financial side of the industry, the TriplePoint…

Analysis

CDProjekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 Failure Cost More Than Just Money

April 23, 2021
Tagged as: CDProjekt, Cyberpunk 2077, Earnings

CDProjekt bet that most consumers wouldn’t go through the effort of refunding the broken and disappointing Cyberpunk 2077. They were right. In the company’s recently released financial report for fiscal year 2020, the company touts…

Analysis

Epic’s Game Store ‘Losses’ Don’t Tell the Whole Story

April 13, 2021
Tagged as: Apple, EGS, Epic Games, Legal

What is the difference between “losing money” and “investing?” That’s one question the courts will be examining when Epic’s antitrust suit against Apple goes to trial next month. And it’s one that has captivated the…

Analysis

What PAX Online Must Improve in its Second Year

April 1, 2021
Tagged as: Events, PAX East, PAX Online, PAX South, ReedPop

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on nearly every industry. And while video game makers have largely benefitted from being the only entertainment medium perfectly suited for lockdown, adjacent industries have suffered, especially live events….

Analysis

Discord Wants to Tie the $10 Billion Knot, But Which Suitor is Best?

March 24, 2021
Tagged as: Amazon, Discord, Google, M&A, Twitter, Xbox

Reports indicate Discord is looking for a buyer. We look at the potential suitors and how those relationships might look.

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