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2021’s Biggest Trends and Where We’re Heading in 2022 (Part 2)

  • January 24, 2022
  • Tagged as: Annual Trends, Business, M&A

This Ouroboros of an industry has certainly put us through our paces over the last two years. As Mike detailed in the first part of our trends series, “the game industry was shaped by the…

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

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

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.

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Michael Futter
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Explaining the TriplePoint Video Game Stock Index

  • April 28, 2021
  • Tagged as: Finance, S&P, Stocks, TriplePoint PR
Wall Street Kid

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…

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Michael Futter
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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…

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

  • April 13, 2021
  • Tagged as: Apple, EGS, Epic Games, Legal
EGS Logo on Gold Background

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…

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Michael Futter
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CD Projekt’s Pretty Words are Nothing Without Meaningful Culture Change

  • April 6, 2021
  • Tagged as: AAA, CDPR, CDProjekt, Cyberpunk 2077, Development, The Witcher
Cyberpunk 2077 high-res concept art

CDProjekt Red, despite its parent-company’s status as a public traded corporation, has often been lauded by fans as the scrappy little studio that could. The studio behind the celebrated Witcher franchise has crafted beloved experiences…

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Amanda Farough
  • Analysis

What PAX Online Must Improve in its Second Year

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

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….

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Michael Futter
  • Analysis, 
  • Trends

Beyond Tom Nook: Reflecting on Animal Crossing One Year Later

  • March 25, 2021
  • Tagged as: Animal Crossing, Licensing, Nintendo
Animal Crossing One Year Later with screenshots from over the last 12 months

A year after Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ launch, we examine the cultural zeitgeist and business implications of the game’s incredible successes.

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Amanda Farough
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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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Michael Futter
  • Analysis, 
  • Trends

2020’s Biggest Trends … and Where They’re Heading in 2021

  • January 2, 2021
  • Tagged as: Amazon, Annual Trends, Cloud Gaming, Diversity & Inclusion, Google, Live Events, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft, Nintendo, Pandemic, Sony
Sunset in the rearview mirror

Each year, we take a moment to reflect on the trends that defined the past year and what we expect from the coming 12 months.

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Amanda Farough and Michael Futter

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