The news of WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery has left questions about WB Interactive. Some studios are reportedly staying with AT&T (which wants out of original content), and we don’t know yet if Discovery has any interest in staying in the games business. We could be looking at an M&A feeding frenzy for WBIE’s 11 owned studios in the coming months. Also: Take-Two and Embracer earnings, Twitch PR stumbles, and the last week of Epic v Apple.
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:00:54] – Epic v Apple Week 3 Recap
- [00:13:39] – Take-Two FY2021 Earnings
- [00:30:46] – Embracer Group FY2021 Earnings
- [00:38:58] – Investment Interlude
- [00:53:35] – Quick Hits
- [01:08:19] – Listener Question about Konami
- [01:11:41] – Twitch and The Hot Tub Meta
- [01:26:49] – Twitch Creator Tags
- [01:33:47] – What’s going to happen to Warner Bros. Interactive?
SOURCES
- Take-Two Earnings for FY2021
- Embracer Group Earnings for FY2021
- How the New Pools, Hot Tubs & Beaches Category will Work (Twitch)
- Celebrate Yourself and Your Community with 350+ New Tags (Twitch)
- What Does the WarnerMedia and Discovery Deal Mean For You? (IGN)
INVESTMENT INTERLUDE
- Kasedo Games is now the majority shareholder in Bulwark Studios (MCV)
- MADFINGER Games Secures €5 Million in Funding from Nuverse to Build the Future of Mobile Gaming
- Bad Robot Games Announces $40+ Million Series B Raise…
- Video Games publisher eyes £1bn London Listing (The Telegraph – Paywall)
- Ex-Monolith VP Kevin Stephens starting new EA studio (GamesIndustry)
- Leading Mobile Entertainment Company Jam City to Become Publicly Traded Company Through Merger with DPCM Capital, Inc.
- FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE Announces the Strong Success of Its Capital Increase for an Amount of €70.35 Million…
- stillalive studios reveals its first subsidiary in Finland
- Forte Raises $185M Series A at $1B Valuation Led by Griffin Gaming Partners