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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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Episode 114: Phil Spencer is Gonna Be Bobby Kotick’s Business Daddy (Bonus Episode)

  • January 18, 2022
  • Tagged as: M&A
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We’re talking about Microsoft’s planned purchase of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. It’s a lengthy, but poignant, conversation about what’s going on, what it all means, and some questions about the potential impact on the…

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Episode 113: So… What Did We Miss? (Season 3 Premiere, News Show)

  • January 17, 2022
  • Tagged as: Business, Indie Development, Indie Publishing, M&A
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We’re back for the start of Season 3 with some trends chat from Steam’s Best of 2021 report, PSVR2, the latest labor news, and a whole lot of acquisitions to discuss (Embracer, Take-Two, and Tencent…

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  • Analysis

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
  • Interview

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

  • August 16, 2021
  • Tagged as: Investment, Jonas Antonsson, M&A, Raw Fury
A collage featuring art from various Raw Fury games

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…

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Michael Futter and Amanda Farough
  • 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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Michael Futter
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