Reading Time: < 1 minute In this week’s Roundtable, the squad discusses Inworld AI raising $50+ million for AI NPCs in games, plus Playtika’s acquisition of Youda Games. Then after a short discussion on EA’s earnings report, we discuss the demise of physical games and retail outlets like GameStop. Finally, we peel apart the success of BattleBit Remastered to figure…
Reading Time: 11 minutes Marvel Snap has crossed the $50M revenue mark in an enviable five months. We take a look at monetization spend depth and revenue per download to assess the long-term viability of the games’ current monetization. We also tease our latest earnings report on Playtika.
Reading Time: 8 minutes Anime’s influence on games is undeniable. From Genshin Impact to Ark Tower to DigiDaigaku, some of the biggest and most visible names are designed with anime aesthetics in mind. Why is this? In this deep dive, we explore and analyze anime’s intersection with games through the lens of “media mix.”
Reading Time: 14 minutes Chess.com had an explosive month in January, so much so that it crashed servers. We spotlight this $100M revenue per year company and its unique approach to building an “everything store” for chess.
Reading Time: < 1 minute What problems would Rovio’s acquisition solve for Playtika? Why did Champions Ascension spin into Plai Labs? We dive into the latest game business news with Abhimanyu Kumar, Matt Dion, and your host Maria Gillies.
Reading Time: 25 minutes Redecor is a nicely polished game in the niche home design subgenre. However, the game shows long-term retention issues, and after being acquired by Playtika in 2021, issues continued to mount. This has led to a major overhaul is the game design. What happened and will it work? Let’s find out.
Reading Time: 8 minutes Based off of 2022 & 2023 track records, January is shaping up to be an acquisitive month for the games industry. This week, Playtika announced a bid to acquire Rovio for $750M and we dig into why this might be a great deal for the acquirer.
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This week we analyze Playtika’s minority investment in Ace Games, as well as cover the Rollic’s acquisition of Popcore, and hit on the launches of Talking Tom Time Rush and Sword Art Online. We also round up all the key market updates.
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Plus we analyze ProbablyMonster’s $200M Series A and highlight some this week’s best reads
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