The Death of the Studio Megaraise

The Death of the Studio Megaraise

In today’s issue, we explore studio megaraises: venture-backed gaming companies that have raised millions to fund mostly pure-play, content-focused businesses. We examine the knock-on effects these large investments have had on the funding ecosystem and try to identify the remaining opportunities for teams with similarly grand ambitions. In our latest podcast episode, we sit down with the founder and CEO of Medal to discuss his journey building a leading platform for capturing and sharing gaming moments. Lastly, we bring you this week’s top news items and the latest Content Worth Consuming.

Savvy Games Group’s Ambition, Strategy, and Future

Savvy Games Group’s Ambition, Strategy, and Future

Welcome to the third and final part in our series covering all things Savvy Games Group, the Saudi-backed gaming giant in the making. In this episode, Aaron Bush sits down with Brian Ward, the CEO of Savvy Games Group, to discuss the company’s ambitions, including its goal of becoming the world’s largest gaming company and its plans to turn…

Scopely Acquired, Sony Hired

Scopely Acquired, Sony Hired

What does the Mario movie mean for games? What is Dream Games follow-up to Royal Match? Where does Phillip La go after Sky Mavis? Was the Scopely acquisition a good deal? What does Sony’s cloud hires say about its strategy? What crazy thing has AI done now? Dive into the latest games business news with Aaron Bush, Anil Das-Gupta, Tammy Levy and your host Devin Becker.