Is EA Looking To Merge With Another Company?
Did you guys know that EA is looking to merge with another company? Based on a recent report from Puck,Continue Reading
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Business of Esports – Weekly News 406
In this week’s esports business news: Huya announces Q1 2022 financial results, Copenhagen hosts a massive FIFA tournament, Take-Two finalizesContinue Reading
Take-Two Finalizes Merger With Zynga
Take-Two and Zynga finalized their merger on May 23rd, marking the industry’s largest completed deal at $12.7 billion, surpassing theContinue Reading
Hulu And Xbox Join Forces To Bring PC Game Pass To Streaming Service Subscribers
A partnership was announced between Hulu and Xbox that will see Hulu subscribers in the U.S. be given access toContinue Reading
Tokens.com Purchases Arcade Land And BitBrawl
Tokens.com recently announced that their subsidiary, Hulk Labs, has acquired both Arcade Land and BitBrawl. Both companies are play-to-earn gamingContinue Reading
ByteDance Looks To Increase Metaverse Content
What Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is trying to do to dominate the future virtual world called the metaverseContinue Reading
Toronto Dominion Bank Invests Big In Games & Esports Experience Acquisition Corp.
Toronto Dominion Bank is going all in on Games & Esports Experience Acquisition Corp, acquiring 157,100 shares of the company’sContinue Reading
Cloud Gaming Revenues Hit $1.5B Last Year
Based on a recent report from Newzoo, cloud gaming revenues hit almost $1.5 billion last year thanks in part toContinue Reading
Electronic Gaming Development Company Purchases 96.18% Stake In SNK
According to a recent transaction report, Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) now holds a 96.18% stake in the gaming companyContinue Reading
Tencent Shutting Down Penguin Esports Streaming Platform
Tencent recently announced it would be shutting down its streaming platform, Penguin Esports, just months after Beijing regulators rejected aContinue Reading
Sony Planning To Acquire Even More Studios
It doesn’t seem like Sony has any plans of slowing down its recent string of acquisitions. In fact, during aContinue Reading
Ampverse’s Series A Funding Round Brings In $12M
The Southeast Asian video game company Ampverse recently closed a $12 million Series A funding round. According to a pressContinue Reading
Kappa Bar Merges With Meltdown Bars To Create The World’s Largest Esports-Focused Bar Chain
The Swedish esports bar and restaurant chain Kappa Bar recently closed its acquisition of the Meltdown Bars chain on MarchContinue Reading
Episode #210 (Video): Segev LLP Esports and Video Game Law, Marius Adomnica, Lootboxes, M&A, Business and Player Contracts
In this legal-focused episode of the podcast, with special expert guest Marius Adomnica (a partner at Segev LLP), we discussContinue Reading
Episode #210: Segev LLP Esports and Video Game Law, Marius Adomnica, Lootboxes, M&A, Business and Player Contracts
In this legal-focused episode of the podcast, with special expert guest Marius Adomnica (a partner at Segev LLP), we discussContinue Reading
Yuga Labs’ Acquisition of CryptoPunks’ IP Sends Bored Apes Numbers Through The Roof
It’s not every day that the hottest two projects in an explosive asset class merge together. That’s what happened on MarchContinue Reading
Office Hours: World’s Largest Chain Of Esports Bars
In this episode of Office Hours, with our host William “The Professor” Collis, The Professor talks about the Kappa BarContinue Reading
Gaming Investments Hit $38.5B Last Year
According to a report that was recently released by Digital Development Management, video game investments garnered $38.5 billion in 2021.Continue Reading
Intema Finalizes Acquisition Of Parabellum Media
Intema Solutions recently announced it had finalized its acquisition of Parabellum Media. This deal will see Amuka Ventures, the parentContinue Reading
Libing Wu Steps Down As CEO Of Allied Esports Entertainment Amidst Executive And Board Of Directors Shakeup
On February 18th, it was announced that Libing Wu had resigned from her role as the Chief Executive Officer ofContinue Reading
Angry Birds Franchise Experiencing Growth Again
This month, Finnish game maker Rovio reported a rise in fourth-quarter operating profits thanks to the growth of its topContinue Reading
NERD ETF Benefiting From Strong Demand For Esports
The Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports and Digital Entertainment ETF, which tracks the esports market and listed companies in the video gaming industry,Continue Reading
Entain’s Acquisition Of Avid Gaming Includes Canadian Online Sports Betting And Gaming Brand, Sports Interaction
Sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment operator Entain, announced that it has acquired Deis Ltd (“Avid Gaming”) for $300 millionContinue Reading
Turkey Wants To Play A Bigger Role In The Global Gaming Industry
It looks like Turkey wants to further cement its place in the global gaming sector. According to Bilişim Vadisi’s GeneralContinue Reading
Geoff Keighley Tweets That More Gaming Acquisitions Are Coming In 2022
It’s been a wild couple of months in the gaming industry, with mergers and acquisitions dominating the headlines. Activision-Blizzard nowContinue Reading
Drake Star: Gaming Market On Pace For $150B In Deals This Year
According to the major investment banking firm Drake Star Partners, the video game industry is on pace to break aContinue Reading
Nexters Acquires Three Mobile Gaming Companies
On January 27th, Nexters announced a series of acquisitions as part of its large-scale investment into mobile gaming. The companyContinue Reading
Allied Esports Entertainment Hires The Benchmark Company
On January 3rd, Allied Esports Entertainment Inc. announced that it had teamed up with The Benchmark Company LLC. This dealContinue Reading