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Business of games: 10 biggest funding rounds, partnerships, and trends from the last week 🕹️ Investment round-up details for August 2nd week 1. Keywords has acquired Wushu Studios 2. TON Ventures Reveals New $40 Million Fund 3. Reforged Labs raises $3.9m in funding round 4. Reforged Studios acquires Ground Shatter and Extra Mile Studios 5. Krafton leads Eschatology Entertainment’s $11.3M Series A funding 6. Autoverse Studios raises $8M for Auto Legends drag-racing Web3 game 7. FRVR raises $12.7 million towards AI engine and games democratization 8. Gamee gets investment from TON Ventures to make Telegram mini-apps 9. Google opens its $2m fund for Latam Indies. Each studio will receive between $150,000 to $200,000 10. Krafton announced in its quarterly earnings it has acquired Tango Gameworks, including rights to the Hi-Fi Rush intellectual property. Top Trends from last week: The Epic Games Store Launches on Mobile    #gamingindustry #gamedesign #mobilegames #gamedevelopment #gamedev #videogames #gaming #useracquisition #growth #UA #revenue #data #icartic #gamedeveloper #indiedev #unity3d #madewithunity #businessofgames

Business of Games: 3 biggest funding rounds, partnerships, and trends (8) from the last week (investment round-up details from April 2nd week) 1. New studio: Cave Bear Games 2. PowerWash Simulator dev FuturLab acquired by Miniclip 3. OKX Ventures announces pre-seed round investment in Cellula Top Trends: 1. Roblox partners with PubMatic to power video ads 2. Supercell’s Squad Busters heads into soft launch on April 23rd 3. Koei Tecmo sues mobile dev Youzoo for repeated copyright infringement 4. ByteDance overtakes Tencent in annual profit and revenue for first time ever 5. (missed this news) Embracer CEO says restructuring is over, no other studios for sale 6. Royal Match races from $2 billion to £3 billion earnings faster than any other game (5M) 7. International Game Developers Association calls for studio leaders to do more to protect jobs 8. Gamers for Giving raised over $1.25 million for charity during its annual LAN party & streaming marathon dubbed. #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #businessofgames #gamedev

🚀 New InvestGame Industry Insights Alert! 🚀 A few months ago, InvestGame partnered with GDEV Inc. ($GDEV). Since then, we've delivered in-depth analyses on various gaming industry topics (explore here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekrcfU4Y ). Now, we’ve taken it up a notch by analyzing all publicly listed video game companies worldwide. Here are some fascinating takeaways: 🎮 22 years is the median age of video game companies globally. Interestingly, Asian companies are older than their peers in other regions. 🎮 On median, it takes 9 years for a gaming company to go public. Fun fact: Take-Two Interactive is among the youngest companies to go public - 4 years after being founded in 1993! 🎮 The market cap of publicly traded video game stocks has tripled in the last decade, reaching an all-time high of $535B+ by the end of 2020. Want to know more? 👉 Read the full feature (link in the first comment) and follow us to stay updated on industry trends! #gamingindustry #ipo #videogames #insights #publiclisting #InvestGame #GDEV

Exciting news in the gaming world! If you're a gaming enthusiast, you'll love this. Liquidnitro Games just raised $5.25 million in its seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners! Here's the scoop: 1. Who: Founded by ex-EA veterans, Liquidnitro Games is a rising star in the gaming industry. 2. What: They provide top-notch services like live services, geo-adaptation, and transforming gaming ideas into profitable launches. 3. Why it matters: This funding will supercharge their studio, boost AI tech investments, and enhance production capabilities. Imagine the possibilities! They're set to revolutionize gaming experiences globally, especially with their new market explorations. Which game are you excited to see transformed next? Suresh Manthena, Sandeep Kowdley, Krishna Phani Dhanekula https://lnkd.in/eRcZwNar #GamingNews #StartupSuccess #GameOn #Mondayfunding

Business of Games: 4 biggest funding rounds, partnerships, and trends (6) from the last week (investment round-up details from April 4th week) 1. Psygnosis vets found a new studio Starlight Games 2. Infinite Reality buys Drone Racing League for $250M 3. Carv raises $10M series A to simplify data monetization for gamers 4. Krafton acquires minority stake in Forever Skies developer Far From Home Top Trends: 1. Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law 2. EY launches blockchain-based contract management platform 3. Arkadium launches platform for third-party browser game devs 4. Apple Vision Pro Customer Interest Dying Down at Some Retail Stores 5. Atari relaunches Infogrames, new publishing label to focus on acquiring IP 6. Movement Labs raises $38M to bring FB's Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum #gamingIndustry #gamedesign #mobilegames #gamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment 

Just smiled my way through the 'proficient in Excel' portion of the interview like #FakeItTillYouMakeIt #ProfessionalExcelerator #GrowupTechSolutions #growup #ARgames #ARgaming #growuptechsolutions #Adventuregames #techstartups #Growstation #TechInspiration #subwaysurfers #templerun #racinggames #techtrends #augmentedrealityexperience #gamingtrend #goodgaming #physicalgames #healthgames #gamingfun #newgames #gamingstartup

We're up challenging something that 5+ Startups failed to do! Yes, Reaching the point of "Economy at Scale" is Hard! For Gaming Industry it's Harder! Over the last 10 months, Turf has grown into a carefully crafted system for the gaming world, with the power to boost the eSports economy. All in 💪 Within just 3 months of Launch, we were fortunate enough to hit some crazy milestones Business Trust & Numbers too ↙ This is not something that can be simply solved with a consumer-facing app but there needs to be a change in the mindset of how the solution is getting served. It's a disruption in terms of Gamer's engagement. And will give 99% of the Games developed the infra to serve the competitive edge with ease. #startupecosystem #gaming #esportsindustry #gamingcommunity

HELPING THE HELPERS - THE RADGIVERY WAY Helping Game Studios by boosting their Support Structures. #Incubators, #DevelopmentPartners #Accelerators, #TradeOrganizations , #Investors, #Services, #TechCompanies "Helping the Helpers" means a commitment to broad industry support, not trying to grab hard earned cash from struggling Game Studios. As you, or the teams you work, with prepare for #GamesCom , NEXUS Dublin Games Conference, #MIGS, #Sweden Game Conference and more - RADGIVERY is there to help you succeed, by #HelpingTheHelpers

#gamedev weekly round-up on investments Nov 4TH week 2024 #MorningUpdates   1. SuperScale raises $1.2M for analytics service SuperPlatform 2. Former Quantic Dream writer forms new studio Republic Games 3. Merak Capital launches $80M fund to support MENA games start-ups 4. SayGames to invest $30M in hybrid casual studios over next three years 5. Play Ventures raises $140M second fund to invest in games and consumer startups 6. WTFund and Nazara Technologies back Norian Games and Xigma Games with $240K investment 7. Game District Acquires Majority Stake in Gleam Games Known for Its Popular Puzzle Game EverBlast 8. Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer From Software’s owner Kadokawa 9. Kratos Gamer Network (KGeN), has raised $10M funding in an ecosystem round led by blockchain developer Aptos Labs. 10. Playtika Completes Strategic Acquisition of SuperPlay, Enhancing Portfolio with Hit Mobile Games Dice Dreams and Domino Dreams   Top Trends from last week: 1. TIGA: Half of UK game devs found it difficult to fill vacancies in 2024 2. Supercell’s Clash Mini to return in 2025 within Clash Royale, Supercell intends to transform Clash Royale into a strategy games platform inspired by Roblox, Fortnite and League of Legends.   #gamingindustry #gamedesign #liveops #mobilemarketing #mobilegames #gamedevelopment #gamedev #videogames #gaming #gamedeveloper #indiedev #unity3d #madewithunity 

We're excited to share that our CEO Sandeep Kowdley, CPO Arun Kunchala, and COO Suresh Manthena will be attending GamesBeat Next in San Francisco on October 28th and 29th! 🎮✨ With this year's theme, "Back to Growth," it's the perfect opportunity for us to connect and explore how we can shape the future of gaming together, focusing on innovation, creativity, and sustainable growth. At Liquidnitro Games, we're all about pushing boundaries and delivering gaming experiences that resonate globally. With deep expertise in live services, geo-adaptation, and running limited market tests (LMTs) to rapidly prototype and refine concepts, we bring games to life with precision and speed. Our collaborative approach extends to new game development and co-production partnerships, making us a valuable partner for studios with ambitious projects. We’d love the chance to meet, whether it’s to discuss growth strategies, exchange insights on the latest trends, or just grab a coffee and talk games. Let’s explore how our teams can collaborate to create something amazing! 🚀 #GamesBeatNext #GamingIndustry #GameInnovation #FutureOfGaming #GamingNews #TechAndGaming #GamingCommunity #IndieGameDev #NextGenGaming #GameDevelopers #gamesbeatnext #LNG #Liquidnitrogames #Backtogrowth #gamingpartnerships #Liveservices #Geoadaption #LMT #gamedevelopment #Letsmeet #Liquidnitroatgamesbeatnext #FutureOfGaming Krishna Phani Dhanekula Nexus Venture Partners