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12 gaming moves, 68.2M+ this week:
- Astrocade $56M
- Kohort $7M
- Supercell buys Metacore
- CCP rebrands to Fenris + Google in
https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/12-gaming-deals-682m-moved-last-week
13 years. 1 studio. 6M+. 1 big pivot incoming.
Hardest part isn't the staying. It's rebuilding, every few years, while still standing.
From a small dev shop to AA, PC-first.
Back to building from zero to 1M. Let's go.
https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/3-years-1-studio-6m-yearly-revenue
Unity AI is not Muse 2.0.
Muse felt like an AI side tool.
Unity AI feels closer to the editor workflow.
My quick take on what changed 👇
https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/unity-ai-is-not-muse-20
What dominated global charts in Apr26?
Games to track in May
→ Arrows franchise (37M+ combined)
→ Royal Kingdom
→ Honkai: Star Rail
https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/what-dominated-global-charts-in-apr26
6 gaming moves, $469.6M+ last week — most of it adjacent.
1 IPO. 1 robot. 1 UA raise. Adjacent capital is becoming the story.
- PlaySimple 335M IPO
- Sereact 110M
- Metasports 20M UA
- Digital Bros buys Wuchang
https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/6-gaming-moves-4696m-last-week-most
UA financing is the new VC
10 gaming deals, $ 77M+ this week:
Sanrio $62.9M · LightFury $11M · UA financing = new VC · People Can Fly buys Cooldown
https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/ua-financing-is-the-new-vc-10-gaming
5 gaming deals, $83.7M+ last week:
Reforged $30M · UK Games Fund £28.5M · Packz $10.7M · Cold Iron $3M acquisition 🎮
https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/6-gaming-deals-837m-moved-last-week
Benchmark drop: IPM, the metric that tells you if your creative is working OR just spending
Low IPM + high CPI = your creative isn’t converting. Fix the ad.
High IPM + high CPI = .......
https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/benchmark-drop-ipm-the-metric-that
8 gaming deals, $15.5M+ moved last week
Sony acquires ML firm, Germany backs Rockfish, and Nova Assembly forms..... 419#
https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/8-gaming-deals-155m-moved-last-week
Trending game drop: Lands of Jail
Can a game with a strong theme can scale?
Lands of Jail, has now crossed $77M+ in IAP revenue. game stats:
» 20.4M+ downloads
» $77.3M+ IAP revenue
» $24.9M revenue from the US......
https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/trending-game-drop-lands-of-jail
