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Gaming M&A deal count down 60% YoY per Drake Star report

November 3, 2023
GamesBeat Next’s on-demand library is now live! Start catching up on the 30+ sessions you might have missed.  Watch Now In Q3 2023, gaming companies announced 33 M&A transactions worth roughly $5 billion according to Drake Star’s latest report. While announced deal value is up compared to recent quarters, the quarter had the lowest number of transactions since Q1 2021.
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Bungie becomes the latest studio to lay off employees

November 2, 2023
GamesBeat Next’s on-demand library is now live! Start catching up on the 30+ sessions you might have missed.  Watch Now One of 2023’s most depressing trends is major games studios laying off employees in an increasingly crowded job market. Now Bungie…
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EA net bookings hit $1.82B, up 4% in September quarter as soccer game takes off

November 2, 2023
GamesBeat Next’s on-demand library is now live! Start catching up on the 30+ sessions you might have missed.  Watch Now Electronic Arts reported financials for its fiscal second quarter ended September 30 with results driven by its newly renamed EA Sports FC soccer game today. Net bookings for the quarter were $1.820 billion, up 4% from a year ago. Live services and other net…
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Prime Gaming adds KOTOR, Rage 2 for November’s free games

October 30, 2023
GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Amazon has announced which games are coming to Prime Gaming subscribers in November, and the…
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Cozy MMO Palia is coming to the Epic Games Store

October 22, 2023
GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Palia, Singularity 6’s beautiful, homey MMO, is joining a PC storefront for the first time…
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Noodle Cat Games raises $12M for action RPG title

October 20, 2023
GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Noodle Cat Games has raised $12 Million in funding to bring fresh ideas to the action role-playing game genre. Salt Lake City, Utah-based Noodle Cat Games is an indie game development studio founded by industry…
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NICKMERCS inks 8-figure deal with Twitch rival, Kick.com

October 20, 2023
GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Ahead of TwitchCon Las Vegas, creator Nicholas “Nickmercs” Kolcheff has announced he will…
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GamesBeat Next features our 7th Women in Gaming Breakfast

October 20, 2023
GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now GamesBeat Next is right around the corner — October 23-24, and, just like all of our recent…
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Analogue 3D is a modern, 4K ready Nintendo 64

October 17, 2023
GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Analogue has announced its newest machine today, the Analogue 3D. The console is coming out in 2024. The company has made modern takes on classic consoles like the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. These machines give…
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