5 gaming deals, $83.7M+ moved last week UK government doubles down, Reforged lands $30M, and Cold Iron finds a buyer. 421#

5 gaming deals, $83.7M+ last week:
Reforged $30M · UK Games Fund £28.5M · Packz $10.7M · Cold Iron $3M acquisition 🎮

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#gaming #gamedev

Benchmark drop: IPM, the metric that tells you if your creative is working OR just spending The 2026 IPM data is in. Your creative efficiency has a number. 420#

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 = .......

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#gamedev

8 gaming deals, $15.5M+ moved last week Sony acquires ML firm, Germany backs Rockfish, and Nova Assembly forms. 419#

8 gaming deals, $15.5M+ moved last week

Sony acquires ML firm, Germany backs Rockfish, and Nova Assembly forms..... 419#

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Trending game drop: Lands of Jail Can a game with strong theme can scale? 481#

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......

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$433M+ in gaming deals last week — here's what moved LY Corp $198M into Kakao · Asmodee €180M · Nazara $50M · Shift Up acquires Shinji Mikami's Unbound... 417#

$433M+ in gaming deals last week — here's what moved

· LY Corp $198M into Kakao
· Asmodee €180M
· Nazara $50M
· Shift Up acquires Shinji Mikami's Unbound...

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#gamedev

Rewards and Monetization drops: MapleStory: Idle RPG A game where 40% of revenue comes from $100+ SKUs, 416#

Rewards and Monetization drops: MapleStory: Idle RPG

A game where 40% of revenue comes from $100+ SKUs

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#gamedev

What dominated global charts in Mar26? Block Blast! locks a 3-month streak, Gossip Harbor crashes the $100M club, and Miniclip tests a spin-off playbook. 415#

What dominated global charts in Mar26?

Games to track in April
→ Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story
→ Magic Tiles 3
→ Subway Surfers City

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7 gaming deals, $61.8M+ moved this week AI-native tools, mobile UA automation, and KRAFTON backs a psychedelic shooter 414#

7 gaming deals, $61.8M+ moved this week

Sett $30M AI mobile UA
Bit Odd $18M
games2gether $4.9M
Verse8 $5M
Psychedelic Games $3.5M
Reforged acquires Headup
Ramen VR buys Coplay

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33 gaming moves, $6.6B+ across 3 weeks Moonton's $6B blockbuster, Saudi Arabia deepens Capcom, and indie funding keeps flowing. 413#

33 gaming moves. $6.6B+ in 3 weeks of March
$16M (W1) → $397M (W2) → $6B (W3)

W1 → Vento $4M, Antihero $4.5M, Cheer $4.5M, Minit $2M
W2 → Hasbro's $400M debt offering
W3 → ByteDance sells Moonton to Savvy

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#gaming #gamedevelopment

Benchmark Drop, IAP trends in HC puzzle One single IAP offer generated ~$14M in revenue for Pixel Flow, 412#

One single IAP offer generated ~$14M in revenue for Pixel Flow

It's called a fail offer — triggered the moment you lose a level.

Simple loop. Escalating difficulty. One well-timed offer.

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7 gaming deals, $77M+ moved last week UK backing gaming big, Tencent moving quiet, and Netflix drops Warner Bros. for Paramount. 410#

7 gaming deals, $77M+ last week

£32M → British Business Bank backs UK gaming $19.5M → Interactive Strength acquires Ergatta
..... (more)

Full roundup →
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#gaming #gamedevelopment

What dominated global charts in Feb26? Top Games of Feb 2026– Downloads vs. Revenue, 409# :)

What dominated global charts in Feb26?

Block Blast: 24M downloads
Honor of Kings: $135M
Last War: Survival #2 revenue

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#mobilegaming #gamedev

Console dilemma: Build for India — or build for the world? Build for India VS build for the world debate: Console is quietly becoming “premium-only.”

Console dilemma: Build for India — or build for the world?

So here’s the practical playbook:
PC-first global → build traction
Prove retention + monetization
Port to console later → harvest upside

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Console dilemma: Build for India — or build for the world? Build for India VS build for the world debate: Console is quietly becoming “premium-only.”

Console dilemma: Build for India — or build for the world?

So here’s the practical playbook:
PC-first global → build traction
Prove retention + monetization
Port to console later → harvest upside

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#gamedev

Savvy's spree resumes, 6 gaming deals last week M&A, studio acquisitions, and strategic power plays across Europe, AI, and the Gulf. 407#

Savvy's spree resumes. 6 gaming deals last week

Saudi PIF moves $3B Take-Two stake
Savvy's Scopely buys Loom Games
Meshcapade joins Epic Games ecosystem
€4M → Ocellus Services
£140k pre-Seed → TruePlayers UK....

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8 hot gaming deals that moved $170M+ last week M&A activity, studio funding, and strategic shifts from mobile to AI gaming. 406#

8 hot gaming deals moved $170M+ last week:

Mattel buys Mattel163 for $159M
Haveli PE to acquire Budge Studios
Savvy talks for Moonton
Ironwood $4M seed
Xross Road $1.5M AI manga
iBloxx $5.4M
HOGO investment at $10M valuation....

#gamedev

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From seed cheques to acquisitions: 15 hot gaming deals that moved $150M+ last week Snapshot of funding, UA facilities and ecosystem moves in the games space. 405#

15 hot gaming deals that moved $150M+ last week

» Tesoro XP & iBloxx raised $5.4M each
» Ares $70M, ZBD $40M
» 4Divinity & GCL/ADATA $10M
» Levellr & Orion Twin early rounds
» Skillz→Beamable & Murka MBO.....

#gamedevlife #gameinvestment

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Benchmark Drop, CPI rates CPI rates per genre, per region, per ad platform. 404#

Benchmark drop, CPI rates across ad platforms, genres, and regions — a reality check for 2026 UA

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#gamedev

$35M+ Games Funding, Tools & Ecosystem Moves – Last Week Snapshot of last week’s funding, studio moves and open-source tooling in games, 403#

Last week in games

» Z League raises $21.4M
» Sound Games $6.5M
» Overworld $4.5M for AI dev tools
» Levellr $2.5M, Panthera $1.5M
» Aristocrat sells Big Fish assets
» Mistplay buys Connected Rewards

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#gamedev #gameinvestment

Yes, the line is blurry w. shaders

Steam is drawing the line at the player experience, not the technical process. If its consumed by the player, it has to be labeled.

It's self-labeling act — it's only as good as the dev being honest. May be thats the real question?

Thoughts on the first AI usage policy in gaming Honestly, someone needed to initiate this for the betterment of AI in game production space. 402#

Thoughts on the first AI usage policy in gaming

If you’re cooking a dish with an AI-based oven/air fryer (as tools), it doesn’t matter. If the dish has AI in it, like lab-grown veggies or synthetic meat, label it

#gamedev Full breakdown 👇

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What dominated global charts in Jan26? Top Games of Jan 2026– Downloads vs. Revenue, 401# :)

Jan mobile gaming charts are in 📊 #GameDev

» Honor of Kings dominates revenue at $156M+ Block
» Blast! leads downloads with 25M+ installs

» Watch: Heartopia (new at #11) and Vita Mahjong climbing fast

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$150M+ Games Funding, UA & Infra – last week recap Snapshot of funding, UA facilities and ecosystem moves in the games space. 399#

Last week in games funding

» Turborilla $5M UA facility
» ZBD $40M SeriesC
» Talemonster $30M SeriesA
» Midnite $35M SeriesC
» MoneyTime $3M seed
» Loom Games 7-figure seed
» Anka Ventures games VC fund....

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#gameinvestment #gamedev

$160M+ Gaming investments, infra bets & IP moves – last week recap Snapshot of funding, IPO prep, infra M&A and platform shifts. 398#

Last week in games:
Liquidnitro $19.1M
MoneyTime $3M P2E
Khosouf $600K
Ironroot (ex-ZeniMax) launches
Liftoff IPO filing
PIF moves $12B to Savvy.....

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#gamedev #gameinvestment

AI is becoming the new hidden console spec XB do they even care about the hardware :? 397# Business of Games

AI is becoming the new hidden console spec.

Sony: AI gameplay assistance (patented “ghost” support when players get stuck)

Nintendo: AI upscaling (720p-ish builds → 4K-like output docked).......

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💰 $180M+ poured into gaming this week, here’s where the money went Covering gaming startups, creator funds, game studio raises, and new UGC expansions [2nd Week of October 2025], 377#

Last 2 weeks, funds and M&A in games:

NCSoft’s $104M casual push, GameByte $1M text-to-playable, Nitro €1.6M deal, e2vc €100M fund, GOG buyout, Hypixel reclaims Hytale, Discord IPO.....

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#gamedev #gameinvestment

$600M+ Gaming industry valuations & deals tracker – week recap Understand last week’s funding landscape in gaming, Dec 3rd week 395#

$600M+ Gaming industry valuations & deals tracker — week recap

Zoe, Wavedash, Drama, EasyWin, Hypemasters, Ace High raise. Amazon → Ubisoft,Netflix x Ready Player Me, Unity’s new fee.......

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$1B+ in tools, AI and leadership shifts across the games industry last week Gaming industry valuations & deals tracker – week recap, Dec 2nd week. 394#

$1B+ in game funding & AI bets this week:

- Qwacks raises $480k for gametech + live ops tools in Saudi
- Hypemasters gets $1M (Impact46, GEM)......

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#GameFunding #GameIndustry #GameInvestments #MobileGaming #gamedev

UA drops: tips to scale your installs in India

Feb26 might offer the cheapest UA window.

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This week in games deals & strategy:

- Arc Games management buyout from Embracer
- Netflix Warner Bros Discovery $82.7B acquisition......

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#GameFunding #GameIndustry #GameInvestments #MobileGaming #gamedev