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Q1 2024 saw $2.4 billion in games industry investments, while M&As are up for the first time since 2022 MERGING AND MOVING May 3rd, 2024

Q1 2024 saw $2.4 billion in games industry investments, while M&As are up for the first time since 2022

Disney’s investment in Epic Games is responsible for $1.5 billion of that $2.4 billion total

Brawl Stars has already earned more in 2024 than the entirety of 2023 BRAWLING BOOST May 1st, 2024

Brawl Stars has already earned more in 2024 than the entirety of 2023

Supercell's smash hit has recovered from a year-on-year decline with a strong start to the year

Honkai: Star Rail zooms beyond $1 billion on its first anniversary HONKAI HOORAH Apr 30th, 2024

Honkai: Star Rail zooms beyond $1 billion on its first anniversary

Honkai: Star Rail generated $1.3 billion in its first 12 months, with 25% from 6% of players…

Date Type Companies involved Key Datapoint
Dec 14th, 2023 report data.ai Genshin Impact $4.9bn earnings
Black Clover M was November's breakout hit. Warcraft Rumble steps up while Genshin Impact rules
Dec 12th, 2023 report MAG Interactive $34.6 million
MAG Interactive records biggest year yet after Wordzee marketing push
Dec 11th, 2023 report as Niko Partners
Coda Payments
Out-of-app monetisation outside of Google Play and the Apple App Store is on the rise
Dec 8th, 2023 report as
Chinese mobile publishers see an end of year revenue turnaround despite industry challenges
Dec 7th, 2023 report as
The Africa Games Industry Report sheds light on the region's challenges and triumphs
Dec 6th, 2023 report Apple
Kochava 		55% increase
Apple Search Ads and SKAdNetwork make waves as marketing attributions rise 55% in two years
Dec 5th, 2023 report Apptica.com
Gamelight 		53.5% casual installs in US
The US accounted for 53.5% of casual game installs in Q3, but what are the hottest genres globally?
Dec 5th, 2023 report Apptica.com
Gamelight 		700% more Play Store downloads
Q3's biggest genres saw 700% more downloads on Google Play than Apple App Store
Dec 4th, 2023 report Sensor Tower $2.1 billion
Hybridcasual conquers the $2 billion mark in 2023
Nov 29th, 2023 report Ukie £1.3 billion
Video games add £1.3 billion to UK economy in "spillover technology"
Nov 29th, 2023 milestone Riot Games $50 million
Riot Games’ Social Impact Fund raises $50 million in five years for charities, education and more
Nov 28th, 2023 report Ten Square Games $8.5 million adjusted EBITDA
Ten Square Games sees record quarterly growth with Hunting Clash MAU up 82%
Nov 28th, 2023 report Google
Lumikai 		$7.5 billion by FY2028
Are core games the road to success? 49% yearly revenue growth projected in India until 2028
Nov 27th, 2023 milestone Bluepoch $15 million
Bluepoch’s debut time travel game Reverse: 1999 reaches $15 million
Nov 23rd, 2023 report Adjust
TikTok
Adjust and TikTok boast 220% iOS app conversion leap with SKAdNetwork 4
Nov 23rd, 2023 report Huuuge Games 80% adjusted net profit rise
Huuuge Games’ adjusted net profit rose 80% in the first three quarters of 2023
Nov 22nd, 2023 report Niko Partners $47.8 billion
China’s gaming rebound is go and on track for $47.8 billion revenue this year
Nov 22nd, 2023 report SuperScale
Almost half of all mobile games are axed in development and 83% don’t last three years
Nov 16th, 2023 report Xsolla Realtime Payments Rising
Xsolla releases first ever State Of Play report, offering insight into the future of mobile games
Nov 20th, 2023 report NetEase $2.3 billion
NetEase profits up 23.4% as Justice and Racing Master drive strong Q3
Nov 20th, 2023 milestone Blizzard Entertainment
AppMagic 		Warcraft Rumble hits $14m
Warcraft Rumble scores nearly $14 million in first two weeks
Nov 15th, 2023 milestone Hasbro
Scopely 		$1 billion
Monopoly Go changes the game with a record-breaking $1 billion in seven months
Nov 16th, 2023 report Embracer Group $1 billion Q2 sales
Embracer's Q2 sales up 13%... but 900 employees are out
Nov 16th, 2023 report AppsFlyer
Ad networks down in 2023, with only four of the top 20 players showing an increase
Nov 15th, 2023 milestone Wooga GmbH
Playtika 		$1 billion
June’s Journey’s $1billion revenue makes German gaming history
Nov 15th, 2023 report TIGA
68% of UK games developers are suffering from skill shortages
Nov 14th, 2023 report data.ai Gacha Life 2 10.2m downloads
Gacha Life 2 was October's breakout star while Mortal Kombat: Onslaught gets ready to rule
Nov 14th, 2023 report Gravity $130 million
Gravity’s mobile revenues rise 95.7% YoY with worldwide Ragnarok success
Nov 14th, 2023 report Nexon $793 million group revenue
Nexon’s Q3 2023 smashes records with 78% revenue rise in North America and Europe
Nov 13th, 2023 report British Film Institute
BFI: More than 50% of UK games developers are now owned by overseas entities
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