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Take-Two acquires Gearbox as cross entertainment synergies ramp up

Karol Severin

28 Mar 2024

take two interactive

gearbox

embracer

We have barely made it to the end of the first calendar quarter of 2024 and MIDiA’s prediction about a $100 million+ acquisition in the games industry has panned out. Take-Two Interactive (Take-Two) is acquiring The Gearbox Entertainment Company from Embracer for $460 million, paid with common stock.

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Embracing the cultural ascent of games: Zelda, Sony, and games-video symbiosis

Perry Gresham

10 Nov 2023

Legend of Zelda

Mario

Sony Pictures

Gaming has been mainstream for a while, but in recent years it has started flexing its cross-cultural muscles, intersecting with music, sports, and increasingly with video . The latest example is a new live-action movie, based on The Legend of Zelda games franchise, announced this week as a collaboration between Nintendo and Sony Pictures.

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Games-video crossovers are coming of age

Samuel Griffin

8 Sep 2022

games video

Entertainment

Music discovery

Video and games crossover content is becoming mainstream. The Emmy winning Arcane, a live action remake of The Last of Us, indicated that games-inspired video is trailblazing at the core of entertainment fandom.

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Webinar: Games companies’ video opportunity

Karol Severin

3 Mar 2022

webinar

games video

Creators

Traditionally, games companies predominantly used games video for marketing purposes. This made perfect sense in the era of unit sales and early-adoption stages of games-related video. Today, 30% of console gamers view games-related videos every month.

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The games video opportunity for games companies

Karol Severin

27 Jan 2022

games video

games streamers

Video creators

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The case for next-generation spectator modes in games

Karol Severin

26 Apr 2021

spectator mode

games video

lean-in

The increasing need for digital expression, co-creation, and managing friction in the saturated attention economy presents a lucrative opportunity to bring the in-game spectating experience to the next level.

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Could gaming kill the video star?

Karol Severin

12 Aug 2020

Games

venn

games video

The Video Games Entertainment & News Network, or ‘ Venn’ , was launched on the 5th of August – marking another important milestone on entertainment’s journey of intertwining across formats and verticals.

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Watch Out, Twitch, YouTube and Apple Arcade: Facebook Gaming Is Coming For Your Market Share

Karol Severin

21 Apr 2020

Applee arcade

Facebook

facebook games app

Facebook has launched a new app, Facebook Gaming, currently available on Google Play. Though the company has been in games for years, this is a major development in its games-related strategy as well as the interactive entertainment landscape more broadly.

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YouTube plays catch up, adopting Twitch-style Sponsorships programme

Karol Severin

22 Sep 2017

games streaming

games video

Live video streaming

YouTube announced this week, (September 20th) that it is expanding its sponsorships programme, following successful testing. Sponsorships will allow viewers to purchase digital goods directly from creators’ channels and support them via recurring monthly payments of $4.

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