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Market Wire: January 9, 2023
The January 9, 2023, market analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the global gaming industry’s landscape at the start of the year, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property management, user acquisition trends, and regional market shifts.
- Publicly traded gaming companies (excluding Microsoft, Activision, Tencent, and Meta) hold over $65.28 billion in net cash, with total M&A firepower reaching $189.86 billion when applying 4x EBITDA leverage.
- In 2022, organic installs accounted for 58% of global app installs, rising to 61% by Q3, while organic users generated 72% of total sessions compared to 28% from paid channels.
- The gaming industry experienced a record-breaking 2022 for M&A with over $100 billion in gross transaction value, driven by major deals including Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision and Take-Two’s $12.7 billion acquisition of Zynga.
GameMakersJan 2023
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Crypto Is a Space Race: Buying into Something Better
The current state of the video game industry is characterized by a transition into a new cycle driven by blockchain technology and social-centric digital systems.
- Axie Infinity dominates the gaming NFT market, accounting for 83 percent of all game-related NFT volume with over $2 billion in total sales.
- Investor confidence in blockchain gaming remains high, evidenced by Dapper Labs raising $250 million at a $7.6 billion valuation and Sorare securing $680 million in funding.
- Wizards of the Coast demonstrates that legacy brands can thrive by leveraging evergreen IP like Dungeons & Dragons, reporting $816 million in revenue with high profit margins.
SuperJoostSep 2021
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Video Game Industry Impact: Washington
The video game industry serves as a significant economic engine for the state of Washington, fostering a robust ecosystem of development and innovation.
- Washington’s video game industry generates over $11.6 billion in annual economic output for the state.
- The local video game ecosystem in Washington supports 48,808 jobs.
- There are more than 151 video game company locations operating within the state of Washington.
Entertainment Software AssociationJul 2020
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Working in the Games Industry, Post-Corona
The games industry serves as a vanguard for corporate evolution, often adopting novel business paradigms before other media sectors.
- The shift to remote-first work models is permanently altering the industry by improving work-life balance, reducing reliance on unpaid overtime, and expanding access to global talent pools.
- Decentralized production and agile remote testing are now critical for avoiding catastrophic launch failures, exemplified by the $6 billion loss in market capitalization suffered by CD Projekt Red following the Cyberpunk 2077 release.
- User-generated content platforms are driving massive market valuations, evidenced by Roblox’s pre-IPO valuation of over $55 billion despite current unprofitability.
SuperJoostFeb 2020
