We’re back and we missed you! In our first of two episodes this weekend, we’re covering a ton of acquisitions, investments, and quick hits. Highlights include: Sony’s spending blitz and a huge number of studio openings.

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TIME STAMPS

• [00:03:37] - Investment Interlude
• [00:32:44] - Quick Hits

SOURCES

• GAMING GAMING INDUSTRY UPDATE (Drake Star Partners)
• Take-Two Interactive Software Acquires Dynamixyz
• Welcoming Housemarque to the PlayStation Studios family
• KRAFTON, INC. ACQUIRES THINGSFLOW, AN INTERACTIVE CONTENT PRODUCTION FIRM
• GameSquare Esports Announces Acquisition of Complexity and $8.5 Million Bought Deal Financing
• Team17 Group plc - US $26.5 million acquisition of StoryToys
• MTG acquires leading word games developer PlaySimple and discloses pro forma figures for its gaming vertical
• SciPlay Acquires Casual Game Developer and Operator Koukoi Games Oy
• Sentropy x Discord: A Safer Tomorrow
• New Dedicated Roblox Developer Talewind Receives Investment From Top Games Angels
• Dream Games raises $155M at a $1B valuation as its Royal Match puzzle game hits a royal flush (TechCrunch)
• Drop Fake raises $9M to hit the reset button for gaming authenticity (GamesBeat)
• Vela Games raises $17.3m in Series A funding (GamesIndustry)
• VR studio Fast Travel Games raises over $4m (GamesIndustry)
• Community Gaming Receives $2.3M in Seed Funding, Led by CoinFund, to Build Automated Esports Tournaments
• Buzz Capital invests $594K to finance 2 game projects (GamesBeat)
• Resolution Games Closes $25M Series C Funding Round