Archive - Business of Games

$160M+ Gaming investments, infra bets & IP moves – last week recap

Snapshot of funding, IPO prep, infra M&A and platform shifts. 398#

24 hrs ago • Cartic P, @iCartic

AI is becoming the new hidden console spec

XB do they even care about the hardware :? 397# Business of Games

Jan 16 • Cartic P, @iCartic

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$200M+ gaming industry valuations & deals tracker – last 2-weeks recap

Understand last two week’s funding landscape in gaming, Dec 4th week and Jan 1st week 396#

Jan 12 • Cartic P, @iCartic

December 2025

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

Understand last week’s funding landscape in gaming, Dec 3rd week 395#

Dec 22, 2025 • Cartic P, @iCartic

$1B+ in tools, AI and leadership shifts across the games industry last week

Gaming industry valuations & deals tracker – week recap, Dec 2nd week. 394#

Dec 15, 2025 • Cartic P, @iCartic

UA insights: tips to scale your installs in India

February 2026 could be the cheapest UA window on OTT after JioStar exits ICC cricket streaming rights. 393#

Dec 10, 2025 • Cartic P, @iCartic

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Gaming industry valuations & deals tracker – week recap

Understand last week’s funding landscape in gaming [1st week of Dec 2025], 392#

Dec 8, 2025 • Cartic P, @iCartic

My first podcast appearance is now live on Spotify. 🎙️

Its a talk about: From Idea to Implementation: Prototyping & Pre-Development Validation. 391#

Dec 8, 2025 • Cartic P, @iCartic

Benchmark Drop, Casual gets you players. Strategy keeps them. Simulation grows them. Shooter monetizes them.

Genre performance across DE, US, UK, IN, and KSA market. 390#

Dec 4, 2025 • Cartic P, @iCartic

Gaming industry valuations & deals tracker: $1.3B+ in capital moves, M&A & write-downs

Understand last week’s funding landscape in gaming [Week of Nov 24–30, 2025], 389#

Dec 1, 2025 • Cartic P, @iCartic

November 2025

Business of Games - median CPI by ad spend

Benchmark Drop. Follow-up to one of my ol' post on median CPI, 388#.

Nov 25, 2025 • Cartic P, @iCartic

$500M+ in IPO plans, funds, and major gaming deals from last week

Covering funding rounds, acquisitions, publishing shifts & platform updates [Nov 3rd week 2025], 387#

Nov 24, 2025 • Cartic P, @iCartic

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