Archive - Business of Games

💰 $77M+ poured into gaming last week, here’s where the money went

Covering gaming startup funding, AI game studios, investments, partnerships [Week of August 5, 2025] 362#

Aug 11 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

Google is proposing RMG games in PlayStore — do we even need it in APK-first India

RMG should uplift, not threaten the ecosystem, 361#

Aug 7 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

💰 $78M+ poured into gaming last week, let’s break down where and why

Covering gaming startup funding, AI game studios, investments, partnerships [Week of July 29, 2025] 360#

Aug 4 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

GDD template and checklist for prompts

a 40-point checklist from Vision→LiveOps to build better games, 359#

Aug 4 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

July 2025

LiveOps Benchmarks: Top Casual Hits Now Run 97 Events a Month

Did you know race mechanics headline 70% of the charts? Steal these LiveOps benchmarks, 358#

Jul 31 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

$500M+ Poured Into Gaming — Weekly Roundup (Week of July 21, 2025)

Covering AI-native studios, crowdfunding shakeups, and big publisher moves [Week of July 21, 2025], 357#

Jul 28 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

Candy-crushing reality check

The AI we trained is now taking our seats, 356#

Jul 25 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

What dominated global charts in June?

💰Highest earning games and 🎯 most downloaded games of ̨June 2025, 355#

Jul 23 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

Top 8 Game Industry Investments and Partnerships – Week of July 15, 2025

Investment round-up from the third week of July 2025, 354#

Jul 21 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

Kammelna, a 2015 card game, has earned $1M+ in KSA

The Baloot game report card, 353#

Jul 17 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

💰 $120M+ poured into gaming last week, let’s break down where and why

Covering gaming startup funding, AI game studios, investments, partnerships [Week of July 8, 2025] 352#

Jul 14 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

Merge2 + renovation + narrative + Live Ops = a monetization engine

Amid talk of mobile gaming slowdown, Merge 2 with décor meta quietly 2x’ed its revenue. 351#

Jul 11 •

Cartic P, @iCartic

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