{"id":1455,"date":"2022-07-25T07:31:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftmetta.com\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2022-07-25T07:31:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:31:08","slug":"nft-and-blockchain-gaming-has-raised-over-2-billion-in-2022report-by-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftmetta.com\/nft-and-blockchain-gaming-has-raised-over-2-billion-in-2022report-by-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT and blockchain gaming has raised over $2 billion in 2022:Report by \u2013 Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>July 25, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Sharan Kaur Phillora<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite some signs of possible industry slowdown, money is still pouring into video game companies big and small. Driving the news: Some 651 gaming M&amp;A or investment deals were announced or closed in the first half of the year, totaling more than $107 billion, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drakestar.com\/hubfs\/Research\/GAMING\/Global%20Gaming%20Report%20%7C%20H1%202022.pdf\"><u>a new report <\/u><\/a>from Drakestar Partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those totals include Microsoft\u2019s $69 billion bid for Activision, Take-Two\u2019s purchase of Zynga and myriad others, among them an industry-leading 47 M&amp;A deals in mobile. The second quarter of 2022, saw a little comedown, with 60 announced deals compared to 74 from the same quarter in 2021 (but up from 47 in Q2 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those April-June deals included Embracer\u2019s acquisition of Tomb Raider and that franchise\u2019s development studio, as well as Tencent buying Subway Surfers maker Sybo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in a sector in which investment is spread to all kinds of games and platforms, continued enthusiasm for blockchain stands out. According to the report, more than half of the investment in early-stage companies \u2014 over $2.2 billion \u2014 went to blockchain and NFT startups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drakestar also notes the second quarter saw the start of four nine-figure funds devoted to investing in blockchain gaming. This happened despite the recent collapse of the hottest blockchain game around, Axie Infinity, and no other prominent success stories in that space of late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some notable numbers from the report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>7 \u2014 number of deals from the busiest acquirer, Tencent<\/li><li>58 \u2014 number of deals from the busiest investor, Animoca Brands<\/li><li>$2 billion \u2014 the amount of money raised by Epic Games in the first half of the year. Drakestar says those six months saw \u201ca record-breaking $7B+\u201d invested in private game companies.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The bottom line: There\u2019s a lot going into blockchain, but it\u2019s far from all going there \u2014 and not all going into Microsoft\u2019s big deal either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the author<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharan Kaur Phillora\u2019s thirst for knowledge has led her to study many different subjects, including NFTs and Blockchain technology \u2013 two emerging technologies that will change how we interact with each other in the future. When she isn\u2019t exploring a new idea or concept, she enjoys reading literary masterpieces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 25, 2022 By Sharan Kaur Phillora Despite some signs of possible industry slowdown, money is still pouring into video game companies big and small. 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