2020-09-02
“AT&T has removed its Warner Bros. video-game business from the list of noncore assets up for sale, deciding it was too valuable to unload” In other words, they are no longer for sale (according to report). https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: AT&T decides not to sell its Warner Bros. gaming division, deciding to abandon a potential ~$4B deal once it realized the division's growth potential
- Boom in gameplay takes unit off list of assets to jettison — ‘No sacred cows,’ said Stankey, but this could be an exception
2020-04-23
HUGE! “Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold more digital units in a single month (5.0M) than any console game in history. The Nintendo-published title broke the console record for monthly digital game sales previously held by Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII.” https://www.superdataresearch.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Hollywood Reporter
SuperData: worldwide digital video game spending reached a record $10B total in March, up 11% YoY, with $5.7B for mobile games, up 15% YoY
Console, PC and mobile games also saw significant revenue bumps amid the coronavirus lockdown. — Digital video game spending hit a record high …