GB Daily Roundup: Squared | May 2, 2022

Embracer Group has made the next big gaming deal, agreeing to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréa

Presented by    Embracer Group has made the next big gaming deal, agreeing to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, and Square Enix Montréal from Square Enix. And they're doing it for $300 million, which seems pretty low compared to other recent gaming acquisitions. –Mike Minotti, GamesBeat reviews editor

Embracer agrees to buy Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Square Enix Montréal, and their IP | VentureBeat Embracer announced today that it has entered an agreement with Square to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, and Square Enix Montréal.

Square Enix didn't know how to squeeze profits out of its western studios | VentureBeat Square Enix has dropped some of its most underperforming studios, and this leaves it with a relatively healthy business going forward.

A message from Xsolla Why developers must own their own data One huge bonus to dealing with users directly out of the app store? Developers can collect email addresses through purchases, then target campaigns and ads to those email addresses to sell subscriptions, in-game items, and currency. Xsolla has made this all turnkey. Read on for the details on maximizing your profits.

Square Enix is going to make blockchain games -- but that's not all it's doing | VentureBeat Square Enix isn't just talking about NFTs and blockchain – the company will likely pursue these initiatives in favor of AAA western games.

PGA Tour and Quintar expand augmented reality relationship | VentureBeat The PGA Tour enhances live attendance with an AR app for iOS devices, improving interactivity with the sport and entertainment

A message from Xsolla Why developers must own their own data One huge bonus to dealing with users directly out of the app store? Developers can collect email addresses through purchases, then target campaigns and ads to those email addresses to sell subscriptions, in-game items, and currency. Xsolla has made this all turnkey. Read on for the details on maximizing your profits.

Call of Duty Endowment hits 100K veterans placed in jobs | VentureBeat Endowment has reached a big milestone as it announced it has placed more than 100,000 veterans into meaningful jobs.

What will it take to make the metaverse a positive, safe place? | VentureBeat What happens when we all transition to an AR or VR metaverse? That's the focus of the Building Positive Play in the Metaverse panel.

Building studio culture by empowering teams GamesBeat | VentureBeat One way to build studio culture is to flip the traditional top-down paradigm where the CEO decides, Supercell performance is from small teams

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