Analysis

August 11, 2022

Gaming investments in 2022 — where’s the money going?

The metaverse hype is having a big impact on where investors direct their energies, while mobile gaming is still attracting the biggest deals


Tim Smith

8 min read

Investing in video games isn't an easy business. Consumer tastes are difficult to predict, and the long development time means that trends have often moved on by the time a title is ready to ship. 

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Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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