News Game investment and M&A deals pull ahead of 2023 at $10.38bn for Q1-Q3 Number of deals for first nine months up 16% compared to later year Nov. 21, 2024 James Batchelor
News New report says the games industry is "showing signs of a recovery" DDM's Games Investment Review reports "sizeable uptick" in investments, recovering ground lost in 2023 Aug. 15, 2024 Vikki Blake
News DDM: Gaming investments reached $2.2bn during Q1 The quarter saw M&A activity hit $2 billion cross 41 transactions May 1, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News DDM: Gaming M&A activity reached $76.7bn in 2023 The year also saw investment transactions decrease by 69% year-over-year across 616 deals Feb. 22, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News DDM: Gaming M&A activity hit $6bn during Q3 The period also saw investment transactions increase by 36% year-over-year across 136 deals Nov. 15, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News DDM: First half gaming investments weakest since 2016 Full year could still break records with Savvy/Steer acquisition of Scopely and potentially Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Aug. 18, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News DDM: Game investments hit a four-year low in Q1 Undisclosed M&A price tags and "prolonged crypto winter" have 2023 off to a slow start May 17, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News 2022 gaming deals totalled $51.5 billion DDM reports total values of investments, mergers, and acquisitions dropped 31% compared to a record 2021; 2023 total depends on Microsoft-Activision Blizzard approval Feb. 16, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News DDM: Gaming investments hit $2.2bn during Q3 The period also saw M&A transactions fall by 65% year-over-year across 66 deals Nov. 3, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News DDM: Gaming investments reached $4.8bn during Q2 The period also saw M&A transactions increase by 135% year-over-year across 59 deals Aug. 3, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News DDM: Gaming investments reached $3.5bn during Q1 Agency also says that M&A transactions for the quarter increased by 276% year-over-year May 17, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News 2021 Q1 sees spike in investments, mergers and acquisitions M&A deals nearly doubled year-over-year as investments up 75% April 27, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News 2020 is already a record year for games investment DDM: $5.2 billion in investment in Q3 alone brings the year's total to $9.9 billion so far Oct. 29, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
Stub DDM acquires data platform from Digi-Capital Leading talent agency will use the DDM Games Investment Review to offer finance services and industry guidance March 10, 2020 Matthew Handrahan
Feature Ben Judd departs Dangen, DDM amid accusations of harassment, bad business Sources allege Judd mishandled communications and payments, publicly exposed himself, upheld harmful power dynamic with ex-partner Dec. 16, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News DDM founder and co-CEO Jeff Hilbert steps down Talent agency will now be run by co-founder Joe Minton, with Hilbert staying on as a board member Sept. 3, 2015 Matthew Handrahan
News DDM appoints Perfect World Entertainment's Arkhipov Arseniy Arkhipov joins business and talent agency Oct. 14, 2014 Rachel Weber
News DDM glues together Comcept's Mighty No. 9 The talent agency on its new publisher-like role in the industry Sept. 24, 2013 Mike Williams
News DDM acquires Green Hill's biz dev team Leading talent agency sets sights on European devs with strategic buyout March 5, 2013 Matthew Handrahan
News DDM appoints new director of business development Tehyon Kim brings mobile and social development experience to talent agency Feb. 3, 2012 Matt Martin
News Killspace COO joins Digital Development Management Matthew Cohen the new agent for the industry talent agency Oct. 17, 2011 Rachel Weber
News Talent agency DDM opens UK office in Manchester Mat Mortlock, previously at Codemasters, joins video game agency Sept. 20, 2011 Matt Martin
News Elizabeth Ross joins Digital Development Management Ex EA sales executive takes role as director of business development April 14, 2011 Dan Pearson
News DDM hires Babel co-founder for new production services division Ben Wibberley joins expanding agency Feb. 25, 2011 Matt Martin
News Games talent agency DDM looks to Japan Capcom veteran Ben Judd to head up new office Feb. 18, 2011 Alec Meer