The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012

January 25, 2013 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Editor's Pick The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.

Otoy buys Refractive Software and announces cloud-based digital animation technology (exclusive)

March 2, 2012 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Cloud-gaming startup Otoy is making some big moves in advance of next week’s Game Developers Conference, including its first acquisition: the animated film technology firm Refractive Software.

In an exclusive interview, Otoy chief executive Jules Urbach said that this move …