A record year in videogame deal making is turning attention to smaller mobile-game developers now that most bigger targets have been gobbled up. Seven months into the year, videogame deals totaled $25.1 billion, eclipsing the previous full-year record of $14.9 billion in 2014, according to Digi-Capital LLC. Of the deals, 88% have been for mobile-game makers, including three acquisitions totaling $18.9 billion. A big reason:...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 18, 2016 20:03 UTC