What Excites Private Investors in Game Development Industry?

Abstract:

This is a positioning paper trying to find possible research gaps in value creation among game development companies. This is crucial problem considering the lack of information resulting from a very long delay in financial reports publication in relation to the game's release date. Based on the internet forums analysis it was identified what interests’ investors of companies apart from financial data. The study presents a list of potential determinants of stock price changes, like scale of community hub, wish list on Steam, number of Twitch viewers, which can be used for further research.