Mathew Broughton

Research Lead

Mat Broughton joined the ExchangeWire team in March 2019 as Editor. After a brief stint as editor at ExchangeWire's sister publication, TheGamingEconomy, Mat is now Research Lead at ExchangeWire, running creation, analysis and report production of ExchangeWire's suite of research products. Before joining the company he worked as a project manager working within the telecoms and travel marketing industries. Mat graduated from the University of Liverpool with an honours degree in Biological Sciences.

Articles by Mathew

• PlayStation 5 Launch Details Revealed; Bayes Holding Raises USD$6m

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: PlayStation 5 launch details revealed; Bayes raises USD$6m (£4.6m); and Keywords Studios acquires Heavy Iron Studios. PlayStation 5 launch details revealed Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 [...]

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• Embracer Group Acquires Vertigo Games; Zwift Raises USD$450m

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group acquires Vertigo Games; Zwift raises USD$450m (£349m); and Wisdom Gaming Group secures USD$3m (£2.3m). Embracer Group acquires Vertigo Games Embracer Group AB has announced that its [...]

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• Sony Cuts PS5 Production by 4 Million Units; Facebook Oculus Quest 2 Leaked

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Sony cuts PS5 production by four million units; Facebook Oculus Quest 2 leaked; and CNET Media Group sold to Red Ventures for USD$500m (£389m). Sony cuts PS5 [...]

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• Nvidia Acquires Arm for USD$40bn; Twitch Adverts Now Available Programmatically

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nvidia acquires Arm for USD$40bn (£31bn); Twitch adverts now available programmatically; and Anubis Gaming raises USD$300,000 (£234,000). Nvidia acquires Arm for USD$40bn (£31bn) Nvidia has announced that it [...]

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• TGE Index Investment Spotlight - August 2020

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s monthly spotlight of industry investments takes a closer look at a sample of video game transactions tracked by the TGE Index over the previous month. In the August 2020 edition: Wildlife Studio’s USD$120m (£91.8m) Series B round; Dynasty eSports' [...]

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• Unity Seeks Over USD$1bn from IPO; Razer Customer Details Reportedly Exposed

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Unity seeks over USD$1bn (£774m) from IPO; Razer customer details reportedly exposed; and Juked.gg opens crowdfunding campaign. Unity seeks over USD$1bn (£774m) from IPO Unity Technologies has set [...]

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• GameStop Posts USD$111m Loss; Xbox Series X Launch Details Revealed

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: GameStop posts USD$111m (£85.6m) loss; Xbox Series X launch details revealed; and Grimorio of Games and JanduSoft secure USD$450,000 (£346,900). GameStop posts USD$111m (£85.6m) loss Video game retailer [...]

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• Paradox Interactive Staff Allege Poor Treatment; Gameye raises USD$2.4m

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Paradox Interactive staff allege poor treatment; Gameye raises USD$2.4m (£1.8m); and Apple countersues Epic Games. Paradox Interactive staff allege poor treatment Multiple employees from Paradox Interactive have accused [...]

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• Microsoft Reveals Xbox Series S; PUBG Corp. Axes Tencent India Publishing Contract

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft reveals Xbox Series S; PUBG Corp. axes Tencent India publishing contract; and WinZo raises USD$18m (£14m). Microsoft reveals Xbox Series S Microsoft has officially unveiled its next-generation [...]

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• TGE Index New Additions Analysis - August 2020

  5 years ago News

  

  In this newly-launched series, TheGamingEconomy takes an in-depth look at a sample of the 300 companies added to the TGE Index over the last month. In this edition: video games investment vehicle Transcend Fund; African mobile developer-publisher Carry1st; and esports [...]

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