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

• Hitmarker Launches Second Crowdfunding Campaign; MPL Secures USD$500,000

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Hitmarker launches second crowdfunding campaign; MPL secures USD$500,000 (£375,000); and ESE Entertainment purchases K1CK. Hitmarker launches second crowdfunding campaign Video games and esports recruitment platform Hitmarker has announced [...]

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• GameSquare to Acquire Reciprocity; TinyBuild Backs Hologryph by USD$3m

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: GameSquare to acquire Reciprocity; TinyBuild backs Hologryph by USD$3m (£2.2m); and Fyber revenue climbs by 94%. GameSquare to acquire Reciprocity Publicly-listed esports agency GameSquare Esports Inc. has [...]

  Ad TechCorporate RoundDeveloperesportsInvestmentM&AMobile

• Saudi Crown Prince to Become Largest SNK Shareholder; 2UP Receives USD$2.8m

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Saudi Crown Prince leads to become largest SNK shareholder; 2UP receives USD$2.8m (£2.1m) from Supercell; and CD Projekt net profit climbs by 57%. Saudi Crown Prince to [...]

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• EG7 to Acquire Piranha Games; AppsFlyer Extends Series D to USD$225m+

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: EG7 to acquire Piranha Games; AppsFlyer extends Series D to USD$225m+; and Keywords Studios boosts marketing capabilities with g-Net Media purchase. EG7 to acquire Piranha Games Stockholm-based video [...]

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• Kahoot! Acquires Drops; Hello Yellow Brick Games

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Kahoot! acquires Drops; Hello Yellow Brick Games; and ByteDance launches indie publisher and mobile game store. Kahoot! Acquires Drops Oslo-based educational gaming company Kahoot! has announced that it [...]

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• Lightfox Games Raises USD$3.3m; Nintendo Restricts Commercial Use of Animal Crossing

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Lightfox Games raises USD$3.3m (£2.5m); Nintendo restricts commercial use of Animal Crossing; and BLAST secures £1.7m. Lightfox Games raises USD$3.3m (£2.5m) Nascent mobile developer-publisher Lightfox Games has announced [...]

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• Roblox Files to go Public; Skillz Revenue up 92%

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Roblox files to go public; Skilz revenue up 92%; and NetEase online game revenues reach CN¥13.9bn (£1.60bn). Roblox files to go public Roblox Corporation has filed its S-1 [...]

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• Apple Halves IAP Commission for Smaller Devs; Gunzilla Games Launches

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Apple halves IAP commission for smaller developers; Gunzilla Games launches; and Nvidia gaming revenue reaches record USD$2.27bn (£1.71bn). Apple halves IAP commission for smaller developers Technology giant Apple [...]

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• Embracer Group in 13-Strong Acquisition Spree; Queens Gaming Collective Raises USD$1.5m

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group in 13-strong acquisition spree; Queens Gaming Collective raises USD$1.5m (£1.1m); and AudioMob secures USD$1.5m (£1.1m). Embracer Group in 13-strong acquisition spree Video games holding company Embracer [...]

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• Thunderful Group Prepares for SEK750m IPO; Zynga Opens New Texas Studio

  5 years ago News

  

  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Thunderful Group prepares for SEK750m (£65.6m) IPO; Zynga opens new Texas studio; and LILA Games raises USD$2.8m (£2.1m). Thunderful Group prepares for SEK750m (£65.6m) IPO Following on [...]

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