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
Fit-Tech x Gaming: Q&A with Christian Thostrup, JABII
In a demonstration of video gaming's growing influence in other sectors, gamified fitness brands have featured prominently in investment headlines recently, perhaps most notably in the the USD$450m (£345m) funding round closed by Zwift in September. Subsequently, after several years in [...]
Huya and DouYu to Merge; Take-Two Interactive Acquires Ruffian Games
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Huya and DouYu to merge; Take-Two Interactive acquires Ruffian Games; and misleading Playrix adverts banned in the UK. Huya and DouYu to merge Chinese video game streaming firms [...]
"Significant" Ramifications Warned from Epic vs Apple Case; Dapper Labs Raises USD$18m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: "Significant" ramifications warned from Epic vs Apple case; Dapper Labs raises USD$18m (£13.8m); and Talon Esports secures USD$2m (£1.5m) seed funding. "Significant" ramifications warned from Epic vs [...]
TGE Index Investment Report - Q3 2020
Highlights - Total investment and M&A activity across the video games industry tracked by the TGE Index in July-September 2020 surpassed USD$17.54bn, representing an increase of 77.3% over the previous quarter. - Following a slow start to the period, investment activity proliferated [...]
ReKTGlobal Raises USD$35m; GameSquare Goes Public
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: ReKTGlobal raises USD$35m (£27m); GameStop partners with Microsoft; and GameSquare goes public. ReKTGlobal raises USD$35m (£27m) New York-based esports holding company ReKTGlobal has announced that it has raised [...]
MY.GAMES Acquires Deus Craft; Embracer Group Raises SEK5.78bn
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: MY.GAMES acquires Deus Craft; Embracer Group raises SEK5.78bn (£502m); and TGS Esports acquires Volcanic Media. MY.GAMES acquires Deus Craft Mail.ru Group has announced the acquisition of a controlling [...]
US House Criticises App Store Dominance; G-Loot Raises SEK500m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: US House criticises app store dominance; G-Loot raises SEK500m (£43.3m); and Activision Blizzard withdraws from France. US House criticises app store dominance The US House of Representatives antitrust [...]
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Thunderful Group Acquires Coatsink Software; AppLovin Planning 2021 IPO
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Thunderful Group acquires Coatsink Software; AppLovin planning 2021 IPO; and Rovio CEO Kati Levoranta to depart firm. Thunderful Group acquires Coatsink Software Swedish video game holding company Thunderful [...]
Survios Raises USD$16.7m; Quarter of Ubisoft Employees Experienced Misconduct
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Survios raises USD$16.7m (£12.9m); quarter of Ubisoft employees experienced misconduct; game streaming retains momentum. Survios raises USD$16.7m (£12.9m) Los Angeles-based VR developer Survios has raised USD$16.7m (£12.9m) in [...]
Roblox Preparing to go Public; ProbablyMonsters Opens RPG Studio
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Roblox preparing to go public; ProbablyMonsters opens RPG studio; and Torque Esports in USD$3.15m (£2.44m) partnership with Simply Mac. Roblox preparing to go public California-based gaming platform Roblox [...]
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