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
Take-Two Interactive Revenue up 54%; Blizzard Employees Angered over Pay Disparity
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Take-Two Interactive revenue up 54%; Blizzard employees angered over pay disparity; and Ubisoft partners with Parsec. Take-Two Interactive revenue up 54% Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. has reported company-record [...]
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China to Enforce Age ID System from September; Veloce Merges Esports and Racing Divisions
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: China to enforce age ID system from September; Veloce merges esports and racing divisions; and Microsoft rebrands Game Pass. China to enforce age ID system from September China [...]
EA Posts Record Quarterly Results; Fnatic Expands OnePlus Partnership
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: EA posts record quarterly results; Fnatic expands OnePlus partnership; and Mogul net operating cash flow falls by 35%. EA posts record quarterly results Electronic Arts (EA) has posted [...]
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Riot Games Terminates Neom Partnership; Volograms Raises €1.5m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Riot Games terminates Neom partnership; Volograms raises €1.5m (£1.4m); and Konami enters PC hardware market. Riot Games terminates Neom partnership Riot Games has announced that it has terminated [...]
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Vindex to Invest USD$300m in GAME's Belong; Mobile App Fraud Falls 30%
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Vindex to invest USD$300m (£232m) in GAME's Belong; mobile app and game fraud falls 30%; and Polyarc raises USD$9m (£7m). Vindex to invest USD$300m (£232m) in GAME's [...]
Huuuge Games Acquires Double Star; EU IMCP Recommends New Loot Box Approach
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Huuuge Games acquires Double Star; EU IMCP recommends new loot box approach; and 2020 XR forecast revised to USD$6.9bn (£5.4bn). Huuuge Games acquires Double Star Szczecin, Poland-based developer-publisher [...]
Tim Sweeney Accuses Apple & Google of Monopolisation; Rabbit & Bear Studios Founded
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tim Sweeney accuses Apple and Google of monopolisation; Rabbit & Bear Studios formed; and Jeff Karp leaves Big Fish Games for EA. Tim Sweeney accuses Apple and [...]
TGE Index Investment Report - Q2 2020
Highlights - Total investment and M&A activity tracked by the TGE Index across the video games industry in April-June 2020 surpassed USD$10.5bn, representing an approximate 315% increase over the previous quarter. - Confidence in the market increased rapidly, with USD$5.7bn of activity [...]
Live-Streaming Climbs Rapidly Over Q2; LocalizeDirect Raises SEK10.26m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Live-streaming viewership climbs rapidly over Q2; LocalizeDirect raises SEK10.26m (£909,600); and ESL and Dreamhack enter partnership with Huya. Live-streaming viewership climbs rapidly over Q2 Hours spent watching content [...]
Ubisoft Posts Strong Results Amid Abuse Allegations; Mobalytics Raises USD$11.25m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Ubisoft posts strong results amid abuse allegations; Mobalytics raises USD$11.25m (£8.846m); and Microsoft gaming revenue climbs 64%. Ubisoft posts strong results amid abuse allegations French developer-publisher Ubisoft has [...]
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