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
Mission Control Raises USD$1.75m; Riot Games Centralises League of Legends Esports
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Mission Control raises USD$1.75m (£1.38m); Riot Games centralises League of Legends esports; and Voltage Entertainment USA workers take strike action. Mission Control raises USD$1.75m (£1.38m) Recreational league esports [...]
Logic Exclusively Signs with Twitch; Amber Merges with KaraOkulta
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Logic exclusively signs with Twitch; Amber merges with KaraOkulta; and executive changes at ESL. Logic exclusively signs with Twitch Rapper Logic has signed a deal, reportedly worth seven [...]
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Paradox Interactive Acquires Iceflake Studios; Sea Monster Raises USD$1m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Paradox Interactive acquires Iceflake Studios; Sea Monster raises USD$1m (£796,000); and Partner TV launches cloud gaming service with Blacknut. Paradox Interactive acquires Iceflake Studios Stockholm-based developer-publisher Paradox Interactive [...]
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New Licensing Opportunities for Publishers in Cloud Gaming: Part II
In the second of this two-part series written exclusively for TheGamingEconomy, Nabil Laredj, Director of Business Development & Licensing at Blacknut, discusses how cloud gaming services are set to benefit publishers, as well as complement existing distribution channels. Cloud gaming will [...]
Nazara Buys Majority Stake in Paper Boat Apps; tinyBuild Acqui-hires Hello Neighbor Team
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nazara buys majority stake in Paper Boat Apps; tinyBuild acqui-hires Hello Neighbor team; and Carbonated raises USD$8.5m (£6.8m). Nazara buys majority stake in Paper Boat Apps Mobile games [...]
Archosaur Games in HKD$2.17bn IPO; Reggie Fils-Aimé joins Rogue Games
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Archosaur Games in HKD$2.17bn (£222m) IPO; Reggie Fils-Aimé joins Rogue Games; and Huuuge Games acquires Playable Platform. Archosaur Games in HKD$2.17bn (£222m) IPO Mobile MMORPG developer-publisher Archosaur Games, [...]
Sony to Double PlayStation 5 Production; Nifty Games Opens Chicago Studio
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Sony to double PlayStation 5 production; Nifty Games opens Chicago studio; and Darewise Entertainment raises €3m (£2.7m). Sony to double PlayStation 5 production Sony Corp. has informed its [...]
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Three Ubisoft Executives Stand Down; FitXR Secures USD$7.5m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Three Ubisoft executives stand down; FitXR secures USD$7.5m (£5.9m); and Athlane raises USD$3.3m (£2.6m). Three Ubisoft executives stand down Three senior Ubisoft executives have resigned following allegations of [...]
New Licensing Opportunities for Publishers in Cloud Gaming: Part I
In the first of this two-part series written exclusively for TheGamingEconomy, Nabil Laredj, Director of Business Development & Licensing at Blacknut, discusses how cloud gaming services are generating new licensing opportunities for publishers, and what costs need to be considered [...]
Advertisers Watching Ads: Fortnite, Nike & Black Lives Matter
In this featured episode of ‘Advertisers Watching Ads’ covered by TheGamingEconomy, Automated Creative Founder Tom Ollerton joined Penny Parnell, Creative Director at Not on the High Street; Jay Richards, Founder of Imagen; and Craig Fenton, Google's Director of Strategy and [...]
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