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

• Candy Crush designer expected game would be ‘dead in six months’; French government attempting to lure British game developers post-Brexit

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  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Candy Crush designer expected game would be ‘dead in six months’; French government attempting to lure British game developers post-Brexit; and US hacker behind gaming DDoS attacks [...]

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• Paradox Interactive deems 70:30 revenue split ‘outrageous’; Epic pledges crowdfunder refunds for Epic Game Store exclusives

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  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Paradox Interactive deems 70:30 revenue split ‘outrageous’; Epic pledges crowdfunder refunds for Epic Game Store exclusives; and DJ Marshmello releases new album via mobile game ‘Marshmello Music [...]

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• G2A Under Fire From Developers; Sony Interactive Entertainment Considering Game Company Acquisitions

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  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: G2A under fire from developers; Sony Interactive Entertainment considering game company acquisitions; more than one million people per month still playing Age of Empires. G2A under fire from [...]

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• Sony Reveals Next Console Will Target Hardcore Gamers; the Brazilian Games Industry Has More Than Doubled in Four Years

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  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Sony reveals next console will target hardcore gamers; the Brazilian games industry has more than doubled in four years; and My Friend Pedro shifts 250,000 copies in [...]

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• Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony write letter to Trump against game console tariffs; Industry is only "paying lip service" to gaming addiction

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  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony write letter to Trump against game console tariff; Industry is only "paying lip service" to gaming addiction - UK technology inquiry chair; and [...]

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• CEO Tim Sweeney Defends Epic Game Store; InnoGames’ Forge of Empires reaches lifetime revenue of €500m (£447.3m)

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  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: CEO Tim Sweeney defends Epic Game Store; InnoGames’ Forge of Empires reaches lifetime revenue of €500m (£447.3m); and Gumi Cryptos acquires JP¥179,536,500 (£1.31m) worth of shares in [...]

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• Harry Potter Wizards Unite Due to Gross USD£10m (£7.85m) in first month; Nintendo Opens Second Retail Store

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  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Harry Potter Wizards Unite due to gross USD£10m (£7.85m) in first month; Nintendo opens second retail store; and US government blocks League of Legends in Iran and [...]

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• Bungie Delays Destiny 2 Patch to Avoid Crunch; Harry Potter Wizards Unite Shifts 400,000 Units in First 24 Hours

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  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Bungie delays Destiny 2 patch to avoid crunch; Harry Potter Wizards Unite shifts 400,000 units in first 24 hours; and subscription model won't replace traditional game sales [...]

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• Facebook Announces Cryptocurrency Libra; Fallout Shelter Revenue Reaches USD$100m (£79.3m)

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  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Facebook announces cryptocurrency Libra; Fallout Shelter revenue reaches USD$100m (£79.3m); and Spy RPG Alpha Protocol is pulled from Steam. Facebook announces cryptocurrency Libra Facebook has announced its own cryptocurrency [...]

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• Global gaming market set to generate USD$152.1bn (£121.3bn) in 2019; Bernie Sanders endorses game industry unionisation

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  TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: global gaming market set to generate USD$152.1bn (£121.3bn) in 2019; Bernie Sanders endorses game industry unionisation; and Twitch acquires social networking platform Bebo. Global gaming market set to [...]

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