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
Niantic Acquires Mayhem; WestBridge Sells INR₹5bn Stake in Nazara Technologies
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Niantic acquires Mayhem; Westbridge sells INR₹5bn (£50.2m) stake in Nazara Technologies; and Frogwares' The Sinking City returns to stores amid legal dispute with Nacon. Niantic acquires Mayhem Augmented [...]
Nintendo to Acquire Next Level Games; Google Workers to Unionise
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nintendo to acquire Next Level Games; Google workers to unionise; and SuperGen Group to build CN¥10bn (£1.1bn) esports centre. Nintendo to acquire Next Level Games Nintendo has announced [...]
Gaijin Entertainment Allegedly Funding DPR Militants; Asetek in IP Deal with Granite Devices
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Gaijin Entertainment allegedly funding DPR militants; Asetek in IP deal with Granite Devices; and Microsoft calls for arbitration in Xbox drifting lawsuit. Gaijin Entertainment allegedly funding DPR [...]
Holiday News Roundup: ft. Moon Active; Liftoff; Stillfront Group; et al.
As we move into 2021 with high hopes for a more healthy year globally, TheGamingEconomy summarises the most significant video game business news stories from the past two weeks. In this digest: Moon Active acquires Melsoft; Liftoff receives USD$400m (£294m) [...]
Predictions 2021: VC Investment
In the second of TheGamingEconomy's 2021 Predictions series, we take a look at some of the key statistics from the TGE Index on venture investment in gaming, and hear from Justin Keeling, General Partner of recently-launched Lumikai Fund, on what [...]
Discord Raises USD$100m; Unity Partners with Snap
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Discord raises USD$100m (£74.7m); Unity partners with Snap; and Rec Room secures USD$20m (£15m). Discord raises USD$100m (£74.7m) Gaming-centric voice chat app Discord has announced that it has [...]
Keywords Studios in Dual Acquisition; Embracer Group Secures New M&A Warchest
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Keywords Studios in dual acquisition; Embracer Group secures new M&A warchest; and esports to be medalled event at 2022 Asian Games. Keywords Studios in dual acquisition Following on [...]
Parsec Raises USD$25m; Keywords Studios Acquires High Voltage
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Parsec raises USD$25m (£19m); Keywords Studios acquires High Voltage; and UK MPs propose ban on resale of bot-bought consoles. Parsec raises USD$25m (£19m) Remote desktop technology and video [...]
Roblox Acquires Loom.ai; SteelSeries in KontrolFreek Buyout
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Roblox acquires Loom.ai; SteelSeries in KontrolFreek buyout; and eBay scalping market for consoles, GPUs, and CPUs, calculated at USD$82m (£64m). Roblox acquires Loom.ai Online gaming platform Roblox Corporation [...]
EA Usurps Take-Two in Codemasters Takeover; Roblox to Delay IPO
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: EA usurps Take-Two in Codemasters takeover; Roblox to delay IPO; and ForeVR launches with USD$1.5m (£1.1m) in funding. EA usurps Take-Two in Codemasters takeover Electronic Arts (EA) has [...]
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