TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020
More games are to be released in China. Under normal circumstances, that statement would be far from newsworthy. But for nine months in 2018, the world's largest games market had been significantly stifled by new Government regulation. In March last year, [...]
Epic Games Acquires Rad Game Tools; Tapjoy Reaches Settlement with the FTC
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games acquires Rad Game Tools; Tapjoy reaches settlement with the FTC; and Juked closes crowdfunding campaign at USD$1.07m (£788,000). Epic Games acquires Rad Game Tools Epic Games [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
Codemasters Drives Hands Space Face Messaging in Dirt Rally 2.0 and Grid
Codemasters today partnered with Bidstack and the government to promote the ‘Hands, Face, Space’ health messaging in DiRT Rally 2.0™ and GRID®. The messaging is part of the Government’s efforts to get the essential messaging into more homes during the Christmas [...]
GameSquare to Acquire Reciprocity; TinyBuild Backs Hologryph by USD$3m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: GameSquare to acquire Reciprocity; TinyBuild backs Hologryph by USD$3m (£2.2m); and Fyber revenue climbs by 94%. GameSquare to acquire Reciprocity Publicly-listed esports agency GameSquare Esports Inc. has [...]
EG7 to Acquire Piranha Games; AppsFlyer Extends Series D to USD$225m+
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: EG7 to acquire Piranha Games; AppsFlyer extends Series D to USD$225m+; and Keywords Studios boosts marketing capabilities with g-Net Media purchase. EG7 to acquire Piranha Games Stockholm-based video [...]
Embracer Group in 13-Strong Acquisition Spree; Queens Gaming Collective Raises USD$1.5m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group in 13-strong acquisition spree; Queens Gaming Collective raises USD$1.5m (£1.1m); and AudioMob secures USD$1.5m (£1.1m). Embracer Group in 13-strong acquisition spree Video games holding company Embracer [...]
Griffin Gaming Partners Raises USD$235m; Enthusiast Gaming Applies for Nasdaq Listing
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Griffin Gaming Partners raises USD$235m (£178m); Enthusiast Gaming applies for Nasdaq listing; and ironSource reportedly preparing for IPO. Griffin Gaming Partners raises USD$235m (£178m) Griffin Gaming Partners has [...]
Microsoft's PlayFab Adds Pay-As-You-Go Option; NBA 2K21 Inserts Non-Skippable Ads
The Gaming Economy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: PlayFab introduces a new pay-as-you-go option to make its services more accessible; NBA 2K21 makes the controversial decision to insert non-skippable ads into its [...]
Virtuos Acquires CounterPunch Studios; Mogul Raises AUD$8m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Virtuos acquires CounterPunch Studios; Mogul raises AUD$8m (£4.4m); and Unity Ads joins AppLovin and IronSource in gaming ads triopoly. Virtuos acquires CounterPunch Studios Singaporean developer Virtuos has acquired [...]
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