TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020
2020 highlights - Total investment and M&A activity across the video games industry tracked by the TGE Index through April-December 2020 reached USD$37.890bn from 406 disclosed transactions (501 total). Adding averaged publicly-available data for Q1 gives a full-year approximation of USD$40.572bn [...]
10 Billion Mixed Reality App Installs Predicted by 2024; MR Ad Spend to Hit USD$11bn (£8.54bn)
'Mixed reality' content will see 10 billion app installs by 2024, up from 3 billion in 2019, says a new report. The prediction comes from research and analytics outfit Juniper Research, which has published the results of a new study titled [...]
Google Open-Sources Cardboard VR Software
Google has made the software for its Cardborad VR system open-source, with a view to letting third-party developers continue to support the platform and existing apps. The announcement came via a Google blog post, and is as much and end-point as [...]
Apple and Valve Rumoured to be Partnering on AR Headset
Apple is rumoured to be working with game outfit Valve on an augmented reality headset that may be due for release next year. Citing industry sources, DigiTimes points to late 2020 as the earliest reasonable debut for unnamed headset, and identifies [...]
MTG to Review Gaming Portfolio; 22 Million App Reviews Removed from Apple App Store
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: MTG to review gaming portfolio; 22 million app reviews removed from Apple App Store; and Capcom profit increases by 33.2%. MTG to review gaming portfolio Modern Times Group [...]
Nicecatus.gg Raises USD$5.5m (£4.3m); GameGrooveCapital Launches
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Nicecatus.gg raises USD$5.5m (£4.3m); GameGroove Capital launches USD$6m (£4.6m) investment fund; and Gameloft partners with TIM to develop mobile subscription platform. Nicecactus.gg raises USD$5.5m (£4.3m) France-based Nicecactus.gg, formerly [...]
Interview: Fyber's Offer Yehudai Talks Programmatic, Subscriptions and Getting In-Game Ads Right
Earlier this year mobile monetisation platform outfit Fyber launched a significantly reworked version of its Fyber FairBid technology, having celebrated 10 years in business in the previous months. But what have the team learned about the changing in-game advertising landscape over [...]
Cloud Gaming in Asia to Hit USD$3bn (£2.4bn) Revenues by 2023; Google Launches Apple Arcade Rival Play Pass
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Cloud Gaming in Asia to Hit USD$3bn (£2.4bn) Revenues by 2023; Google Launches Play Pass Subscription Service; Borderlands 3 Pushes Franchise Over USD$1bn (£803.6m) Net Bookings [...]
PUBG Mobile Revenue Passes USD$1 Billion (£803.6m); Unity Acquires DeltaDNA
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: PUBG Mobile Revenue Passes USD$1 Billion (£803.6m); Unity Acquires DeltaDNA; French Court's Steam Second Hand Sales Ruling Contradicts EU Law, Says Trade Body PUBG Mobile Revenue Passes [...]
The Future of Premium? Hands on With Apple Arcade
By the time Apple's mobile gaming subscription service launched yesterday, we'd all heard plenty of theorising about the potential success, failure and impact of the platform. A lot of questions remain that will only be answered with the passage of time. [...]
NBCUniversal Shutters Game Publishing Arm; PlayVS Raises USD$50m (£40m) for Esports Platform
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: NBC Universal shuts down game publishing arm; PlayVS raises USD$50m (£40m) for esports platform; and Apple Arcade launches. NBCUniversal shuts down game publishing arm NBCUniversal, a division of [...]
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