TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Huya acquires USD$30m (£24.7m) stake in ESL; Google open sources real-time hand tracking tech; and PEGI clarifies position on NBA 2K20 gambling imagery. Huya acquires USD$30m (£24.7m) [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Tencent and NetEase earn CN¥79.1bn (£9.04bn) from online games in H1 2019; Supercell launches Rush Wars; and Playtika acquires Seriously. Tencent and NetEase earn CN¥79.1bn (£9.04bn) from [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: THQ Nordic sales increase by 36%, announces multiple acquisitions; Loot Crate files for bankruptcy; and US delays tariffs on China-made games consoles. THQ Nordic sales increase by 36%, [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: 61% of Chinese gamers prefer free-to-play or ad-funded titles; Immortals Gaming Club reportedly selling Houston Outlaws for USD$40m (£32.8m); and Ubisoft acquires Green Panda Games. 61% of Chinese [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Private equity firm Blackstone buys Vungle; Tencent launches streaming app for WeGame; and Baidu renews partnership with Snap. Private equity firm Blackstone buys Vungle Private equity firm Blackstone has [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent leads efforts to build age ratings system in China; HQ Trivia lays off approximately 20% of staff; and worldwide mobile gaming revenue hits USD$29.6bn (£23.6bn) in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Chinese technology giant Tencent is understood to be partnering with Riot Games to bring the latter's globally popular PC game League of Legends to mobile. While Tencent can feel like a company that dominates the headlines all too often, this one [...]

That figure – and Niko's other findings – point to rapid growth in China’s games market, despite state involvement stifling game releases in the country through 2018 and into this year. Niko's in-depth report points to the fact that China presently [...]