TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020
App streaming versus HTML5. What’s the difference when it comes to effective mobile advertising? Well, the differences are plenty but to find out the benefits and the reason both formats exist, ExchangeWire speaks with Wally Nguyen (pictured below), CEO, mNectar. Playable [...]
Huuuge Games Confirms IPO Pricing; Road Studio to raise zł2m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Huuuge Games confirms IPO pricing; Road Studio to raise zł2m (£388,000); and TIGA calls for UK games investment fund. Huuuge Games confirms IPO pricing Huuuge Games has confirmed [...]
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 [...]
Hitmarker Launches Second Crowdfunding Campaign; MPL Secures USD$500,000
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Hitmarker launches second crowdfunding campaign; MPL secures USD$500,000 (£375,000); and ESE Entertainment purchases K1CK. Hitmarker launches second crowdfunding campaign Video games and esports recruitment platform Hitmarker has announced [...]
Fit-Tech x Gaming: Q&A with Christian Thostrup, JABII
In a demonstration of video gaming's growing influence in other sectors, gamified fitness brands have featured prominently in investment headlines recently, perhaps most notably in the the USD$450m (£345m) funding round closed by Zwift in September. Subsequently, after several years in [...]
Unity Seeks Over USD$1bn from IPO; Razer Customer Details Reportedly Exposed
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Unity seeks over USD$1bn (£774m) from IPO; Razer customer details reportedly exposed; and Juked.gg opens crowdfunding campaign. Unity seeks over USD$1bn (£774m) from IPO Unity Technologies has set [...]
GameStop Posts USD$111m Loss; Xbox Series X Launch Details Revealed
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: GameStop posts USD$111m (£85.6m) loss; Xbox Series X launch details revealed; and Grimorio of Games and JanduSoft secure USD$450,000 (£346,900). GameStop posts USD$111m (£85.6m) loss Video game retailer [...]
Vlambeer Calls it Quits After 10 Years; Big Fish Games Cuts 250 Jobs
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Dutch indie games studio Vlambeer shuts down after running for a decade; Big Fish Games lets go of 250 employees as part of a company restructure; [...]
Record-Breaking App Downloads in Q2; CtW Launches Campaign Against EA Pay
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the latest news in the world of gaming. In today’s news: App Annie reports record gaming app downloads in Q2; CtW launches a campaign against EA's pay practices; and a study shows that gaming fared [...]
Starbreeze to Raise SEK250m; GP Bullhound Closes €125m Fund
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Starbreeze to raise SEK250m (£21.8m); GP Bullhound closes €125m (£114m) fund; KAT VR passes £1m crowdfunding for Walk C treadmill. Starbreeze to raise SEK250m Stockholm-based developer Starbreeze AB [...]
Kickstarter to Cut Staff by up to 45%; My.Games Launches USD$10m Publishing Programme
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Kickstarter to cut staff by up to 45%; My.Games launches USD$10m (£8.0m) publishing programme; and Global Esports Federation partners with Commonwealth Games Federation. Kickstarter to cut staff [...]
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