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 [...]
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) [...]
PlayStation 5 Launch Details Revealed; Bayes Holding Raises USD$6m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: PlayStation 5 launch details revealed; Bayes raises USD$6m (£4.6m); and Keywords Studios acquires Heavy Iron Studios. PlayStation 5 launch details revealed Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 [...]
IDFA Changes Could Trigger Job Losses; Skillz Prepares for IPO
The Gaming Economy daily digest brings you the leading news from the gaming industry. In today's edition: mobile marketing firm Consumer Acquisition warns that impending changes to Apple's IDFA could usher in substantial job losses; e-sports platform Skillz prepares to [...]
DDM Acquires Data Platform from Digi-Capital; Destiny Drops Loot Boxes
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: DDM acquires data platform from Digi-Capital; Destiny drops loot boxes; Disruptor Beam continues engine pivot; and GameStop announces trio of board appointments. DDM acquires data platform from [...]
The 5 Biggest Feature Trends Shaping the Mobile Game Market in 2020
In this special contributed feature by Wilhelm Voutilainen, senior game analyst at GameRefinery looks at what we can learn about mobile gaming by looking back to the previous year, pulling insights from the company's considerable pool of data. --- So here we [...]
The UK Games Industry Census: A New Benchmark, and a Long Way to Go
Today games industry trade body UKIE launched its new report, The UK Games Industry Census. Top of the list of its findings was the fact that the UK game industry is still predominantly male, white and relatively young. The census was [...]
Games grew 4% in 2019 to USD$120.1bn (£91.8bn); Razer applies for Digital Full Bank License
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Games grew 4% in 2019 to USD$120.1bn (£91.8bn); Razer applies for Digital Full Bank License in Singapore; and Xiaomi set to invest CNY¥50bn (£5.5bn) in AI, [...]
Typhoon Studios Joins Google's Stadia Games and Entertainment; Tencent-Backed Global Esports Federation Founded
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Typhoon Studios joins Google's Stadia Games and Entertainment; Tencent-backed Global Esports Federation founded; and Twitch Fortnite viewership dips 28% in 2019. Typhoon Studios joins Google's Stadia Games [...]
How Advertising Shortcomings Shaved 17% Off Twitter's Share Price
Twitter isn't a gaming platform. The social network may have seen a major uptake in gaming engagement in recent months, but while the likes of Facebook, WeChat and Kakao Talk have become homes for hyper casual, the micro-blogging platform has not. Still, [...]
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 [...]
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