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  • TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent boosts Century Huatong stake; IronSource in rumoured talks with Thoma Bravo SPAC; and EA suspends discretionary content allocation. Tencent boosts Century Huatong stake Tencent Holdings Limited has [...]

  • Focus Home Interactive Acquires Deck13; Keywords Purchases Coconut Lizard

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13; Keywords purchases Coconut Lizard; and Koch Media launches Americas publishing unit. Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Paris-based publisher Focus Home Interactive has acquired [...]

  • US Suspends H-1B Visas; Phoenixx Partners with Bandai Namco & Dentsu

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: US suspends H-1B visas; Phoenixx partners with Bandai Namco and Dentsu; and Treehouse Games raises USD$2.6m (£2.1m). US suspends H-1B visas United States President Donald Trump has signed [...]

  • Epic Games Targets USD$17bn Valuation; Ubisoft Opens Vietnam Studio

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games targets USD$17bn (£14bn) valuation; Ubisoft opens Vietnam studio; and Gearbox Software sues Apogee Software. Epic Games targets USD$17bn (£14bn) valuation Epic Games is set to raise [...]

  • AT&T Mulls USD$4bn Warner Bros. Gaming Sale; Nazara Acquires Majority Stake in Halaplay

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: AT&T mulls USD$4bn (£3.2bn) Warner Bros. gaming sale; Nazara acquires majority stake in Halaplay; Aiva Technologies raises €1.5m (£1.3m); and Kahoot raises USD$28m (£22m). AT&T mulls USD$4bn [...]

  • GameStop Posts USD$165m Loss; Playrix Acquires Cateia Games

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: GameStop posts USD$165m (£130m) loss; Playrix acquires Cateia Games; and Nintendo confirms 300,000 accounts may have been compromised. GameStop posts USD$165m (£130m) loss Retailer GameStop has recorded a [...]

  • Gen.G partners with Puma; Organisational Changes at Arc System Works

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Gen.G partners with Puma; organisational changes at Arc System Works; and Brøndby IF expands hummel partnership to esports. Gen.G partners with Puma German sports clothing brand Puma has [...]

  • DCMS Calls for More Loot Box Evidence; Sony Fined AUD$3.5m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: DCMS calls for more loot box evidence; Sony fined AUD$3.5m (£1.9m); and Sandsoft Games launches. DCMS calls for more loot box evidence The UK Department for Digital, Culture, [...]

  • Advertising, Patience, and Match-3: An Analysis of Zynga-Peak

    On Monday (1st June 2020), Zynga announced that it would acquire Istanbul-based Peak for a total consideration of USD$1.8bn (£1.4bn), marking its largest acquisition, and the largest exit by Turkish start-up, to-date. With the deal expected to close within the [...]

  • Homa Games Partners with IRL Team; Lootlocker Raises SEK2.4m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Homa Games partners with IRL Team; LootLocker raises SEK2.4m (£201,000); and Paradox Interactive opens new Barcelona studio. Homa Games partners with IRL Team Homa Games has joined forces [...]

  • Zynga in Talks to Acquire Peak; NetEase to Raise up to USD$3bn;

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Zynga in talks to acquire Peak; NetEase to raise up to USD$3bn (£2.4bn); and Avalanche Studios Group to open new UK studio. Zynga in talks to acquire [...]