TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020
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, [...]
Earplay, deltaDNA and the Rising Opportunity of 'Voice-First' Interactive Audio
Audio-first and audio-only games have to-date offered a fascinating micro niche within the gaming medium. In the late 1990s the visionary musician and game designer Kenji Eno released a game with very few visuals at all for the Sega Saturn and [...]
Google Opens Playa Vista Stadia Studio; Esports Players League Completes USD$1m (£767k) Seed Round
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Google opens Playa Vista Stadia studio; Esports Players League completes USD$1m seed round; and Phoenix Games acquires Studio Firefly. Google opens Playa Vista Stadia studio Google has opened [...]
Developing Developers: Q&A with Aude Barral, CodinGame
In this exclusive interview, TheGamingEconomy speaks with Aude Barral (pictured below), co-founder and CMO, CodinGame, on the modern game developer, how roles and training are set to evolve as gaming platforms change, and how game design mechanics can be effectively [...]
Game Financial Reports Round-Up: Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Zynga, Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, Take-Two and More
[LAST UPDATE: 28th February, 2020] The time of year has come when myriad gaming companies and other tech outfits are releasing their new financial reports, with the conventional Q4 financial quarter drawing to a close on the final day of 2019. The [...]
Roblox Raises USD$150m, App Samurai Closes USD$2.4m Funding Round
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Roblox raises USD$150m (£116m), App Samurai closes USD$2.4m (£1.8m) funding round; USD$1.8m (£1.4m) investment in casual mobile studio FunCraft; and Valve soliciting proposals for The International [...]
Global Esports Revenue to Hit USD$1.1bn; Facebook Acquires Sanzaru Games
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Global esports revenue to hit USD$1.1bn (£848m); Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games; and PlatinumGames establishes new studio. Global esports revenue to hit USD$1.1bn (£848m) The esports economy is predicted [...]
Google Rolls Out Hypercasual Platform; CD Projekt Now Europe's Second-Largest Game Company
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Google rolls out hypercasual platform for low spec devices and networks; CD Projekt now Europe's second-largest game company; and Oculus making 'significant headway' against HTC's VR [...]
Netmarble Releases 2019 Financial Results; Atomico & Founders Fund Announce New Capital
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Netmarble releases 2019 financial results; Atomico and Founders Fund announce new capital; and Kwalee pays out over £1m in employee profit share scheme. Netmarble releases 2019 financial [...]
Nvidia Revenue Climbs 41%; Sony Wrestling with PlayStation 5 Price-Setting
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nvidia revenue climbs 41%; Sony wrestling with PlayStation 5 price-setting; and Google Activision Blizzard deal valued at USD$160m (£123m). Nvidia revenue climbs 41% Nvidia has published its financial [...]
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 [...]
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