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  • 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 [...]

  • Embracer Group in 13-Strong Acquisition Spree; Queens Gaming Collective Raises USD$1.5m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group in 13-strong acquisition spree; Queens Gaming Collective raises USD$1.5m (£1.1m); and AudioMob secures USD$1.5m (£1.1m). Embracer Group in 13-strong acquisition spree Video games holding company Embracer [...]

  • Thunderful Group Prepares for SEK750m IPO; Zynga Opens New Texas Studio

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Thunderful Group prepares for SEK750m (£65.6m) IPO; Zynga opens new Texas studio; and LILA Games raises USD$2.8m (£2.1m). Thunderful Group prepares for SEK750m (£65.6m) IPO Following on [...]

  • Thunderful Group Acquires Station Interactive; MGI Completes €80m Bond Placement

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Thunderful Group acquires Station Interactive; MGI completes €80m (£72m) bond placement; and ACCO Brands expands into gaming with PowerA purchase. Thunderful Group acquires Station Interactive Gothenburg-based video game [...]

  • PUBG Corp to Invest USD$100m in India; Corsair Acquires Gamer Sensei

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: PUBG Corp. to invest USD$100m (£75.5m) in India; Corsair acquires Gamer Sensei; and Hector Rodriguez re-acquires OpTic Gaming. PUBG Corp. to invest USD$100m (£75.5m) in India PUBG Corporation [...]

  • Nexon Posts Company-Record Q3; Fnatic Secures USD$10m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nexon posts company-record Q3; Fnatic secures USD$10m (£7.6m); and Tommy Tallarico settles Roblox copyright dispute. Nexon posts company-record Q3 Tokyo-based online games studio Nexon has announced company-record revenue [...]

  • EA Revenue Down 14%; Take-Two Raises Full-Year Forecast

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: EA revenue down 14%; Take-Two raises full-year forecast; Sega reports 33% sales drop and sells arcade division. EA revenue down 14% Electronic Arts (EA) has reported total net [...]

  • Tencent Leads USD$25m Lockwood Publishing Round; Nintendo Profit Rockets by 209%

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent leads USD$25m (£19m) Lockwood Publishing round; Nintendo profit rockets by 209%; and Zynga posts record quarterly revenue. Tencent leads USD$25m (£19m) Lockwood Publishing round Lockwood Publishing, best [...]

  • eUnited & Backstageplay Terminate Merger; Ignition Facility Founded

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: eUnited and Backstageplay terminate merger agreement; Ignition Facility founded; and Light Brick Studio splits from Lego Group. eUnited and Backstageplay terminate merger agreement Los Angeles-based esports organisation eUnited [...]

  • Microsoft Gaming Revenue up 22%; Sony Sees Strong Digital Growth

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft gaming revenue up 22%; Sony sees strong digital growth; and CD Projekt Red delays Cyberpunk 2077 for third time. Microsoft gaming revenue up 22% Microsoft has released [...]

  • Ragnarok Brings ZeniMax and Bethesda into Rune 2 Lawsuit; Venn Raises $26m

    The Gaming Economy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Ragnarok accuses Bethesda and ZeniMax of complicity in allegedly sabotaging Rune 2; streaming network Venn raises $26m in series A funding; and Ghost Gaming [...]