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 [...]
Astralis set for esports team IPO first; Investor concern over Half-Life Alyx and Cyberpunk 2077 release clash dismissed
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Astralis set for esports team IPO first; Investor fears over Half-Life: Alyx and Cyberpunk 2077 clash dismissed by CD Projekt; Senior Ubisoft devs join Google's in-house [...]
The secret ingredient in AI-powered community moderation? Humans.
Tackling toxicity in online communities is a demanding, nuanced and sometimes thankless task. As communities around single games grow into tens of millions - or hundreds of millions in some cases - a tiny minority of problematic users can still [...]
Microsoft Considers xCloud-Exclusive Titles; Global Game Spend Forecast Revised to USD$148.8bn (£115.9bn)
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Microsoft considers xCloud-exclusive titles; global game spend forecast revised to USD$148.8bn (£115.9bn); Coherance raises USD$2.5m (£1.9m) seed funding; and Misfits launches USD$10m (£7.8m) esports and gaming [...]
Hands-on With Google Stadia: The Future of Gaming?
Late last week TheGamingEconomy headed to the upper floors of Google’s central-London offices so as to spend a little time hands on with Stadia. Even in the few days since that preview opportunity, updated news about the platform’s arrival has continued [...]
The Development of Collegiate and Professional Esports: Interview with Chris Buckner, Mainline
Following the completion of a USD$6.8m (£5.26m) funding round earlier in November, TheGamingEconomy spoke with Chris Buckner, co-founder and CEO of Mainline, to discuss the future of the collegiate esports market, and how its growth will carry through to the [...]
FanAI Raises USD$8m (£6.2m); Mobile Users More Likely to Subscribe than Make One-Off Payments
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: FanAI raises USD$8m (£6.2m) funding; mobile users more likely to subscribe than make one-off payments; and Electric Square to open Leamington Spa studio. FanAI raises USD$8m (£6.2m) [...]
Netflix Hesitant to Enter Gaming; Epic Acquires Quixel
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Netflix hesitant to enter gaming; Epic acquires Quixel; and Hitmarker raises £200,000. Netflix hesitant to enter gaming Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has reiterated that the video streaming giant [...]
G5 Games' USD$45.80 (£35.55) MAGRPPU; eFuse raises USD$1.4m (£1.1m) for esports platform
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: G5 Games' USD$45.80 (£35.55) MAGRPPU; eFuse raises USD$1.4m (£1.1m) for esports platform; Supercell closing Rush Wars G5 Games reports USD$45.80 (£35.55) average monthly gross revenue per paying [...]
Why All Brands Should Consider Mobile Advertising Within Esports
In this exclusive article for ExchangeWire and TheGamingEconomy, James Anderson (pictured below), business director at Publicis Sport and Entertainment, discusses how mobile esports has evolved from humble beginnings, and why the time is right for advertisers to invest in the [...]
Blizzard Criticised for Crowdfunding; AMD Targetting Consoles & Cloud Gaming
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Blizzard criticised for crowdfunding; AMD targetting consoles & cloud gaming; and Team17 raises revenue expectations. Blizzard criticised for crowdfunding Blizzard has attracted criticism for 'deceptive language' regarding a [...]
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