Game development sometimes has a complicated relationship with ad tech. Advertising solutions might help pay the bills, but they are often seen as something 'other'; an entity that is separated from the technology that is used to actually make games. It’s [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Forge of Empires success credited to real-world event content; Celtic signs Call of Duty World League Championship team; and Gamescom conference schedule - August 19th 2019. A special [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Final Oculus VR founder leaves company; Stillfront Group net revenue increases by 46%; and Echo Fox expelled from LCS. Final Oculus VR founder leaves company Nate Mitchell, the final [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: NetEase targets Tencent with CH¥5bn (£584m) e-sports stadium; Rocket League removing loot crates; and E3 attendee details leaked in 2019, 2018, 2006, and 2004. NetEase targets Tencent with [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: 61% of Chinese gamers prefer free-to-play or ad-funded titles; Immortals Gaming Club reportedly selling Houston Outlaws for USD$40m (£32.8m); and Ubisoft acquires Green Panda Games. 61% of Chinese [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Amazon hiring for gaming ‘stealth advertising innovation’ team; Microsoft investing USD$1bn (£799m) in OpenAI; and Tencent invests in Antstream. Amazon hiring for ‘stealth advertising innovation’ to disrupt gaming [...]

London-based studio Pixion Games has revealed that it has secured USD$2m (£1.6m) in seed funding to further its efforts developing mobile titles specifically geared towards esports. Private investment firm Eldridge Industries led the round, with contributions from Jabre Capital Family Office [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Harry Potter Wizards Unite due to gross USD£10m (£7.85m) in first month; Nintendo opens second retail store; and US government blocks League of Legends in Iran and [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: global gaming market set to generate USD$152.1bn (£121.3bn) in 2019; Bernie Sanders endorses game industry unionisation; and Twitch acquires social networking platform Bebo. Global gaming market set to [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games acquires social platform Houseparty; Riot Games in trouble with gender discrimination investigation; and The Esports Global Fund launches. Epic Games acquires social platform Houseparty Houseparty, the face-to-face [...]