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2K's long-standing and wildly popular basketball game NBA 2K19 has in recent days been the subject of a flood of frustration from players unhappy with the premium title's apparent ramping up of 'unskippable' ads. It appears some of that frustration may [...]
Cloud Gaming has Incredible Disruptive Potential, and 5G is the Key to Unlocking it
In this special contributed piece Erick Fang, CEO of AI-driven ad platform Mintegral, explores the opportunity and challenges around cloud gaming. And as the release of Google Stadia nears, he considers how the roll-out of 5G will found any potential... March’s [...]
Cloud Gaming in Asia to Hit USD$3bn (£2.4bn) Revenues by 2023; Google Launches Apple Arcade Rival Play Pass
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Cloud Gaming in Asia to Hit USD$3bn (£2.4bn) Revenues by 2023; Google Launches Play Pass Subscription Service; Borderlands 3 Pushes Franchise Over USD$1bn (£803.6m) Net Bookings [...]
Huya Acquires USD$30m (£24.7m) Stake in ESL; Google Open Sources Real-Time Hand Tracking Tech
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Huya acquires USD$30m (£24.7m) stake in ESL; Google open sources real-time hand tracking tech; and PEGI clarifies position on NBA 2K20 gambling imagery. Huya acquires USD$30m (£24.7m) [...]
Roblox hits 100 million monthly users; Google testing Play Pass
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Roblox hits 100 million monthly users; Google testing ‘Play Pass’ - a mobile gaming subscription service; and E3 leaks personal details of over 2000 industry professionals. Roblox hits [...]
Facebook reportedly pursuing high-profile IP exclusives and acquisitions to bolster Oculus VR gaming
Facebook is reportedly pursuing acquisitions and exclusivity deals in an effort to supply its VR hardware with big name, triple-A productions. That is according to The Information, which cites two insider sources with knowledge on the matter. One of those sources [...]
Epic Games Founder Praises Cross-Play; Amazon Lays Off Dozens of Game Development Staff
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games founder praises cross-play; Amazon lays off dozens of game development staff; and 83% of gamers interested in new cloud gaming services. Epic Games founder praises cross-play Epic [...]
Google confirms pricing structure, launch details and games for cloud-based Stadia gaming platform
Google has moved to reveal more details on its eagerly anticipated Stadia cloud-gaming service; namely pricing structures, launch details and launch games. The gaming platform - due in November this year - requires no console-like 'box' or dedicated hardware beyond a [...]
Google Teases Stadia Details; WeQ Acquires Booster Studios
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today's news: Google teases Stadia details; WeQ acquires Booster Studios; and BlueStacks launches SDK for developers to publish Android games to Steam. Google teases Stadia details Google has subtly announced it [...]
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