TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Super League Gaming to acquire Mobcrush; Midgame Fund now taking pitches; and AudioMob launches proprietary DSP. Super League Gaming to acquire Mobcrush Santa Monica-based video game and esports platform Super League Gaming has announced that it is set to acquire live-streaming platform Mobcrush, which also owns Minecraft server provider Mineville. According to the 8-K form submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Super League Gaming is set [...]

The Gaming Economy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: PlayFab introduces a new pay-as-you-go option to make its services more accessible; NBA 2K21 makes the controversial decision to insert non-skippable ads into its game’s loading screen; and Frost Giant Entertainment raises $4.7m to realise its RTS ambitions.   Microsoft’s PlayFab introduces pay-as-you-go option   PlayFab, Microsoft’s games developer division, has announced that it will introduce a pay-as-you-go plan for customers to use its services. The move follows [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: ValueAct gains USD$1.1bn (£891m) stake in Nintendo; US game sales up 35%; and Boost VC closes USD$40m (£32m) fund. US game sales up 35% US consumer spend across video game hardware, software, and accessories, increased by 35% during March 2020 when compared to last year, reaching USD$1.6bn (£1.3bn), according to estimates released by The NPD Group. Despite being the most lucrative March for the US video games industry [...]