TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent to invest away from gaming; ByteDance to enter core gaming; and Rockstar claimed £37.6m in VGTR in 2019. Tencent to invest away from gaming Tencent Holdings executives are [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Mobile gaming to surpass USD$100bn (£76.8bn) in 2020; stable year for video games on Kickstarter; and Star Wars mobile games pass USD$1bn (£768m). Mobile gaming to surpass [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Miniclip to acquire Ilyon Games; new Switch console rumoured for mid-2020; and Tencent invests in Platinum Games. Miniclip to acquire Ilyon Games Tencent-owned Miniclip has reached an agreement [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Games grew 4% in 2019 to USD$120.1bn (£91.8bn); Razer applies for Digital Full Bank License in Singapore; and Xiaomi set to invest CNY¥50bn (£5.5bn) in AI, [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Tencent Nintendo Switch sells 50,000 units on release; GameStop posts net loss of USD$83.4m (£63.4m); and Gosu.ai raises USD$2.8m (£2.1m). Tencent Nintendo Switch sells 50,000 units on [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: iDream Sky in talks to acquire Leyou for USD$1.4bn (£1.1bn); PatronGG raises USD$1m (£760,000); and MLB The Show to debut on non-Sony consoles. iDreamSky in talks to [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Qualcomm and Niantic collaborating on new AR glasses; Wildlife Studios raises USD$60m (£45.7m) for mobile portfolio; Gameloft closes UK studio. Qualcomm and Niantic collaborating on new AR [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Nintendo Switch to launch in China on December 10th; Mario Kart Tour is most downloaded game of 2019; and Owlcat Games raises USD$1m (£770,000). Nintendo Switch to [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Facebook acquires Beat Games; Candy Crush Saga passes USD$2bn (£1.6bn) in revenue; and Coffee Stain invests in Kavalri. Facebook acquires Beat Games Facebook has acquired VR developer Beat [...]

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 [...]