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  • 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 [...]

  • GameSquare to Acquire Reciprocity; TinyBuild Backs Hologryph by USD$3m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: GameSquare to acquire Reciprocity; TinyBuild backs Hologryph by USD$3m (£2.2m); and Fyber revenue climbs by 94%. GameSquare to acquire Reciprocity Publicly-listed esports agency GameSquare Esports Inc. has [...]

  • Saudi Crown Prince to Become Largest SNK Shareholder; 2UP Receives USD$2.8m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Saudi Crown Prince leads to become largest SNK shareholder; 2UP receives USD$2.8m (£2.1m) from Supercell; and CD Projekt net profit climbs by 57%. Saudi Crown Prince to [...]

  • Lightfox Games Raises USD$3.3m; Nintendo Restricts Commercial Use of Animal Crossing

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Lightfox Games raises USD$3.3m (£2.5m); Nintendo restricts commercial use of Animal Crossing; and BLAST secures £1.7m. Lightfox Games raises USD$3.3m (£2.5m) Nascent mobile developer-publisher Lightfox Games has announced [...]

  • Roblox Files to go Public; Skillz Revenue up 92%

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Roblox files to go public; Skilz revenue up 92%; and NetEase online game revenues reach CN¥13.9bn (£1.60bn). Roblox files to go public Roblox Corporation has filed its S-1 [...]

  • Apple Halves IAP Commission for Smaller Devs; Gunzilla Games Launches

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Apple halves IAP commission for smaller developers; Gunzilla Games launches; and Nvidia gaming revenue reaches record USD$2.27bn (£1.71bn). Apple halves IAP commission for smaller developers Technology giant Apple [...]

  • Embracer Group in 13-Strong Acquisition Spree; Queens Gaming Collective Raises USD$1.5m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group in 13-strong acquisition spree; Queens Gaming Collective raises USD$1.5m (£1.1m); and AudioMob secures USD$1.5m (£1.1m). Embracer Group in 13-strong acquisition spree Video games holding company Embracer [...]

  • Thunderful Group Prepares for SEK750m IPO; Zynga Opens New Texas Studio

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Thunderful Group prepares for SEK750m (£65.6m) IPO; Zynga opens new Texas studio; and LILA Games raises USD$2.8m (£2.1m). Thunderful Group prepares for SEK750m (£65.6m) IPO Following on [...]

  • Thunderful Group Acquires Station Interactive; MGI Completes €80m Bond Placement

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Thunderful Group acquires Station Interactive; MGI completes €80m (£72m) bond placement; and ACCO Brands expands into gaming with PowerA purchase. Thunderful Group acquires Station Interactive Gothenburg-based video game [...]

  • Unity Revenue Climbs by 53.3%; Statespace Raises USD$29m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Unity revenue climbs by 53.3%; Statespace raises USD$29m (£22m); and Tencent gaming revenue up 45%. Unity revenue climbs by 53.3% Unity Software Inc. has announced its financial results [...]

  • PUBG Corp to Invest USD$100m in India; Corsair Acquires Gamer Sensei

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: PUBG Corp. to invest USD$100m (£75.5m) in India; Corsair acquires Gamer Sensei; and Hector Rodriguez re-acquires OpTic Gaming. PUBG Corp. to invest USD$100m (£75.5m) in India PUBG Corporation [...]