TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Global esports revenue to hit USD$1.1bn (£848m); Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games; and PlatinumGames establishes new studio. Global esports revenue to hit USD$1.1bn (£848m) The esports economy is predicted [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group acquires Saber Interactive; Paradox Interactive revenue up 13%; and ESL and Dreamhack sign revenue-sharing agreement with 13 leading teams. Embracer Group acquires Saber Interactive Embracer Group [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Dan Houser leaves Rockstar; Capcom operating income up 30.1%; Sony closes VR Manchester studio; and Improbable acquires zeuz. Dan Houser leaves Rockstar Dan Houser, co-founder and VP creative [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: UK trade bodies respond to immigration proposals; Animoca Brands reports AUD$25.1m (£12.7m) receipts from customers; Barclays to offer VGTR loans; and Ubisoft acquires Kolibri Games. UK trade [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nintendo raises profit forecast to USD$2.75bn (£2.11bn); Microsoft gaming revenue down 21%; GameRefinery acquires Reflection.io; and Com2uS leads Skybound Entertainment funding round. Nintendo raises profit forecast to [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: XR revenue to reach USD$14.9bn (£11.4bn) in 2023; Nintendo mobile games generate USD$1bn (£768m); and Disney to close Fogbank Entertainment. XR revenue to reach USD$14.9bn (£11.4bn) in [...]

In the first of this two-part interview series, TheGamingEconomy speaks with Yat Siu (pictured), founder and non-executive chairman of Animoca Brands, following its acquisition of nWay, Inc. in December 2019. In part one: integrating nWay, advertising partnerships, and upcoming developments [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Digital Bros moves to acquire Starbreeze; US game content generates USD$35.4bn (£27.0bn) in 2019; and Media and Games Invest acquires Verve assets. Digital Bros moves to acquire Starbreeze Milan-based [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Disney sells FoxNext Games; Valve not planning release of Source 2 SDK; and Nintendo wins European Court ruling on digital refunds. Disney sells FoxNext Games Disney has sold FoxNext [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent set to acquire Funcom for USD$148m (£114m); AppsFlyer raises USD$210m (£161m); Stillfront Group acquires Storm8 for USD$300m (£230m); and US state intervention attempt on Riot Games [...]