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  • TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: ESRB introduces loot box labelling; Kumu raises USD$5m (£4m); and Mighty Jaxx raises SGD$4.5m (£2.5m). ESRB introduces loot box labelling The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has introduced [...]

  • ironSource Acquires Soomla; Zupee Raises USD$10m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: ironSource acquires Soomla; Zupee raises USD$10m (£7.4m); and AlgoriX launches mobile gaming division. ironSource acquires Soomla Ad monetisation platform ironSource has announced the full acquisition of fellow Tel [...]

  • Epic Games Acquires Rad Game Tools; Tapjoy Reaches Settlement with the FTC

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games acquires Rad Game Tools; Tapjoy reaches settlement with the FTC; and Juked closes crowdfunding campaign at USD$1.07m (£788,000). Epic Games acquires Rad Game Tools Epic Games [...]

  • Niantic Acquires Mayhem; WestBridge Sells INR₹5bn Stake in Nazara Technologies

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Niantic acquires Mayhem; Westbridge sells INR₹5bn (£50.2m) stake in Nazara Technologies; and Frogwares' The Sinking City returns to stores amid legal dispute with Nacon. Niantic acquires Mayhem Augmented [...]

  • Nintendo to Acquire Next Level Games; Google Workers to Unionise

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nintendo to acquire Next Level Games; Google workers to unionise; and SuperGen Group to build CN¥10bn (£1.1bn) esports centre. Nintendo to acquire Next Level Games Nintendo has announced [...]

  • Gaijin Entertainment Allegedly Funding DPR Militants; Asetek in IP Deal with Granite Devices

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Gaijin Entertainment allegedly funding DPR militants; Asetek in IP deal with Granite Devices; and Microsoft calls for arbitration in Xbox drifting lawsuit. Gaijin Entertainment allegedly funding DPR [...]

  • Holiday News Roundup: ft. Moon Active; Liftoff; Stillfront Group; et al.

    As we move into 2021 with high hopes for a more healthy year globally, TheGamingEconomy summarises the most significant video game business news stories from the past two weeks. In this digest: Moon Active acquires Melsoft; Liftoff receives USD$400m (£294m) [...]

  • Keywords Studios in Dual Acquisition; Embracer Group Secures New M&A Warchest

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Keywords Studios in dual acquisition; Embracer Group secures new M&A warchest; and esports to be medalled event at 2022 Asian Games. Keywords Studios in dual acquisition Following on [...]

  • Parsec Raises USD$25m; Keywords Studios Acquires High Voltage

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Parsec raises USD$25m (£19m); Keywords Studios acquires High Voltage; and UK MPs propose ban on resale of bot-bought consoles. Parsec raises USD$25m (£19m) Remote desktop technology and video [...]

  • Roblox Acquires Loom.ai; SteelSeries in KontrolFreek Buyout

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Roblox acquires Loom.ai; SteelSeries in KontrolFreek buyout; and eBay scalping market for consoles, GPUs, and CPUs, calculated at USD$82m (£64m). Roblox acquires Loom.ai Online gaming platform Roblox Corporation [...]

  • EA Usurps Take-Two in Codemasters Takeover; Roblox to Delay IPO

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: EA usurps Take-Two in Codemasters takeover; Roblox to delay IPO; and ForeVR launches with USD$1.5m (£1.1m) in funding. EA usurps Take-Two in Codemasters takeover Electronic Arts (EA) has [...]