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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: Roblox goes public at USD$38.3bn (£27.5bn) valuation; EA employee allegedly selling FUT cards; and Epic Games acquires Capturing Reality. Roblox goes public at USD$38.3bn (£27.5bn) valuation User-generated game [...]

  • Sony Launches Immersive Music Division; Ubisoft Partners with Lucasfilm on Star Wars Title

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Sony launches immersive music division; Ubisoft partners with Lucasfilm on Star Wars title; and Tilting Point to invest USD$10m (£7.3m) in Storytaco's Dangerous Fellows. Sony launches immersive [...]

  • EG7 to Acquire Piranha Games; AppsFlyer Extends Series D to USD$225m+

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: EG7 to acquire Piranha Games; AppsFlyer extends Series D to USD$225m+; and Keywords Studios boosts marketing capabilities with g-Net Media purchase. EG7 to acquire Piranha Games Stockholm-based video [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Epic Games Acquires SuperAwesome; Build a Rocket Boy Raises £32m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games acquires SuperAwesome; Build a Rocket Boy raises £32m; Krafton merges PUBG Corp. ahead of 2021 IPO. Epic Games acquires SuperAwesome Epic Games has announced the acquisition [...]

  • Embracer Group Acquires Vertigo Games; Zwift Raises USD$450m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group acquires Vertigo Games; Zwift raises USD$450m (£349m); and Wisdom Gaming Group secures USD$3m (£2.3m). Embracer Group acquires Vertigo Games Embracer Group AB has announced that its [...]

  • Epic Games Raises USD$1.78bn; Trump Signs Executive Order Against Tencent

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games raises USD$1.78bn (£1.35bn); Trump signs executive order against Tencent; and Enthusiast Gaming acquires Omnia Media. Epic Games raises USD$1.78bn (£1.35bn) Epic Games has announced that it [...]

  • AppLovin Acquires Machine Zone; BLAST Premier Raises €12.5m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: AppLovin acquires Machine Zone; BLAST Premier raises €12.5m (£11.1m); and Sumo Group purchases Lab42. AppLovin acquires Machine Zone Mobile games company AppLovin has announced that it has acquired [...]

  • Samsung Ventures Ups DigiLens Investment; Nintendo to Boost Switch Production

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Samsung Ventures ups DigiLens investment; Nintendo to boost Switch production; and Unruly partners with Ampverse for esports video investment programme. Samsung Ventures ups DigiLens investment Samsung Venture Investment [...]

  • Jacki Vause on How to Publish Successfully in China

    In this special exclusive contributed piece, Dimoso CEO Jacki Vause considers the fine art of publishing mobile games to China. Vause is a widely respected veteran of the tech, mobile and PR space, has been named one of PCR's Top-30 [...]

  • Arcades Are Dead; Long Live... Airport Gaming Lounges?

    The classic video game arcade has almost become a trope for nostalgia. They appear across contemporary fiction as shorthand for a fondly remembered version of the 1970s and 1980s. The arcade's 'passing' is often lamented in tandem with warm, fuzzy memories [...]