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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: Lightheart Entertainment raises €1.3m (£1.1m); Demiurge regains independence; and Tin Giant sues Atari. Lightheart Entertainment raises €1.3m (£1.1m) Lightheart Entertainment has raised seed funding of €1.3m (£1.1m) from [...]

  • Lightheart Entertainment Raises €1.3m; Demiurge Regains Independence

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Lightheart Entertainment raises €1.3m (£1.1m); Demiurge regains independence; and Tin Giant sues Atari. Lightheart Entertainment raises €1.3m (£1.1m) Lightheart Entertainment has raised seed funding of €1.3m (£1.1m) from [...]

  • Niantic Acquires 6D.ai; iDreamSky & CVC to Lower Leyou Bid

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Niantic acquires 6D.ai; iDreamSky and CVC to lower Leyou bid; and mobile gaming on the rise during Covid-19. Niantic acquires 6D.ai Niantic has acquired fellow augmented reality (AR) [...]

  • COVID-19 and the Game Industry: News Round-up [UPDATED 7th April]

    [LATEST UPDATE: 3rd April] As the COVID-19 novel coronavirus continues its spread and has hit pandemic level, there has been a growing impact on the game industry. The game sector's problems, of course, are trivial compared to the millions impacted and [...]

  • Tencent & Huawei Partner for Cloud Gaming; Colopl Acquires Mages

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent and Huawei partner for cloud gaming; Colopl acquires Mages; and HQ Trivia returns. Tencent and Huawei partner for cloud gaming Tencent has partnered with Huawei to launch [...]

  • Epic Games Launches New 'Developer-First' Publishing Model

    Fortnite outfit Epic Games has launched a new multi-platform publishing initiative that promises to be 'developer-first' in its make-up and delivery. A number of high-profile game studios are already on board with the Epic Games Publishing effort, with Playdead, Remedy Entertainment [...]

  • GameStop Surpasses Earnings Expectations; ASOdesk Raises USD$1m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: GameStop surpasses earnings expectations; ASOdesk raises USD$1m (£833,000); and Tribe Gaming raises USD$1m (£833,000). GameStop surpasses earnings expectations Video games retailer GameStop has published its financial results for [...]

  • Razer Revenue Reaches USD$821m; Fritz AI Raises USD$5m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Razer revenue reaches USD$821m (£694m); Fritz AI raises USD$5m (£4.2m); and estimated MTG esports revenue down 35%-45%. Razer revenue reaches USD$821m (£694m) Gaming technology firm Razer has announced [...]

  • Microsoft Bullish on Xbox Supply Chain; Tencent Replaces DouYu and Huya Directors

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft bullish on Xbox supply chain; Tencent replaces DouYu and Huya directors; and Big Run Studios raises USD$1.4m (£1.2m) from Galaxy Interactive. Microsoft bullish on Xbox supply [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Tencent Revenue Up 21%; Video Game Usage Rises Amid Covid-19

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent revenue up 21%; video game usage rises amid Covid-19; and users prefer non-intrusive gaming ads to display units. Tencent revenue up 21% Tencent Holdings Limited has posted [...]