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 Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: NHS calls for loot box ban; Ubisoft to restructure editorial team; and NetEase Tom and Jerry title reaches 100m users. NHS calls for loot box ban NHS mental [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Mobile gaming to surpass USD$100bn (£76.8bn) in 2020; stable year for video games on Kickstarter; and Star Wars mobile games pass USD$1bn (£768m). Mobile gaming to surpass [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Mobile gaming consumer spend hits USD$61.7bn (£47.4bn); over 70 million PC shipments in Q4 2019; and Riot launches tabletop division. Mobile gaming consumer spend hits USD$61.7bn (£47.4bn) Consumer [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: CWA launches campaign for video game unionisation; Square Enix focusing on cloud gaming; and Anzu.io partners with Vivid Games. CWA launches campaign for video game unionisation The Communications [...]

It's easy to feel instinctively optimistic about in-game advertising. In recent years there's been a powerful sense that in-game ads aren't simply an increasingly valuable means of income for developers and publishers; perhaps they're now understood and embraced by more consumers [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Miniclip to acquire Ilyon Games; new Switch console rumoured for mid-2020; and Tencent invests in Platinum Games. Miniclip to acquire Ilyon Games Tencent-owned Miniclip has reached an agreement [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Nintendo open to cloud gaming; only two new releases in best-selling Steam Games of 2019; and 12 million subscribers forecast for Apple Arcade. Nintendo open to cloud [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Team17 picks up Yippee Entertainment; Worldwide Christmas spend on apps tops USD$277m (£209.6m); and Nexon sells off mobile development subsidiary for JPN¥1 (£0.007). Team17 picks up Yippee [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Clash of Clans is top-grossing mobile game of the decade; Brawl Stars reaches revenue of USD$420m (£314m); and Keywords Studios acquires Ichi, Kantan, and Syllabes. Clash of [...]