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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: tinyBuild lists in £154m IPO; Blade files for bankruptcy; and GameStop establishes strategic transformation committee. tinyBuild lists in £154m IPO Seattle-based publishing group tinyBuild has completed a £154m [...]

  • VSPN Raises USD$100m; Koei Tecmo Sales up 39.7%

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: VSPN raises USD$100m (£76.6m); Koei Tecmo sales up 39.7%; and Scopely acquires Genjoy. VSPN raises USD$100m (£76.6m) Shanghai-based esports solutions provider Versus Programming Network (VSPN) has announced that [...]

  • 2019-2020 the Fastest Year for UK Industry Growth; Esports Guild Signs Major Sponsorship

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: TIGA reports that 2019-2020 has seen the fastest growth for the UK games industry; Esports Guild signs its first major sponsorship since its IPO; and PopReach [...]

  • Playtika Files IPO; September 2020's Biggest Month for Gaming TV Advertising

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Playtika files to go public; 2020 gaming ad spend reaches peak in September; and non-profit games organisation Hit Save launches.   Playtika files for IPO   Israel-based Playtika has announced [...]

  • Virtuos Acquires CounterPunch Studios; Mogul Raises AUD$8m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Virtuos acquires CounterPunch Studios; Mogul raises AUD$8m (£4.4m); and Unity Ads joins AppLovin and IronSource in gaming ads triopoly. Virtuos acquires CounterPunch Studios Singaporean developer Virtuos has acquired [...]

  • Kahoot! Raises USD$215m; Unity Launches Game Growth Program

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Kahoot raises USD$215m (£165m); Unity launches Game Growth Program; and Vungle acquires AlgoLift. Kahoot! raises USD$215m Oslo-based educational gaming company Kahoot! has announced that it has raised NOK1.978bn [...]

  • Huya and DouYu to Merge; Take-Two Interactive Acquires Ruffian Games

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Huya and DouYu to merge; Take-Two Interactive acquires Ruffian Games; and misleading Playrix adverts banned in the UK. Huya and DouYu to merge Chinese video game streaming firms [...]

  • "Significant" Ramifications Warned from Epic vs Apple Case; Dapper Labs Raises USD$18m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: "Significant" ramifications warned from Epic vs Apple case; Dapper Labs raises USD$18m (£13.8m); and Talon Esports secures USD$2m (£1.5m) seed funding. "Significant" ramifications warned from Epic vs [...]

  • MY.GAMES Acquires Deus Craft; Embracer Group Raises SEK5.78bn

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: MY.GAMES acquires Deus Craft; Embracer Group raises SEK5.78bn (£502m); and TGS Esports acquires Volcanic Media. MY.GAMES acquires Deus Craft Mail.ru Group has announced the acquisition of a controlling [...]

  • Thunderful Group Acquires Coatsink Software; AppLovin Planning 2021 IPO

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Thunderful Group acquires Coatsink Software; AppLovin planning 2021 IPO; and Rovio CEO Kati Levoranta to depart firm. Thunderful Group acquires Coatsink Software Swedish video game holding company Thunderful [...]

  • PandaScore Raises €5m; Armada Interactive Files for Bankruptcy

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: PandaScore raises €5m (£4.5m); Armada Interactive files for bankruptcy; and ESIC sanctions 37 coaches for misconduct. PandaScore raises €5m (£4.5m) Esports data provider PandaScore has raised €5m (£4.5m) [...]