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  • Paradox Interactive Acquires Iceflake Studios; Sea Monster Raises USD$1m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Paradox Interactive acquires Iceflake Studios; Sea Monster raises USD$1m (£796,000); and Partner TV launches cloud gaming service with Blacknut. Paradox Interactive acquires Iceflake Studios Stockholm-based developer-publisher Paradox Interactive [...]

  • US Suspends H-1B Visas; Phoenixx Partners with Bandai Namco & Dentsu

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: US suspends H-1B visas; Phoenixx partners with Bandai Namco and Dentsu; and Treehouse Games raises USD$2.6m (£2.1m). US suspends H-1B visas United States President Donald Trump has signed [...]

  • PlayStation 5 Revealed; Playable Worlds Raises USD$10m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Playstation 5 revealed; Playable Worlds raises USD$10m (£7.9m); and Zynga partners with Snap. Playstation 5 revealed Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has revealed its next-generation PlayStation 5 console, with [...]

  • Activision Blizzard Shareholders File CEO Pay Complaint; Cloud9 Partners with Guinevere Capital

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Activision Blizzard shareholders file CEO pay complaint; Cloud9 partners with Guinevere Capital; and NetEase establishes first console studio. Activision Blizzard shareholders file CEO pay complaint Voting advisory bodies [...]

  • Nvidia GeForce NOW Pivots to Opt-In Model; Carry1st Raises USD$2.5m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nvidia GeForce NOW pivots to opt-in model; Carry1st raises USD$2.5m (£2.0m); and TeamSpeak partners with Activision Blizzard. Nvidia GeForce NOW pivots to opt-in model Nvidia have announced that [...]

  • Tencent Online Game Revenue Climbs 31%; Unreal Engine Royalty-Free up to USD$1m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent online game revenue climbs 31%; Unreal Engine royalty-free up to USD$1m (£815,000); and FACEIT to manage North American Rainbow Six Siege esports. Tencent online game revenue [...]

  • Kickstarter to Cut Staff by up to 45%; My.Games Launches USD$10m Publishing Programme

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Kickstarter to cut staff by up to 45%; My.Games launches USD$10m (£8.0m) publishing programme; and Global Esports Federation partners with Commonwealth Games Federation. Kickstarter to cut staff [...]

  • Jagex Acquired for USD$530m; ESL & Dreamhack Enter Twitch Exclusivity Deal

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Jagex acquired for USD$530m (£426m); ESL and Dreamhack enter Twitch exclusivity deal; and Scopely acquires PierPlay. Jagex acquired for USD$530m (£426m) Cambridge-based developer Jagex has been sold by [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]