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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: PlayStation 5 launch details revealed; Bayes raises USD$6m (£4.6m); and Keywords Studios acquires Heavy Iron Studios. PlayStation 5 launch details revealed Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 [...]

  • Archosaur Games in HKD$2.17bn IPO; Reggie Fils-Aimé joins Rogue Games

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Archosaur Games in HKD$2.17bn (£222m) IPO; Reggie Fils-Aimé joins Rogue Games; and Huuuge Games acquires Playable Platform. Archosaur Games in HKD$2.17bn (£222m) IPO Mobile MMORPG developer-publisher Archosaur Games, [...]

  • Three Ubisoft Executives Stand Down; FitXR Secures USD$7.5m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Three Ubisoft executives stand down; FitXR secures USD$7.5m (£5.9m); and Athlane raises USD$3.3m (£2.6m). Three Ubisoft executives stand down Three senior Ubisoft executives have resigned following allegations of [...]

  • New EU Regulation Gives Developers & Publishers More Rights; Amazon Delays 'New World' MMO to 2021

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the latest news in the world of gaming. In today’s news: New EU regulation gives developers and publishers more rights against platforms; Amazon pushes New World MMO back to 2021; and Leyou gives Tencent priority [...]

  • Microsoft Contemplating WBIE Acquisition; Pokémon GO Surpasses USD$3.6bn in Revenue

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft contemplating WBIE acquisition; Pokémon GO surpasses USD$3.6bn (£2.9bn) in revenue; and Dignitas partners with ExpressVPN. Microsoft contemplating WBIE acquisition Microsoft executives are contemplating the purchase of Warner [...]

  • Ubisoft's Maxime Béland Resigns; Animoca Brands Raises USD$4.1m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Ubisoft's Maxime Béland resigns; Animoca Brands raises USD$4.1m (£3.3m); and Rockstar and VGD partner for AAA VR title. Ubisoft's Maxime Béland resigns Ubisoft Vice President of Editorial Maxime [...]

  • Paradox Interactive Acquires Playrion; Sony Mulling Offer for Leyou

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Paradox Interactive acquires Playrion; Sony mulling offer for Leyou; and Tencent launches second US studio. Paradox Interactive acquires Playrion Stockholm-based developer-publisher Paradox Interactive has announced that it has [...]

  • Focus Home Interactive Acquires Deck13; Keywords Purchases Coconut Lizard

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13; Keywords purchases Coconut Lizard; and Koch Media launches Americas publishing unit. Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Paris-based publisher Focus Home Interactive has acquired [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Epic Games Targets USD$17bn Valuation; Ubisoft Opens Vietnam Studio

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games targets USD$17bn (£14bn) valuation; Ubisoft opens Vietnam studio; and Gearbox Software sues Apogee Software. Epic Games targets USD$17bn (£14bn) valuation Epic Games is set to raise [...]

  • AT&T Mulls USD$4bn Warner Bros. Gaming Sale; Nazara Acquires Majority Stake in Halaplay

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: AT&T mulls USD$4bn (£3.2bn) Warner Bros. gaming sale; Nazara acquires majority stake in Halaplay; Aiva Technologies raises €1.5m (£1.3m); and Kahoot raises USD$28m (£22m). AT&T mulls USD$4bn [...]