TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020
Video game tax credits have been withdrawn in the Canadian province of Alberta after just one year. Tax credits - also known as tax breaks - have existed in the game industry for many years, but have in recent months come [...]
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 [...]
Stillfront Group Acquires Candywriter; Transcend Fund Raises USD$50m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Stillfront Group acquires Candywriter; Transcend Fund raises USD$50m (£40m); and UK and German market revenue figures announced. Stillfront Group acquires Candywriter Stillfront Group AB has announced that it [...]
Facebook to Launch Gaming App; Republic Acquires Fig
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Facebook to launch gaming app; Republic acquires Fig; and Sega shutters two former Demiurge titles. Facebook to launch gaming app Facebook Gaming will launch a dedicated streaming app [...]
Embracer Group Raises SEK1.65bn; N3TWORK Opens USD$50m Dev Growth Fund
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group raises SEK1.65bn (£133m); N3TWORK opens USD$50m (£40m) developer growth fund; and Quest Ventures raises USD$50m (£40m) VC fund. Embracer Group raises SEK1.65bn (£133m) Embracer Group AB [...]
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 [...]
Cloud Imperium Raises USD$17.25m; €1m Investment in Anybrain
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Cloud Imperium raises USD$17.25m (£13.91m); €1m (£892,000) investment in Anybrain; and Koch Media & Kalypso Media expand publishing partnership. Cloud Imperium raises USD$17.25m (£13.91m) Cloud Imperium Games has [...]
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 [...]
Scopely Raises USD$200m for M&A; The Sandbox Secures USD$2m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Scopely raises USD$200m (£173.1m) for M&A; The Sandbox secures USD$2.01m (£1.74m); Robin Games secures USD$7m (£6.05m) seed funding; and Mainframe Industries raises €7.6m (£7.1m). Scopely raises USD$200m [...]
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 [...]
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