TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020
2020 highlights - Total investment and M&A activity across the video games industry tracked by the TGE Index through April-December 2020 reached USD$37.890bn from 406 disclosed transactions (501 total). Adding averaged publicly-available data for Q1 gives a full-year approximation of USD$40.572bn [...]
Scopely Secures USD$340m Series E Funding; Shotcall Raises USD$2.2m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Scopely secures USD$340m (£262m) Series E funding; Shotcall raises USD$2.2m (£1.7m); and EA fined up to €5m (£4.5m) over loot boxes. Scopely secures USD$340m (£262m) Series E [...]
Huuuge Games Acquires Double Star; EU IMCP Recommends New Loot Box Approach
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Huuuge Games acquires Double Star; EU IMCP recommends new loot box approach; and 2020 XR forecast revised to USD$6.9bn (£5.4bn). Huuuge Games acquires Double Star Szczecin, Poland-based developer-publisher [...]
Tim Sweeney Accuses Apple & Google of Monopolisation; Rabbit & Bear Studios Founded
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tim Sweeney accuses Apple and Google of monopolisation; Rabbit & Bear Studios formed; and Jeff Karp leaves Big Fish Games for EA. Tim Sweeney accuses Apple and [...]
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 [...]
ESRB Introduces Loot Box Labelling; Kumu Raises USD$5m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: ESRB introduces loot box labelling; Kumu raises USD$5m (£4m); and Mighty Jaxx raises SGD$4.5m (£2.5m). ESRB introduces loot box labelling The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has introduced [...]
Jacki Vause on How to Publish Successfully in China
In this special exclusive contributed piece, Dimoso CEO Jacki Vause considers the fine art of publishing mobile games to China. Vause is a widely respected veteran of the tech, mobile and PR space, has been named one of PCR's Top-30 [...]
Inside the Digital Services Tax
As part of the recent UK budget, the government confirmed that it is pressing ahead with its somewhat controversial Digital Services Tax. As reported by the Financial times, the UK plans to raise £500m a year by applying the tax primarily [...]
Sony Gaming Revenue Declines; 1570 Game Approvals by China in 2019
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Sony gaming revenue declines; 1570 game approvals by China in 2019; and Supercell invests €1m (£846,000) in Wild Games. Sony gaming revenue declines Sony gaming and network services [...]
UK Trade Bodies Respond to Immigration Proposals; Animoca Brands Reports AUD$25.1m Receipts from Customers
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: UK trade bodies respond to immigration proposals; Animoca Brands reports AUD$25.1m (£12.7m) receipts from customers; Barclays to offer VGTR loans; and Ubisoft acquires Kolibri Games. UK trade [...]
Animoca Brands' Yat Siu: Advertising, Market Growth, and True Digital Ownership
In the second 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 two: the evolution of in-game advertising, the growth [...]
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