TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Valve to launch VR Half-Life title; Skydance Media to form new studio; and PC & Mobile gaming revenue to pass USD$8.3bn (£6.4bn) in Greater Southeast Asia. Valve [...]

Last night was a big night for Xbox. Microsoft hosted its X019 event in London, which was plump with announcements. If one theme dominated, though, it was the delivery of games as a service. Both Game Pass and Project xCloud enjoyed plenty [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: EA hints at return to Steam; Sony examining sale of PlayStation Vue; and Ubisoft share price plummets following profit warning. EA hints at return to Steam EA has [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Ubisoft revises 2019-2020 targets downwards; Google opens first Stadia studio; and TSMC invests additional USD$4bn (£3.1bn) in semiconductor production. Ubisoft revises 2019-2020 targets downwards Ubisoft has substantially lowered [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: NorthEdge acquires Catalis; player spends AUD$220,000 (£118,000) on free-to-play microtransactions; Project xCloud preview goes live. NorthEdge acquires Catalis VC firm NorthEdge Capital has acquired UK video game company [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Call of Duty Mobile surpasses 100 million downloads; Medal acquires Megacool; and Atari system architect leaves following payment dispute. Call of Duty Mobile surpasses 100 million downloads Call [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Tenacious Entertainment raises USD$3.3m (£2.7m); content streamed on Mixer triples; and Hearthstone player banned for Hong Kong protest support. Tenacious Entertainment raises USD$3.3m (£2.7m) Washington-based mobile developer Tenacious [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Tencent integrates live-streaming e-commerce functions in WeChat, Scopely expands into APAC, and PlayStation 4 sells thirty million units in the US. Tencent integrates live-streaming e-commerce functions in [...]

TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Huya acquires USD$30m (£24.7m) stake in ESL; Google open sources real-time hand tracking tech; and PEGI clarifies position on NBA 2K20 gambling imagery. Huya acquires USD$30m (£24.7m) [...]

The vast  expo Gamescom kicks off tomorrow, starting its 11th year. Likely to attract hundreds of thousands of consumer and trade attendees, the event is now a giant of the gaming sector. And as is something of a tradition, the day [...]