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  • US Senator Proposes Prison for Streaming Copyright Violators; Salad Technologies Raises USD$3.2m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: US Senator proposes prison for streaming copyright violators; Salad Technologies raises USD$3.2m (£2.4m); and Nintendo shifts 1.3 million Switch consoles in China. US Senator proposes prison for [...]

  • Microsoft Acquires Smash.gg; GreenPark Sports Secures USD$14m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft acquires Smash.gg; GreenPark Sports secures USD$14m (£10m); and VisiSonics raises USD$3.5m (£2.6m) for 3D sound technology. Microsoft acquires Smash.gg Microsoft has acquired esports tournament organisation platform Smash.gg [...]

  • Unity Revenue Climbs by 53.3%; Statespace Raises USD$29m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Unity revenue climbs by 53.3%; Statespace raises USD$29m (£22m); and Tencent gaming revenue up 45%. Unity revenue climbs by 53.3% Unity Software Inc. has announced its financial results [...]

  • Activision Blizzard Revenue Surges by 52%; Stillfront Group Acquires Everguild

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Activision Blizzard revenue surges by 52%; Stillfront Group acquires Everguild; and Gfinity exploring acquisitions or sale. Activision Blizzard revenue surges by 52% Activision Blizzard has released its financial [...]

  • Virtuos Acquires CounterPunch Studios; Mogul Raises AUD$8m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Virtuos acquires CounterPunch Studios; Mogul raises AUD$8m (£4.4m); and Unity Ads joins AppLovin and IronSource in gaming ads triopoly. Virtuos acquires CounterPunch Studios Singaporean developer Virtuos has acquired [...]

  • Fit-Tech x Gaming: Q&A with Christian Thostrup, JABII

    In a demonstration of video gaming's growing influence in other sectors, gamified fitness brands have featured prominently in investment headlines recently, perhaps most notably in the the USD$450m (£345m) funding round closed by Zwift in September. Subsequently, after several years in [...]

  • US House Criticises App Store Dominance; G-Loot Raises SEK500m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: US House criticises app store dominance; G-Loot raises SEK500m (£43.3m); and Activision Blizzard withdraws from France. US House criticises app store dominance The US House of Representatives antitrust [...]

  • Amazon to Launch Cloud Gaming Platform; Spectrum Labs Raises USD$10m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Amazon launches cloud gaming platform; Spectrum Labs raises USD$10m (£7.8m); and EG7 in SEK429m (£37.1m) share issuance. Amazon launches cloud gaming platform Amazon has announced that it will [...]

  • Epic Games Leads USD$15m Investment in Manticore; Digital Bros Returns to Profit

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games leads USD$15m (£12m) investment in Manticore; Digital Bros. returns to profit; and GameStop shares rally on lofty investor ambitions. Epic Games leads USD$15m (£12m) investment [...]

  • Microsoft Acquires ZeniMax for USD$7.5bn; Playco Raises USD$100m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft acquires ZeniMax for USD$7.5bn (£5.8bn); Playco raises USD$100m (£77.7m); and Mobile Premier League secures USD$90m (£70m). Microsoft acquires ZeniMax for USD$7.5bn (£5.8bn) Microsoft has announced that it [...]