TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Google rolls out hypercasual platform for low spec devices and networks; CD Projekt now Europe's second-largest game company; and Oculus making 'significant headway' against HTC's VR [...]
Alberta Game Dev Tax Credits Withdrawn After Single Year (and a Brief History of Video Game Tax Relief)
Video game tax credits have been withdrawn in the Canadian province of Alberta after just one year.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 [...]
How Advertising Shortcomings Shaved 17% Off Twitter's Share Price
Twitter isn't a gaming platform. The social network may have seen a major uptake in gaming engagement in recent months, but while the likes of Facebook, WeChat and Kakao Talk have become homes for hyper casual, the micro-blogging platform has not. Still, [...]
Insufficient Evidence for Clinical 'Gaming Disorder', Says Oxford Internet Institute
A new study by the Oxford Internet Institute has concluded that individuals that carry dysfunctional gaming habits are likely to be demonstrating underlying frustrations and wider psychosocial functioning issues, over a 'gaming disorder' in isolation. Furthermore, the study found no evidence [...]
Interview: Fyber's Offer Yehudai Talks Programmatic, Subscriptions and Getting In-Game Ads Right
Earlier this year mobile monetisation platform outfit Fyber launched a significantly reworked version of its Fyber FairBid technology, having celebrated 10 years in business in the previous months. But what have the team learned about the changing in-game advertising landscape over [...]
Riot Games Debuts New Games; Paradox Pulls Stellaris: Galaxy Command; Google Dates Stadia
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Esports Giant Riot Reveals Slate of New Products, Paradox pulls Stellaris: Galaxy Command Over 'Stolen' Assets; Google Stadia Gets Exact Release Date; Coming November 19th Riot Games [...]
Sumo Group Welcomes New Chairman, Posts Half-Year Financials; Sony Selling Hardware and Games Direct to Consumer
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Sumo Group Welcomes New Chairman, Posts Half-Year Profits; Sony Selling Hardware and Games Direct to Consumer; Improbable Acquires The Multiplayer Guys. Sumo Group Welcomes New Chairman, Posts [...]
Switch Lite Sales Predictions Trigger Nintendo Stock Drop; Manticore Games Secures USD$30m (£24.1m) for Accessible Dev Tech
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Switch Lite Sales Predictions Trigger Nintendo Stock Drop; Manticore Games Secures USD$30m (£24.1m) for Accessible Dev Tech; Nintendo Debuts Mario Kart Mobile Subscription Service Switch Lite Sales [...]
Cloud Gaming in Asia to Hit USD$3bn (£2.4bn) Revenues by 2023; Google Launches Apple Arcade Rival Play Pass
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Cloud Gaming in Asia to Hit USD$3bn (£2.4bn) Revenues by 2023; Google Launches Play Pass Subscription Service; Borderlands 3 Pushes Franchise Over USD$1bn (£803.6m) Net Bookings [...]
PUBG Mobile Revenue Passes USD$1 Billion (£803.6m); Unity Acquires DeltaDNA
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: PUBG Mobile Revenue Passes USD$1 Billion (£803.6m); Unity Acquires DeltaDNA; French Court's Steam Second Hand Sales Ruling Contradicts EU Law, Says Trade Body PUBG Mobile Revenue Passes [...]
The Future of Premium? Hands on With Apple Arcade
By the time Apple's mobile gaming subscription service launched yesterday, we'd all heard plenty of theorising about the potential success, failure and impact of the platform. A lot of questions remain that will only be answered with the passage of time. [...]
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