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Microsoft Viewing Google and Amazon as Main Competitors; DeNA Reports JP¥49.4bn Loss
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft viewing Google and Amazon as main competitors; DeNA reports JP¥49.4bn (£346m) loss; Zynga posts record annual revenue; and Nexon Korea agrees 6.8% salary raise with [...]
Dan Houser Leaves Rockstar; Capcom Operating Income Up 30.1%
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Dan Houser leaves Rockstar; Capcom operating income up 30.1%; Sony closes VR Manchester studio; and Improbable acquires zeuz. Dan Houser leaves Rockstar Dan Houser, co-founder and VP creative [...]
The UK Games Industry Census: A New Benchmark, and a Long Way to Go
Today games industry trade body UKIE launched its new report, The UK Games Industry Census. Top of the list of its findings was the fact that the UK game industry is still predominantly male, white and relatively young. The census was [...]
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 [...]
Digital Drives 68.7% of EA's Q3 Net Revenue; Zuckerberg Still Committed to AR and VR as 'the Holy Grail of Social'
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Digital drives 68.7% of EA's Q3 net revenue; Zuckerberg still committed to AR and VR as 'the holy grail of social experiences'; and Global Game Jam [...]
Nintendo Raises Profit Forecast to JP¥300bn (£2.11bn); Microsoft Gaming Revenue Down 21%
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nintendo raises profit forecast to USD$2.75bn (£2.11bn); Microsoft gaming revenue down 21%; GameRefinery acquires Reflection.io; and Com2uS leads Skybound Entertainment funding round. Nintendo raises profit forecast to [...]
Web Advertising is a Sinking Ship for Brands. In-App Advertising can be the Lifeboat
Writing for ExchangeWire, Niklas Bakos (pictured below), CEO and founder of Adverty, discusses how in-app and in-game advertising have changed from recent years, and how these changes are combining with pressures in web advertising to make these channels particularly enticing [...]
XR Revenue to Reach USD$14.9bn in 2023; Nintendo mobile games generate USD$1.08bn (£829m)
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: XR revenue to reach USD$14.9bn (£11.4bn) in 2023; Nintendo mobile games generate USD$1bn (£768m); and Disney to close Fogbank Entertainment. XR revenue to reach USD$14.9bn (£11.4bn) in [...]
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