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55% of UK Dev Jobs Are Outside of London and the South East; Atari to Open Gaming Hotels
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: 55% of UK dev jobs are outside of London and the South East; Atari to open gaming hotels; and USD$10m-plus (£7.68m-plus) contracts for top streamers departing Twitch 55% [...]
Animoca Brands' Yat Siu: M&A, Partnerships, and Trends
In the first 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 one: integrating nWay, advertising partnerships, and upcoming developments [...]
Activision Blizzard & Google Sign Partnership; Developers Shift Focus to Next-Gen Consoles and VR
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Activision Blizzard and Google sign partnership; Developers shift focus to next-gen consoles and VR; and LPL suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus. Activision Blizzard and Google sign partnership Activision Blizzard [...]
Digital Bros Moves to Acquire Starbreeze; US Game Content Generates USD$35.4bn in 2019
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Digital Bros moves to acquire Starbreeze; US game content generates USD$35.4bn (£27.0bn) in 2019; and Media and Games Invest acquires Verve assets. Digital Bros moves to acquire Starbreeze Milan-based [...]
Disney Sells FoxNext Games; Valve Not Planning Release of Source 2 SDK
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Disney sells FoxNext Games; Valve not planning release of Source 2 SDK; and Nintendo wins European Court ruling on digital refunds. Disney sells FoxNext Games Disney has sold FoxNext [...]
Make-Up Outfit Benefit Partners With Gen.G On Female Esports Branding Initiative
Esports organisation Gen.G has partnered with cosmetics specialist Benefit to deliver a an initiative targeting female gamers that will include a series of beauty routine videos staring women popular as streamers and players. The 'Game Face' video series continues Gen.G's apparent [...]
Tencent Set to Acquire Funcom; AppsFlyer Raises USD$210m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent set to acquire Funcom for USD$148m (£114m); AppsFlyer raises USD$210m (£161m); Stillfront Group acquires Storm8 for USD$300m (£230m); and US state intervention attempt on Riot Games [...]
Tencent to Invest Away from Gaming; ByteDance to Enter Core Gaming
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent to invest away from gaming; ByteDance to enter core gaming; and Rockstar claimed £37.6m in VGTR in 2019. Tencent to invest away from gaming Tencent Holdings executives are [...]
NHS Calls for Loot Box Ban; Ubisoft to Restructure Editorial Team
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: NHS calls for loot box ban; Ubisoft to restructure editorial team; and NetEase Tom and Jerry title reaches 100m users. NHS calls for loot box ban NHS mental [...]
Analysis: Cyberpunk 2077's Crunch Controversy
CD Projekt Red has delayed the release of its eagerly anticipated sci-fi RPG Cyberpunk 2077. The game will now miss its scheduled April release slot, instead arriving in September 17th this year. That puts it in a very busy slot for [...]
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