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FanAI Raises USD$8m (£6.2m); Mobile Users More Likely to Subscribe than Make One-Off Payments
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: FanAI raises USD$8m (£6.2m) funding; mobile users more likely to subscribe than make one-off payments; and Electric Square to open Leamington Spa studio. FanAI raises USD$8m (£6.2m) [...]
Tencent Gaming Revenue Increases; Bethesda Absorbs Human Head Studios
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Tencent gaming revenue increases; Bethesda absorbs Human Head Studios; and John Carmack to step down as Oculus CTO. Tencent gaming revenue increases Tencent has released its financial results [...]
Netflix Hesitant to Enter Gaming; Epic Acquires Quixel
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Netflix hesitant to enter gaming; Epic acquires Quixel; and Hitmarker raises £200,000. Netflix hesitant to enter gaming Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has reiterated that the video streaming giant [...]
Apple AR Headset Delayed Until 2022; Stadia to Launch with 12 Titles
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Apple AR headset delayed until 2022; Stadia to launch with 12 titles; and Starbreeze submits plan to pay off debts. Apple AR headset delayed until 2022 Apple is [...]
10 Billion Mixed Reality App Installs Predicted by 2024; MR Ad Spend to Hit USD$11bn (£8.54bn)
'Mixed reality' content will see 10 billion app installs by 2024, up from 3 billion in 2019, says a new report. The prediction comes from research and analytics outfit Juniper Research, which has published the results of a new study titled [...]
Tencent to Leverage Nintendo Partnership; Monthly Gaming Ad Spend on US TV Reaches USD$60.3m (£47.2m)
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Tencent to leverage partnership with Nintendo; US gaming industry ad spend reaches USD$60.3m (£47.2m); and Homescapes passes USD$1bn (£782m) in lifetime revenue. Tencent to leverage partnership with [...]
Sony Appoints Hermen Hulst as Head of Worldwide Studios; Activision Blizzard Revenue Falls 15%
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Sony appoints Hermen Hulst as head of Worldwide Studios; Activision Blizzard revenue falls 15%; and Valve seemingly working on cloud gaming service. Sony appoints Hermen Hulst as [...]
Google Open-Sources Cardboard VR Software
Google has made the software for its Cardborad VR system open-source, with a view to letting third-party developers continue to support the platform and existing apps. The announcement came via a Google blog post, and is as much and end-point as [...]
Niantic Establishes Developer Fund & Location Sponsorship; China & US Agree to Roll Back Tariffs
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Niantic establishes developer fund and location sponsorship; China and US agree to roll back tariffs; and US gaming spending reaches USD$9.18bn (£7.13bn) in Q3 2019. Niantic establishes [...]
G5 Games' USD$45.80 (£35.55) MAGRPPU; eFuse raises USD$1.4m (£1.1m) for esports platform
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: G5 Games' USD$45.80 (£35.55) MAGRPPU; eFuse raises USD$1.4m (£1.1m) for esports platform; Supercell closing Rush Wars G5 Games reports USD$45.80 (£35.55) average monthly gross revenue per paying [...]
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