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Annapurna Interactive Parent Clears Over USD$200m (£165.2m) In Debt; ISFE Launches Esports Division
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Annapurna Interactive parent clears over USD$200m (£165.2m) in debt; ISFE launches esports division; and Playful raises USD$23m (£19m) in Series A funding. Annapurna Interactive parent clears over [...]
Huya Acquires USD$30m (£24.7m) Stake in ESL; Google Open Sources Real-Time Hand Tracking Tech
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Huya acquires USD$30m (£24.7m) stake in ESL; Google open sources real-time hand tracking tech; and PEGI clarifies position on NBA 2K20 gambling imagery. Huya acquires USD$30m (£24.7m) [...]
Knock Knock Knocks on the Door of the Post-App Store Opportunity
Instant gaming outfit Knock Knock has secured USD$4m (£3.3m) in a Series A funding round led by March Capital Partners. It's another encouraging story of success in the casual games sector, but there's something more fascinating beyond the investment itself. Knock Knock [...]
Hyper-Casual Esports Platform Ready Raises USD$5m (£4.1m)
BITKRAFT Esports Ventures has spearheaded a USD$5m (£4.1m) Series A funding round in competitive hyper-casual platform Ready. By any technical definition, Ready is an esports offering. At its most fundamental, it lets players do battle in multiplayer games for cash prizes. [...]
Tencent Selects Dubai for its Regional HQ; Blizzard Sues Sina Games
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Tencent selects Dubai for its regional HQ; Blizzard sues Sina Games over copyright infringement; and Telltale Games brand resurrected. Tencent selects Dubai for its regional HQ Chinese gaming [...]
gamescom Attracts 373,000 Visitors; Steam Business Model ‘Unrealistic’ According to Ubisoft
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: gamescom attracts 373,000 visitors; Steam business model ‘unrealistic’ according to Ubisoft; and Tik Tok adopts F2P-style video ads. gamescom attracts 373,000 visitors The 2019 edition of gamescom attracted [...]
Tencent and NetEase earn CN¥79.1bn (£9.04bn) from online games in H1 2019
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Tencent and NetEase earn CN¥79.1bn (£9.04bn) from online games in H1 2019; Supercell launches Rush Wars; and Playtika acquires Seriously. Tencent and NetEase earn CN¥79.1bn (£9.04bn) from [...]
Admix's Vision for Ads as Game Assets: Moving From 'Ad Tech' to 'Game Development Tool'
Game development sometimes has a complicated relationship with ad tech. Advertising solutions might help pay the bills, but they are often seen as something 'other'; an entity that is separated from the technology that is used to actually make games. It’s [...]
Microsoft Contractors Listened to Xbox Users; Steam China to be Launched by Valve and Perfect World
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Microsoft contractors listened to Xbox users; Steam China to be launched by Valve and Perfect World; and Bidstack expands across the US. Microsoft contractors listened to Xbox [...]
Denuvo Releases Mobile Game Protection Solution; GameStop Lays Off 120 Staff
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Denuvo releases Mobile Game Protection solution; GameStop lays off 120 staff; and Starbreeze posts quarterly loss of SEK64.4m (£5.44m). Denuvo releases Mobile Game Protection solution Digital security platform [...]
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