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Sony Acquires Insomniac Games; Bidstack Launches In-Game Ads Plugin on Unreal Engine
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Sony acquires Insomniac Games; Bidstack launches in-game ads plugin on Unreal Engine; and Apple Arcade reportedly priced at USD$4.99 (£4.11) per month. Special editions of TheGamingEconomy Digest [...]
Gamescom Round-Up: The Google, Nintendo and Microsoft Conference Streams
The vast expo Gamescom kicks off tomorrow, starting its 11th year. Likely to attract hundreds of thousands of consumer and trade attendees, the event is now a giant of the gaming sector. And as is something of a tradition, the day [...]
Forge of Empires Success Credited to Real-World Event Content; Celtic Enters Call of Duty World League Championship
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Forge of Empires success credited to real-world event content; Celtic signs Call of Duty World League Championship team; and Gamescom conference schedule - August 19th 2019. A special [...]
The Programmatic Counter-Revolution: Why the Industry Needs to do its Bit to Avoid a Personal Data Backlash
In this special contributed piece, Erick Fang, CEO of AI-driven ad platform Mintegral, considers the need for the programmatic sector to make the case for its responsibility, or risk imprecise regulation becoming the dominant governing force. From time to time, I [...]
DeltaDNA Launches AdVantage Ad Management and Analytics Service
DeltaDNA is well known throughout the games industry. It's core offering combines data, analytics and marketing technology to serve engagement and monetisation. But the company is equally famed for its oft-quoted reports and presentations, which commonly found or buoy up [...]
Final Oculus VR founder leaves company; Stillfront Group net revenue increases by 46%
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Final Oculus VR founder leaves company; Stillfront Group net revenue increases by 46%; and Echo Fox expelled from LCS. Final Oculus VR founder leaves company Nate Mitchell, the final [...]
Prize Payments launches new esports winnings management system
A new solution named Prize Payments has been released, offering publishers and tournament organisers a way to manage and process money esports. Esports is a famously vast and growing part of the games industry today, and the prize pools available are [...]
THQ Nordic Sales Increase by 36%; Loot Crate Files for Bankruptcy
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: THQ Nordic sales increase by 36%, announces multiple acquisitions; Loot Crate files for bankruptcy; and US delays tariffs on China-made games consoles. THQ Nordic sales increase by 36%, [...]
Unknown Worlds Demands USD$300,000 (£249,000) from G2A; Borderlands 3 Will Not be Preloadable on Epic Games Store
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Unknown Worlds demands USD$300,000 (£249,000) from G2A; Borderlands 3 will not be preloadable on Epic Games Store; and casual games studio JaffaJam launches. Unknown Worlds demands USD$300,000 (£249,000) [...]
PUBG Mobile Now the Highest Grossing Battle Royale Title; Annapurna Interactive Parent Company Exploring Bankruptcy Protection
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s edition: PUBG Mobile now the highest grossing battle royale title; Annapurna Interactive parent company exploring bankruptcy protection; and Discord launches Go Live streaming service. PUBG Mobile now the highest [...]
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