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Private Equity Firm Blackstone Buys Vungle; Tencent Launches Streaming App for WeGame
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Private equity firm Blackstone buys Vungle; Tencent launches streaming app for WeGame; and Baidu renews partnership with Snap. Private equity firm Blackstone buys Vungle Private equity firm Blackstone has [...]
Niantic Shuts Down Field Trip; Growth Slows on Twitch
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Niantic shuts down Field Trip; Growth slows on Twitch; Respawn forces cheaters to fight each other. Niantic shuts down Field Trip Niantic has announced that it will be shutting [...]
Monolith Soft Doubles Year-on-Year Profit; Fiverr Launches ‘Industry Store’ for Gaming Services
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Monolith Soft doubles year-on-year profit, opens new studio; Fiverr launches ‘industry store’ for gaming services; and Ubisoft criticised for sourcing music through HitRecord. Monolith Soft doubles year-on-year profit, [...]
Stripping back the Switch: Is simplification contrary to innovation?
Nintendo has developed a reputation for doing things differently when it comes to developing new gaming hardware. When the original Wii was revealed to come with a wand-shaped motion sensitive control, Nintendo reaffirmed itself as unafraid to forge its own path. [...]
Facebook reportedly pursuing high-profile IP exclusives and acquisitions to bolster Oculus VR gaming
Facebook is reportedly pursuing acquisitions and exclusivity deals in an effort to supply its VR hardware with big name, triple-A productions. That is according to The Information, which cites two insider sources with knowledge on the matter. One of those sources [...]
Over 4,000 developers Have Signed Up to Google Stadia Partners; Winners Announced for the Develop:Star 2019 Awards
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Over 4,000 developers have signed up to Google Stadia Partners; winners announced for the Develop:Star 2019 Awards; and the Nintendo Switch Lite not a replacement for the [...]
Cuphead to Be Made Into Netflix Show; Nintendo Debuts Switch Lite
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Cuphead to be made into Netflix show; Nintendo debuts Switch Lite; and Amazon is developing a Lord of the Rings MMO. Cuphead to be made into Netflix show Cuphead, [...]
Games Make Up Almost 75% of Global Mobile Spend in H1 2019; League of Legends is Most Viewed Game on Twitch
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Games make up almost 75% of global mobile spend in H1 2019; League of Legends is most viewed game on Twitch; Pokémon GO grosses USD$2.65bn (£2.12bn) in [...]
Tencent Leads Efforts to Build China Age Ratings System; HQ Trivia Lays Off 20% of Staff
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent leads efforts to build age ratings system in China; HQ Trivia lays off approximately 20% of staff; and worldwide mobile gaming revenue hits USD$29.6bn (£23.6bn) in [...]
The entrepreneurs behind EMEA’s £54b mobile games industry that no one is talking about
In this special guest authored piece, AppLovin's managing director EMEA Simon Spaull shines a spotlight on some of the lesser talked about mobile entrepreneurs currently making waves in a gigantic gaming sector. AppLovin provides a suite of tools to help [...]
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