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Harry Potter Wizards Unite Due to Gross USD£10m (£7.85m) in first month; Nintendo Opens Second Retail Store
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Harry Potter Wizards Unite due to gross USD£10m (£7.85m) in first month; Nintendo opens second retail store; and US government blocks League of Legends in Iran and [...]
Bungie Delays Destiny 2 Patch to Avoid Crunch; Harry Potter Wizards Unite Shifts 400,000 Units in First 24 Hours
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Bungie delays Destiny 2 patch to avoid crunch; Harry Potter Wizards Unite shifts 400,000 units in first 24 hours; and subscription model won't replace traditional game sales [...]
Commons committee grills EA and Epic reps at ongoing 'Immersive and addictive technologies inquiry'
In the UK the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has been speaking to representatives from Electronic Arts and Epic Games, as it's 'Immersive and addictive technologies inquiry' continues. The enquiry - which is not just focused on games - [...]
Facebook Announces Cryptocurrency Libra; Fallout Shelter Revenue Reaches USD$100m (£79.3m)
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Facebook announces cryptocurrency Libra; Fallout Shelter revenue reaches USD$100m (£79.3m); and Spy RPG Alpha Protocol is pulled from Steam. Facebook announces cryptocurrency Libra Facebook has announced its own cryptocurrency [...]
Developers can now build Synative playable game demos in Google Play for free
Game ad tech specialist Synative has moved to make its Playable Studio platform free for devs looking to build playable 'Try Now' demos for Google Play. In essence Synative offers in Playable Studio an accessible platform for building playable ads, all [...]
Global gaming market set to generate USD$152.1bn (£121.3bn) in 2019; Bernie Sanders endorses game industry unionisation
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: global gaming market set to generate USD$152.1bn (£121.3bn) in 2019; Bernie Sanders endorses game industry unionisation; and Twitch acquires social networking platform Bebo. Global gaming market set to [...]
PUBG Mobile Is Now The World’s Most Popular Mobile Game; Niantic Suing Global++ Hacking Association
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: PUBG Mobile is now the world’s most popular mobile game, Niantic suing Global++ hacking outfit, buys Sensible Object; and Oculus Quest sells USD$5m (£3.98m) of content in [...]
Epic Games Founder Praises Cross-Play; Amazon Lays Off Dozens of Game Development Staff
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games founder praises cross-play; Amazon lays off dozens of game development staff; and 83% of gamers interested in new cloud gaming services. Epic Games founder praises cross-play Epic [...]
Against Gravity secures USD$24m investment in VR social gaming space Rec Room
Seattle start-up Against Gravity has raised USD$24m (£18.9m) of VC funding. The money will help bolster Rec Room, the studio's blend of social space, game compilation and user content generation platform. As reported by TechCrunch, Against Gravity raised the investment over [...]
Epic Games Acquires Houseparty; Riot Games in Trouble with Gender Discrimination Investigation
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games acquires social platform Houseparty; Riot Games in trouble with gender discrimination investigation; and The Esports Global Fund launches. Epic Games acquires social platform Houseparty Houseparty, the face-to-face [...]
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