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deltaDNA: Maturing Mobile Games Market Sends Revenues Soaring Off the Chart
In this contributed piece written exclusively for TheGamingEconomy, Mark Robinson, CEO of global game analytics and real-time marketing powerhouse deltaDNA, considers a shift in the balance of power in the mobile space that is seeing success democratised as investors return... The [...]
USD$1bn Pledged to Kickstarter Game Projects
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has seen backers give USD$1bn (£769m) to game projects in the ten years since its launch. When Kickstarter launched in 2009, crowdfunding was little known to the public, but following some high-profile projects by prominent creators, it quickly [...]
PepsiCo Planned Space-Based Orbiting Billboard for Gaming Ad Campaign
U.S. soft drinks giant PepsiCo was, until recently, planning to launch a gaming-focused advertising campaign hosted on billboards suspended in space. If you're not familiar with 'stratosphere advertisements' – also known as 'orbital display ads' – brace yourself. Russian tech outfit StartRocket [...]
Disruptor Beam Lifts Lid on Mobile Live-Ops & Game Dev Platform
The Boston-based development studio Disruptor Beam has made a move into game tech, revealing that it is releasing a new platform for mobile game development and live ops. Known for its work on Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and in [...]
Epic Removes Problematic Player-Created Content from Fortnite
Gaming giant Epic has removed a player-created scene from the Fortnite gameplay map after the game's fans reported that it depicted seriously problematic content. TheGamingEconomy will offer a brief warning here; this article will necessarily make very occasional and passing references to [...]
UK Games Market Grows 10% Through 2018, Hitting £5.7bn Value
The United Kingdom's games sector appears to be in rude health. As part of this week's ongoing London Games Festival, it was revealed that the UK games market enjoyed 10% year-on-year growth through 2018. UK games industry trade body Ukie also [...]
Rovio Puts £2.3m into Play Ventures Investment Fund
Angry Birds outfit Rovio has announced that it has placed USD$3m (£2.3m) into the new Play Ventures fund, which hopes to initially invest in 20-25 video game companies. Play Ventures was founded last year by video game entrepreneurs Harri Manninen and [...]
Analysis: Apple Unveils 'Arcade' Subscription Service
At this week's closely watched Apple event, the tech giant lifted the lid on a new video game subscription service by the name of 'Apple Arcade'. The service will launch with over 100 new and exclusive titles, serving mobile, desktop, and [...]
GDC Day Four Roundup: Microsoft's Stadia Response, Steam Store Redesign & Overwatch's Well-Behaved Players
As the Game Developers Conference 2019 nears its end, the news continues to flow. The most interesting story related to the show in this roundup doesn't come from the GDC floor itself, though. Instead, it's from within a reported internal [...]
GDC Day Three Roundup: Epic's USD$100m 'MegaGrants', Oculus' New VR Headset & Keyword's €100m Acquisitions Pot
As GDC continues to thunder forward, Fortnite and Unreal outfit Engine Epic has revealed a USD$100m (£76.6m) fund for developers that use its tech. The MegaGrants initiative has been launched alongside a new suite of online multiplayer dev tools; but the [...]
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