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Leaf Mobile in Company-Record Quarter; VR Headset Sales to Reach 6.4 Million in 2020
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Leaf Mobile in company-record quarter; VR headset sales to reach 6.4 million in 2020; and Yoplait to sponsor LDN UTD. Leaf Mobile in company-record quarter Vancouver-based Leaf Mobile, [...]
Hitmarker Launches Second Crowdfunding Campaign; MPL Secures USD$500,000
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Hitmarker launches second crowdfunding campaign; MPL secures USD$500,000 (£375,000); and ESE Entertainment purchases K1CK. Hitmarker launches second crowdfunding campaign Video games and esports recruitment platform Hitmarker has announced [...]
GameSquare to Acquire Reciprocity; TinyBuild Backs Hologryph by USD$3m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: GameSquare to acquire Reciprocity; TinyBuild backs Hologryph by USD$3m (£2.2m); and Fyber revenue climbs by 94%. GameSquare to acquire Reciprocity Publicly-listed esports agency GameSquare Esports Inc. has [...]
Saudi Crown Prince to Become Largest SNK Shareholder; 2UP Receives USD$2.8m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Saudi Crown Prince leads to become largest SNK shareholder; 2UP receives USD$2.8m (£2.1m) from Supercell; and CD Projekt net profit climbs by 57%. Saudi Crown Prince to [...]
EG7 to Acquire Piranha Games; AppsFlyer Extends Series D to USD$225m+
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: EG7 to acquire Piranha Games; AppsFlyer extends Series D to USD$225m+; and Keywords Studios boosts marketing capabilities with g-Net Media purchase. EG7 to acquire Piranha Games Stockholm-based video [...]
Kahoot! Acquires Drops; Hello Yellow Brick Games
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Kahoot! acquires Drops; Hello Yellow Brick Games; and ByteDance launches indie publisher and mobile game store. Kahoot! Acquires Drops Oslo-based educational gaming company Kahoot! has announced that it [...]
Lightfox Games Raises USD$3.3m; Nintendo Restricts Commercial Use of Animal Crossing
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Lightfox Games raises USD$3.3m (£2.5m); Nintendo restricts commercial use of Animal Crossing; and BLAST secures £1.7m. Lightfox Games raises USD$3.3m (£2.5m) Nascent mobile developer-publisher Lightfox Games has announced [...]
Roblox Files to go Public; Skillz Revenue up 92%
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Roblox files to go public; Skilz revenue up 92%; and NetEase online game revenues reach CN¥13.9bn (£1.60bn). Roblox files to go public Roblox Corporation has filed its S-1 [...]
Apple Halves IAP Commission for Smaller Devs; Gunzilla Games Launches
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Apple halves IAP commission for smaller developers; Gunzilla Games launches; and Nvidia gaming revenue reaches record USD$2.27bn (£1.71bn). Apple halves IAP commission for smaller developers Technology giant Apple [...]
Embracer Group in 13-Strong Acquisition Spree; Queens Gaming Collective Raises USD$1.5m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group in 13-strong acquisition spree; Queens Gaming Collective raises USD$1.5m (£1.1m); and AudioMob secures USD$1.5m (£1.1m). Embracer Group in 13-strong acquisition spree Video games holding company Embracer [...]
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