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  • TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020

    2020 highlights - Total investment and M&A activity across the video games industry tracked by the TGE Index through April-December 2020 reached USD$37.890bn from 406 disclosed transactions (501 total). Adding averaged publicly-available data for Q1 gives a full-year approximation of USD$40.572bn [...]

  • Challengermode Raises USD$12m; Frogwares in Legal Dispute with Nacon

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Challengermode raises USD$12m (£9.1m); Frogwares in legal dispute with Nacon; and Colossi Games secures USD$650,000 (£495,360). Challengermode raises USD$12m (£9.1m) Esports tournament creation and listings platform Challengermode has [...]

  • Unity Files for IPO; US Court Partially Upholds Epic Injunction Against Apple

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Unity files for IPO; US court partially upholds Epic injunction against Apple; and Nintendo rumoured to launch new Switch console in 2021. Unity files for IPO Video game [...]

  • Microsoft Supporting Epic in Apple Dispute; Corsair Gaming Files for USD$100m IPO

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft supporting Epic in Apple dispute; Corsair Gaming files for USD$100m (£76.4m) IPO; and Microsoft Flight Simulator to drive USD$2.6bn (£2.0bn) PC hardware spend. Microsoft supporting Epic [...]

  • March Capital Launches USD$60m Gaming Fund; Hiber Raises USD$2.25m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: March Capital launches USD$60m (£46m) gaming fund; Hiber raises USD$2.25m (£1.71m); and Lootcakes secures USD$2m (£1.5m). March Capital launches USD$60m (£46m) gaming fund March Capital Partners has announced [...]

  • Odyssey Interactive Raises USD$6m; Nvidia Revenue up by 50%

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Odyssey Interactive raises USD$6m (£4.5m); Nvidia revenue up by 50%; and Kolibri Games opens Bucharest studio. Odyssey Interactive raises USD$6m (£4.5m) Nascent Canadian studio Odyssey Interactive has announced [...]

  • Take-Two Interactive to Acquire Playdots for USD$192m; RektGlobal Buys Fearless Media

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Take-Two Interactive to acquire Playdots for USD$192m (£146m); RektGlobal buys Fearless Media; and first India-focused video games VC firm launches. Take-Two Interactive to acquire Playdots for USD$192m [...]

  • Apple Further Retaliates Against Epic Games; Tencent Acquires Minority Stake in Voodoo

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Apple further retaliates against Epic Games; Tencent acquires minority stake in Voodoo; and Hour One raises USD$5m (£3.8m). Apple further retaliates against Epic Games Apple has threatened to [...]

  • Wildlife Studios Raises USD$120m; dMY Technology Group II in USD$240m IPO

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Wildlife Studios raises USD$120m (£91.7m); dMY Technology Group II SPAC in USD$240m (£183m) IPO; and PUBG Corporation invests USD$10m (£7.6m) in 1Up Ventures. Wildlife Studios raises USD$120m [...]

  • Fortnite Removed from App Store and Google Play - Epic Games to Sue

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Fortnite removed from App Store and Google Play - Epic Games to sue; ESE Entertainment raises over CAD$2.25m; and NetEase revenue up 25.9%. Fortnite removed from App [...]

  • Embracer Group Acquires 8 Studios; Tencent Gaming Revenue up 40%

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group acquires eight studios; Tencent gaming revenue up 40%; and Stillfront Group EBITDA climbs 159%. Embracer Group acquires eight studios Karlstad-based video games holding company Embracer Group [...]