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  • TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 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, [...]

  • Focus Home Interactive Acquires Deck13; Keywords Purchases Coconut Lizard

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13; Keywords purchases Coconut Lizard; and Koch Media launches Americas publishing unit. Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Paris-based publisher Focus Home Interactive has acquired [...]

  • US Suspends H-1B Visas; Phoenixx Partners with Bandai Namco & Dentsu

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: US suspends H-1B visas; Phoenixx partners with Bandai Namco and Dentsu; and Treehouse Games raises USD$2.6m (£2.1m). US suspends H-1B visas United States President Donald Trump has signed [...]

  • Bloober Team in M&A Discussions; Absolutely Games Founded

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Bloober Team in M&A discussions; Absolutely Games founded; and Oculus Go shuttered. Bloober Team in M&A discussions Kraków-based developer Bloober Team SA is to enter second-stage talks with [...]

  • Microsoft to Shutter Mixer; Facebook Acquires Ready At Dawn Studios

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft to shutter Mixer; Facebook acquires Ready at Dawn Studios; and Overwolf acquires CurseForge assets from Twitch. Microsoft to shutter Mixer Microsoft has announced that it will shutter [...]

  • Stillfront Group raises SEK1.2bn; Nintendo Mooting Mobile Withdrawal

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Stillfront Group raises SEK1.2bn (£102m); Nintendo mooting mobile withdrawal; and eUnited to merge with Backstageplay. Stillfront Group raises SEK1.2bn (£102m) Developer-publisher Stillfront Group AB has announced that it [...]

  • Grishin Robotics Raises USD$100m Fund; China iOS Games to Require Government Approval

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Grishin Robotics raises USD$100m (£80.1m) fund; China iOS games to require government approval; and FaZe Clan gains stake in CTRL. Grishin Robotics raises USD$100m (£80.1m) fund Silicon Valley [...]

  • Admix Secures USD$7m Series A Funding; DMarket raises USD$6.5m (£5.2m)

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Admix secures USD$7m (£5.6m) Series A funding; DMarket raises USD$6.5m (£5.2m); and Machinations closes €580,000 (£520,000) seed round. Admix secures USD$7m (£5.6m) Series A funding In-game and XR [...]

  • Apple Faces European Antitrust Investigation; FirstMark Raises USD$650m Fund Duo

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Apple faces European antitrust investigation; FirstMark raises USD$650m (£515m) fund duo; and Eidos-Montréal to open Eidos-Sherbrooke. Apple faces European antitrust investigation Apple is facing a formal antitrust investigation [...]

  • TGE Webcast: Trends & Business Strategies in Hyper-Casual Gaming

    In the inaugural TGE Webcast: Pedro Cabaco, Co-Founder and CEO of Volt Games, and Jon Hook, VP Publishing at Boombit, join Mat Broughton to discuss the trends and emergent business strategies in hyper-casual gaming.

  • Epic Games Targets USD$17bn Valuation; Ubisoft Opens Vietnam Studio

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games targets USD$17bn (£14bn) valuation; Ubisoft opens Vietnam studio; and Gearbox Software sues Apogee Software. Epic Games targets USD$17bn (£14bn) valuation Epic Games is set to raise [...]