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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: Kleiner Perkins closes USD$700m (£542m) fund; Veritas raises USD$10m (£7.7m); and Improbable operating losses hit £63.7m. Kleiner Perkins closes USD$700m (£542m) fund Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner [...]

  • Kleiner Perkins Closes USD$700m Fund; Veritas Raises USD$10m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Kleiner Perkins closes USD$700m (£542m) fund; Veritas raises USD$10m (£7.7m); and Improbable operating losses hit £63.7m. Kleiner Perkins closes USD$700m (£542m) fund Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner [...]

  • Google Opens Playa Vista Stadia Studio; Esports Players League Completes USD$1m (£767k) Seed Round

    TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Google opens Playa Vista Stadia studio; Esports Players League completes USD$1m seed round; and Phoenix Games acquires Studio Firefly. Google opens Playa Vista Stadia studio Google has opened [...]

  • Gismart Named 6th-Fastest Growing Company in Europe; GameOn Technology Raises USD$10.5m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Gismart sixth-fastest growing company in Europe; GameOn Technology raises USD$10.5m (£8.20m); Zynga facing class-action lawsuit; and Sensel raises USD$28m (£22m). Gismart named sixth-fastest growing company in Europe London-based [...]

  • Gaming Firms Allegedly Benefiting from Forced Labour; Sonatic Raises €2.3m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Gaming firms allegedly benefiting from forced labour; Sonatic raises €2.3m (£2.0m); Curve Digital partners with H2 Interactive; and Zordix acquires Invictus Games. Gaming firms allegedly benefiting from [...]

  • Developing Developers: Q&A with Aude Barral, CodinGame

    In this exclusive interview, TheGamingEconomy speaks with Aude Barral (pictured below), co-founder and CMO, CodinGame, on the modern game developer, how roles and training are set to evolve as gaming platforms change, and how game design mechanics can be effectively [...]

  • GDC Postponed; Better Collective Acquires HLTV.org ApS

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: GDC postponed; Better Collective acquires HLTV.org APS; Platinum Games clarifies The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter; and End Game Interactive raises USD$3m (£2.3m). GDC postponed Following a spate of exhibitor [...]

  • Game Financial Reports Round-Up: Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Zynga, Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, Take-Two and More

    [LAST UPDATE: 28th February, 2020] The time of year has come when myriad gaming companies and other tech outfits are releasing their new financial reports, with the conventional Q4 financial quarter drawing to a close on the final day of 2019. The [...]

  • iDreamSky in Leyou Takeover Talks with CVC; Facebook Sues oneAudience

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: iDreamSky in Leyou takeover talks with CVC; Facebook sues oneAudience; and NetEase releases 2019 financial results. iDreamSky in Leyou takeover talks with CVC Mobile developer iDreamSky Technology Holdings [...]

  • Roblox Raises USD$150m, App Samurai Closes USD$2.4m Funding Round

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Roblox raises USD$150m (£116m), App Samurai closes USD$2.4m (£1.8m) funding round; USD$1.8m (£1.4m) investment in casual mobile studio FunCraft; and Valve soliciting proposals for The International [...]

  • Global Esports Revenue to Hit USD$1.1bn; Facebook Acquires Sanzaru Games

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Global esports revenue to hit USD$1.1bn (£848m); Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games; and PlatinumGames establishes new studio. Global esports revenue to hit USD$1.1bn (£848m) The esports economy is predicted [...]