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 [...]
Activision Blizzard Withdraws Titles from GeForce NOW; Supercell Revenue Climbs 2%
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Activision Blizzard withdraws titles from GeForce NOW; Supercell revenue climbs 2%; and DKB bank to offer esports scholarships. Activision Blizzard withdraws titles from GeForce NOW Activision Blizzard has [...]
The 5 Biggest Feature Trends Shaping the Mobile Game Market in 2020
In this special contributed feature by Wilhelm Voutilainen, senior game analyst at GameRefinery looks at what we can learn about mobile gaming by looking back to the previous year, pulling insights from the company's considerable pool of data. --- So here we [...]
Microsoft Focusing on Players over Console; UK VGTR Spend Hits £582.6m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft focusing on subscribers over consoles; UK VGTR spend hits £582.6m; and ironSource opens mobile game studio. Microsoft focusing on subscribers over consoles Microsoft is focusing less on [...]
China Mobile Firms Partner to Form GDSA; Esports Jobs Up 87% in 2019
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: China mobile firms partner to form GDSA; Esports jobs up 87% in 2019; and THQ Nordic establishes new studio in Slovakia. China mobile firms partner to form [...]
COD and King See Activision Blizzard Exceed Projected Revenues; Ubisoft Revenues Trump Revised Forecasts, Despite Year-on-Year Drop
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: COD and King see Activision Blizzard exceed projected revenues; Ubisoft revenues trump revised forecasts, despite year-on-year drop; and Take-Two GAAP revenue down USD$300m YOY for it's [...]
Microsoft Viewing Google and Amazon as Main Competitors; DeNA Reports JP¥49.4bn Loss
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft viewing Google and Amazon as main competitors; DeNA reports JP¥49.4bn (£346m) loss; Zynga posts record annual revenue; and Nexon Korea agrees 6.8% salary raise with [...]
Dan Houser Leaves Rockstar; Capcom Operating Income Up 30.1%
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Dan Houser leaves Rockstar; Capcom operating income up 30.1%; Sony closes VR Manchester studio; and Improbable acquires zeuz. Dan Houser leaves Rockstar Dan Houser, co-founder and VP creative [...]
The UK Games Industry Census: A New Benchmark, and a Long Way to Go
Today games industry trade body UKIE launched its new report, The UK Games Industry Census. Top of the list of its findings was the fact that the UK game industry is still predominantly male, white and relatively young. The census was [...]
Sony Gaming Revenue Declines; 1570 Game Approvals by China in 2019
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Sony gaming revenue declines; 1570 game approvals by China in 2019; and Supercell invests €1m (£846,000) in Wild Games. Sony gaming revenue declines Sony gaming and network services [...]
UK Trade Bodies Respond to Immigration Proposals; Animoca Brands Reports AUD$25.1m Receipts from Customers
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: UK trade bodies respond to immigration proposals; Animoca Brands reports AUD$25.1m (£12.7m) receipts from customers; Barclays to offer VGTR loans; and Ubisoft acquires Kolibri Games. UK trade [...]
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