TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020
Here at TheGamingEconomy, we're not usually inclined to cover the latest developments in choreography, and muse over the thorny issue of ownership of dance moves. But then with Fortnite's eccentric game universe continuing to dominate popular culture, anything is possible. And [...]
Embracing the Female Gaming Revolution
In our latest guest post Vanessa Goff-Yu, marketing director at in-game advertising platform Bidstack, takes an optimistic look at the sizeable female gamer demographics, the rise of the strong female game character, and the role brands can play in aiding [...]
iDreamSky in Talks to Acquire Leyou for USD$1.4bn (£1.1bn); PatronGG Raises USD$1m (£760,000)
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: iDream Sky in talks to acquire Leyou for USD$1.4bn (£1.1bn); PatronGG raises USD$1m (£760,000); and MLB The Show to debut on non-Sony consoles. iDreamSky in talks to [...]
Adobe acquires Facebook's Medium; Epic Game Store enables third-party in-game purchasing
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Adobe acquires Facebook's VR sculpting tool Medium; Epic Game Store enables third-parties to offer in-game purchases; Bethesda puts The Elder Scrolls Legends development on hold. Adobe acquires [...]
Qualcomm and Niantic Collaborating on New AR Glasses; Wildlife Studios Raises USD$60m (£45.7m)
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Qualcomm and Niantic collaborating on new AR glasses; Wildlife Studios raises USD$60m (£45.7m) for mobile portfolio; Gameloft closes UK studio. Qualcomm and Niantic collaborating on new AR [...]
Call of Duty Mobile Generates USD$87m (£66m); Ragnarok Sues Human Head
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Call of Duty Mobile generates USD$87m (£66m); Ragnarok sues Human Head; Microsoft working on low-cost disc-less Scarlett console; Microsoft shareholders reject publication of gender pay gap [...]
Building a UA Strategy Around 'Affinity'
In this guest post by the CEO of the mobile game insights and market data specialist GameRefinery, Markus Ramark considers a new way to build your targeting, and looks at why understanding player 'affinity' with given games might unlock new [...]
Nintendo Switch to Launch in China on December 10th; Mario Kart Tour is Most Downloaded iOS Game of 2019
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Nintendo Switch to launch in China on December 10th; Mario Kart Tour is most downloaded game of 2019; and Owlcat Games raises USD$1m (£770,000). Nintendo Switch to [...]
Riot Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit; Black Friday Gaming Spend Hits USD$4.36bn (£3.37bn)
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Riot settles gender discrimination lawsuit; Black Friday gaming spend hits USD$4.36bn (£3.37bn); and Switch projected to sell 9.46m units in December. Riot settles gender discrimination lawsuit Riot has [...]
2.4m Backers See Star Citizen Raise USD$250m (£193m); Cloud Dev Outfit Area28 Secures USD$2.15m (£1.6m) Seed Fund
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: 2.4m backers see Star Citizen crowdfund USD$250m (£193m); Cloud dev outfit Area28 secures USD$2.15m (£1.6m); Yogscast game stream raises £1m for charity in under two days. 2.4m [...]
Astralis set for esports team IPO first; Investor concern over Half-Life Alyx and Cyberpunk 2077 release clash dismissed
TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Astralis set for esports team IPO first; Investor fears over Half-Life: Alyx and Cyberpunk 2077 clash dismissed by CD Projekt; Senior Ubisoft devs join Google's in-house [...]
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