TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020
Video game sensation and global cultural phenomenon Fortnite now courts the attention of 200 million players. That's according to Bloomberg, which points out that the shooter's user base is now approximately comparable to the populace of sizeable nations like Brazil. Put [...]
Rollic Acquires Onnect from CHEF Game Studio; Metafy Raises USD$3m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Rollic acquires Onnect from CHEF Game Studio; Metafy raises USD$3m (£2.2m); and Sigma Resources acquires Simcoach Games. Rollic acquires Onnect from CHEF Game Studio Istanbul-based developer-publisher Rollic has [...]
US Senator Proposes Prison for Streaming Copyright Violators; Salad Technologies Raises USD$3.2m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: US Senator proposes prison for streaming copyright violators; Salad Technologies raises USD$3.2m (£2.4m); and Nintendo shifts 1.3 million Switch consoles in China. US Senator proposes prison for [...]
MTG Acquires Hutch; 37Games Completes Guangzhou Sanqi Network Purchase
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: MTG acquires Hutch; 37Games completes Guangzhou Sanqi Network purchase; and gamified ecommerce platform Aglet secures USD$4.5m (£3.4m). MTG acquires Hutch Modern Times Group (MTG) has announced that it [...]
MTG Increases Innogames Investment; Wizard Games Secures 9-Figure Tencent Funding
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: MTG increases Innogames investment; Wizard Games secures nine-figure Tencent funding; and Quell raises USD$3m (£2.2m) for gamified home fitness. MTG increases Innogames investment Modern Times Group (MTG) has [...]
Bombay Play Raises USD$1m; Appyfurious Receives My.Games Funding
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Bombay Play raises USD$1m (£744,000); Appyfurious receives My.Games funding; and Activision Blizzard sues Netflix for alleged executive poaching. Bombay Play raises USD$1m (£744,000) Mobile social game developer Bombay [...]
Predictions 2021: Esports
In the first of TheGamingEconomy's 2021 Predictions series, professionals from across the esports landscape give their opinion on the future of a sector both bolstered, and buffeted, by the Covid-19 pandemic. Through the suspension of traditional sporting events in Q2-Q3 [...]
Flexion Mobile Raises SEK114m; Esports One Secures USD$4m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Flexion Mobile raises SEK114m (£10m); Esports One secures USD$4m (£3m); and Gfinity acquires EpicStream. Flexion Mobile raises SEK114m (£10m) Android game distribution platform Flexion Mobile has announced that [...]
Microsoft Acquires Smash.gg; GreenPark Sports Secures USD$14m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft acquires Smash.gg; GreenPark Sports secures USD$14m (£10m); and VisiSonics raises USD$3.5m (£2.6m) for 3D sound technology. Microsoft acquires Smash.gg Microsoft has acquired esports tournament organisation platform Smash.gg [...]
EG7 to Acquire Daybreak Games; Bigger Games Raises USD$6m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: EG7 to acquire Daybreak Games; Bigger Games raises USD$6m (£4m); and Krafton completes PUBG consolidation. EG7 to acquire Daybreak Games Stockholm-based video game holding company Enad Global 7 [...]
Leaf Mobile in Company-Record Quarter; VR Headset Sales to Reach 6.4 Million in 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, [...]
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