TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: AdColony sold for USD$400m (£283m); Hiro Capital in USD$15m (£11m) funding triple; and SIE to “re-organise” Sony Japan Studio. AdColony sold for USD$400m (£283m) Mobile advertising platform AdColony has been sold by Otello to publicly-listed technology firm Digital Turbine for an estimated total consideration of USD$400m (£283m). The transaction is expected to close in March this year. The acquisition has purportedly been made by Austin-based Digital Turbine to [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: HP acquires HyperX for USD$425m (£300m); Thunderful in €11m (£9.4m) Headup acquisition; and BebopBee raises USD$2m (£1.4m). HP acquires HyperX for USD$425m (£300m) HP Inc. has announced that it is set to acquire gaming peripherals and console accessories brand HyperX from Kingston Technology Company for a total consideration of USD$425m (£300m). Notably the deal only concerns HyperX’s peripherals portfolio, with Kingston set to retain its DRAM, flash, and [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: ironSource acquires Luna Labs; Soccer Manager raises £3m; and GameStop CFO Jim Bell resigns. ironSource acquires Luna Labs Mobile and in-game advertising platform ironSource has acquired British video and playable ad creation provider Luna Labs for an undisclosed sum. Luna Labs is best known for allowing developers to create and optimise playable ads directly from their game’s source code via the Unity engine. Its current client list includes [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Roblox to list publicly in March; VSPN mulling US IPO; and Miniclip acquires Green Horse Games. Roblox to list publicly in March Roblox Corporation has amended its S1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), revealing its plans to commence share trading on the New York Stock Exchange on or around Wednesday 10th March 2021. The California-headquartered video game platform initially submitted its registration documents in [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Saudi Wealth Fund invests USD$3.3bn (£2.4bn) in gaming; Apple subpoenas Valve; and Netmarble acquires Kung Fu Factory. Saudi Wealth Fund invests USD$3.3bn (£2.4bn) in gaming The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia invested USD$3.3bn (£2.4bn) in three publicly-listed US gaming companies in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a quarterly filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Specifically, the fund chaired by Crown [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Embracer Group sales up 44%; Artie raises USD$10m (£7.2m); and Epic submits EU antitrust complaint against Apple. Embracer Group sales up 44% Embracer Group has released its financial results for the third quarter of its 2020-2021 fiscal year, revealing that its net sales increased by 44% to SEK2.168bn (), with its video game operations climbing to SEK1.356bn, up 62% year-over-year. Profitability also increased sharply, with operational EBIT near-doubling [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: ESE acquires WPG; Colossi Games raises USD$2.5m (£1.8m); and Starbreeze reduces losses in 2020. ESE acquires WPG ESE Entertainment Inc. has announced that it is set to acquire esports fan engagement infrastructure provider World Phoning Group (WPG) for CAD$888,019 (£504,051) in cash and 7,250,001 newly issued common shares, valued at CAD$19,357,502 (£10,987,570) at the time of writing. Following the closure of the transaction, WPG and its European subsidiaries [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: PS5 drift lawsuit filed against Sony; Final Level raises R$8.5m (£1.1m); and redundancies at 22cans. PS5 drift lawsuit filed against Sony United States law firm Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP (CSK&D) has filed a class action lawsuit against Sony, alleging that PlayStation 5 controllers are “defective” due to consistent drift issues, whereby movement is registered by the console despite there being no input from the user. Moreover, [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Playtonic launches publishing division; Remedy reports record revenue; and Nitro Games revenue climbs by 43.5%. Playtonic launches publishing division British developer Playtonic Games, best known for Yooka-Laylee franchise, has announced that it has launched an internal publishing division for third-party indie titles, dubbed Playtonic Friends. At launch, the Burton-on-Trent-based firm has partnered with three studios, namely Awe Interactive; Fabraz; and Okidokico, to support the release of three as-yet [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Asmodee acquires Board Game Arena; Mighty Kingdom pursuing IPO; and 3D Aim Trainer secures €1m (£877,000). Asmodee acquires Board Game Arena Guyancourt-based board and card game distributor Asmodee has announced that it has acquired digital board game platform Board Game Arena (BGA) for an undisclosed sum. According to Asmodee executives, BGA has a userbase of five million players and a catalogue of 250 titles, while the platform has [...]