Gaming

• Analysis: What This Week Taught Us About the PlayStation 5

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  After making a few whispers earlier this year, Sony has finally given the world a chance to peak under the partially lifted lid that covers the in-development PlayStation 5. And, yes, it’s officially called the ‘PlayStation 5’. That won’t come as a surprise in the wake of the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. But now the name is official, along with a ‘holiday 2020’ release window, as confirmed in a new Sony blog post. The announcement wasn’t especially big [...]

• Cloud Gaming has Incredible Disruptive Potential, and 5G is the Key to Unlocking it

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  In this special contributed piece Erick Fang, CEO of AI-driven ad platform Mintegral, explores the opportunity and challenges around cloud gaming. And as the release of Google Stadia nears, he considers how the roll-out of 5G will found any potential… March’s GDC presentation of Google Stadia was a real game-changer. Stadia and services like it could disrupt the gaming industry, just as Uber did with taxis, Netflix with TV and Amazon with shopping. Google, Microsoft and others vision a future without consoles [...]

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• Sumo Group Welcomes New Chairman, Posts Half-Year Financials; Sony Selling Hardware and Games Direct to Consumer

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  TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Sumo Group Welcomes New Chairman, Posts Half-Year Profits; Sony Selling Hardware and Games Direct to Consumer; Improbable Acquires The Multiplayer Guys.   Sumo Group Welcomes New Chairman, Posts Half-Year Profits The Sumo Group has named game industry veteran Ian Livingstone as its new chairman, while reporting healthy pre-tax profits in its its H1 2019 financials. Headquartered in Sheffield, the Sumo Group has studios under its Sumo Digital banner located across [...]

• Switch Lite Sales Predictions Trigger Nintendo Stock Drop; Manticore Games Secures USD$30m (£24.1m) for Accessible Dev Tech

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  TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming.  In today’s edition: Switch Lite Sales Predictions Trigger Nintendo Stock Drop; Manticore Games Secures USD$30m (£24.1m) for Accessible Dev Tech; Nintendo Debuts Mario Kart Mobile Subscription Service Switch Lite Sales Predictions Trigger Nintendo Stock Drop Reports have come in that the new Nintendo Switch Lite shifted 160,000 units in its first week on sale in Japan. That number falls below earlier projections by Citibank, leading Nintendo stocks to drop to their [...]

• Cloud Gaming in Asia to Hit USD$3bn (£2.4bn) Revenues by 2023; Google Launches Apple Arcade Rival Play Pass

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  TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming.  In today’s edition: Cloud Gaming in Asia to Hit USD$3bn (£2.4bn) Revenues by 2023; Google Launches Play Pass Subscription Service; Borderlands 3 Pushes Franchise Over USD$1bn (£803.6m) Net Bookings Line Cloud Gaming in Asia to Hit USD$3bm (£2.4bn) Revenues by 2023 The cloud gaming space in Asia is set to generate revenues of USD$3bn (£2.4bn) by 2023, according to a new report by market research and consulting firm Niko Partners. The company’s [...]

• PUBG Mobile Revenue Passes USD$1 Billion (£803.6m); Unity Acquires DeltaDNA

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  TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: PUBG Mobile Revenue Passes USD$1 Billion (£803.6m); Unity Acquires DeltaDNA; French Court’s Steam Second Hand Sales Ruling Contradicts EU Law, Says Trade Body PUBG Mobile Revenue Passes USD$1 Billion (£803.6m) Milestone Tencent’s PUBG Mobile has cleared USD$1bn (£803.6m) in revenue since undergoing a re-brand in the tech giant’s home territory of China. That’s according to Sensor Tower data, which points to 540% year-on-year growth since the battle royale game [...]

• The Future of Premium? Hands on With Apple Arcade

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  By the time Apple’s mobile gaming subscription service launched yesterday, we’d all heard plenty of theorising about the potential success, failure and impact of the platform. A lot of questions remain that will only be answered with the passage of time. But getting it in your hands? There’s something all the pre-launch detail and commentary couldn’t capture; the feeling of access to Apple Arcade. If you need a refresher, Apple Arcade was introduced to the App Store yesterday on iPhones, with the [...]

• Video games spearhead UK inflation growth rate slowdown

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  UK inflation growth slowed considerably through August 2019, with the falling price of video games highlighted as a significant factor. While UK inflation growth hit 2.1% in July the same year, through August it slowed to a rate of 1.7%, as reported by the government run Office for National Statistics (ONS). As detailed by the BBC, the stalling growth saw the pound go down 0.41% against the dollar to USD$1.2450. The ONS report points to the ‘recreation and culture’ space causing the largest [...]

• Steam Devs May Be Under-Pricing Their Games, Says No More Robots; Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against ROMs website

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  TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: No More Robots Boss Says Steam Games Are Under-Priced; Nintendo files lawsuit against ROMs website; Apple Arcade isn’t for Team17 No More Robot’s Research Suggests Indie Games Are Under-priced The CEO and founder of independent game publisher No More Robots has conducted research which he believes points to developers targeting Steam under-pricing their games. Mike Rose’s report ‘How well are PC games selling on Steam in 2019?’ looks at [...]

• Apple Arcade Detailed; Capcom Wins Patent Lawsuit; Disney Reported to be Looking to Sell FoxNet Studio

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  TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Apple confirms Apple arcade date and price; Capcom wins legal clash with Koei Tecmo; Disney reported to be selling FoxNet gaming business. Apple Arcade coming September 19th at £4.99 a month Apple has provided more details on the gaming subscription service it announced back in March. Apple Arcade offers a curated and expanding collection of games, and will debut on September 19th, having been priced at USD$4.99 (£4) per [...]