The Gaming Economy daily digest brings you the leading news from the gaming industry. In today’s edition: Epic files a motion to prevent Apple from launching countermeasures during the pair’s ongoing court case; criticism of Apple becomes more apparent in Japan; and India’s decision to ban PUBG sees Tencent’s market value tumble.   Epic appeals to court to stop Apple retaliating over Fortnite case   Epic Games has filed a motion requesting that the courts intervene to bring its popular Fortnite title back to [...]

The Gaming Economy daily digest brings you the leading news from the gaming industry. In today’s edition: mobile marketing firm Consumer Acquisition warns that impending changes to Apple’s IDFA could usher in substantial job losses; e-sports platform Skillz prepares to go public; and Kaizen Gaming appoints Ioannis Koutrakos as its new marketing director.   Job losses could follow Apples’ change to IDFA, warns Consumer Acquisition   Analysis of the impending changes to Apple’s Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) by mobile marketing firm Consumer Acquisition has [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Dutch indie games studio Vlambeer shuts down after running for a decade; Big Fish Games lets go of 250 employees as part of a company restructure; and a Kickstarter campaign to fund Eiyuden Chronicle exceeds its initial target.   Vlambeer calls it quits after 10 years Dutch independent game studio Vlambeer has announced that it is closing down a decade after first opening its doors. Founded by Rami Ismail [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: IGN parent firm Ziff Davis partners with Tencent to relaunch IGN China; Apple blocks Epic Games from submitting updates to the App Store; and Potato Play raises $1.75m in seed funding.   Ziff Davis and Tencent Partner in IGN China relaunch   Parent-company of IGN, Ziff Davis, has joined forces with Chinese technology heavyweight Tencent to relaunch IGN China. The new version of the company’s flagship site, which went live [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the latest news in the world of gaming. In today’s news: App Annie reports record gaming app downloads in Q2; CtW launches a campaign against EA’s pay practices; and a study shows that gaming fared better than other projects on Kickstarter during the height of COVID lockdown.   Q2 sees record-breaking app store downloads   Data and analytics firm App Annie reports that mobile gaming apps saw 14 billion downloads in Q2 – the highest number ever recorded. The [...]

Live music, film, TV, health, and social networking. Once distinct sectors with limited overlap with the video games sector, in recent months we have seen increased crossover between each of these and gaming, fuelled by the ever-increasing adoption of digital, the persistent engagement of video game audiences, and the temporary halt of physical events in the wake of Covid-19. While music festivals have faced postponement, in-game concerts in multiplayer platforms such as Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite, are thriving. After a [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Bublar Group to acquire Goodbye Kansas; Xbox Game Pass reaches 10 million subscribers; and majority of genres seeing player increases. Bublar Group to acquire Goodbye Kansas Swedish XR technology and visualisation firm Bublar Group AB has reached an agreement to acquire visual effects services company Goodbye Kansas for approximately SEK56m (£4.6m) through the direct issuance of 16.4 million shares at a fixed purchase price. The announcement notes that [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent takes over China’s streaming market with USD$262m Huya stake; Around 160,000 Nintendo accounts comprised in data beach; and Google abandons Stadia Base branding as it launches free tier. Tencent takes over China’s streaming market with USD$262m Huya stake Chinese technology giant Tencent has purchased a controlling stake in the Twitch-like streaming service Huya – and as a result a dominant position in the market. Earlier this month, Tencent [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Digital games spend hits record USD$10bn (£8.1bn); Epic targets new funding; and Magic Leap lays off approximately 1000 staff. Digital games spend hits record USD$10bn (£8.1bn) Global digital games revenue reached USD$10.0bn (£8.11bn) in March according to estimates released by SuperData, the highest monthly total ever recorded by the firm and a 11% increase from the USD$9.0bn (£7.3bn) observed in 2019. Lockdown measures imposed as a result of [...]

Like the vast majority of industries across the globe, the ongoing outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus has had a monumental impact upon the video games sector. TheGamingEconomy has invited thought leaders from across gaming to share their insight on the opportunities, and challenges, the industry faces, and what the long-term reverberations may entail. A double-edged sword for video games The COVID-19 crisis is a double-edged sword for the games industry. On the one hand, more people are staying at home and playing [...]