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ESA to Pause Political Donations; Capcom Breach Affecting up to 390,000
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: ESA to pause political donations; Capcom breach affecting up to 390,000; and Microsoft-bound Bethesda secures Indiana Jones licence. ESA to pause political donations The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced that it will be suspending donations to individuals through its political action committee (PAC) vehicle, following the attempt by multiple beneficiaries of their contributions to overturn the result of the US presidential election, amid a violent siege on [...]
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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 announced that it has acquired the Onnect pair-matching title from fellow Turkish outfit CHEF Game Studio for an initial USD$6m (£4.5m), potentially to be followed by an additional USD$1m (£751,000). Rollic, which was itself bought by Zynga earlier this year [...]