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• 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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• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• Team17 sees revenues climb 97%; BAFTA drops mobile category in game awards restructuring

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  TheGamingEconomy Daily Digest brings you the trending business stories in gaming. In today’s edition: Team17’s 97% revenue growth; BAFTA restructures game awards; Google Stadia VP talks cross-progression and free trials; app games for crivers outfit Drivetime secures USD$11m (£8.9m) investment. Team17 eyes acquisitions as revenues climb 97% through FH2019 As its 29th anniversary nears, UK developer and publisher Team17 has reported a 97% uptake in revenues for the first half of 2019. As detailed in a report by GamesIndustry.biz, the revenues for [...]

• The Rise and Rise of the Nintendo Switch

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  As midnight neared yesterday, Nintendo unleashed a barrage of announcements, from major esports shooters making their way to Switch, to the news that classic SNES games were to be available on the console imminently. And only hours before that ‘Nintendo Direct’ video stream – which you can watch in full here – GamesIndustry.biz had noted that a humble Switch screen protector was the best selling item across Amazon’s games category. A plastic shield for a screen might be the most pedestrian [...]