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AT&T Mulls USD$4bn Warner Bros. Gaming Sale; Nazara Acquires Majority Stake in Halaplay
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: AT&T mulls USD$4bn (£3.2bn) Warner Bros. gaming sale; Nazara acquires majority stake in Halaplay; Aiva Technologies raises €1.5m (£1.3m); and Kahoot raises USD$28m (£22m). AT&T mulls USD$4bn (£3.2bn) Warner Bros. gaming sale AT&T is considering selling its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment video games division as part of its ongoing asset divestment strategy, as it looks to clear its debt portfolio which current stands at approximately USD$165bn (£132bn). According [...]
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Homa Games Partners with IRL Team; Lootlocker Raises SEK2.4m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Homa Games partners with IRL Team; LootLocker raises SEK2.4m (£201,000); and Paradox Interactive opens new Barcelona studio. Homa Games partners with IRL Team Homa Games has joined forces with indie idle game studio IRL Team, with the aim of expanding its capabilities across mobile development and publishing. The three-strong staff at IRL Team have been hired by Homa Games but will continue to operate IRL Team out of [...]
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Tencent Online Game Revenue Climbs 31%; Unreal Engine Royalty-Free up to USD$1m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent online game revenue climbs 31%; Unreal Engine royalty-free up to USD$1m (£815,000); and FACEIT to manage North American Rainbow Six Siege esports. Tencent online game revenue climbs 31% Tencent online gaming revenue climbed by 31% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2020, reaching CN¥37.29bn (£4.389bn), driven by the strong performance of its smartphone portfolio, with both domestic titles (Peacekeeper Elite and Honour of Kings) and international releases [...]
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Sony Gaming Revenue Declines by 14%; Parsec Raises USD$7m
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Sony gaming revenue declines by 14%; Parsec raises USD$7m (£5.7m); and Sleeper raises USD$20m (£16m). Sony gaming revenue declines by 14% Sony has announced its financial results for the year ending 31st March 2020, with its game and network services revenue falling by 14% year-on-year to JP¥1.977tn (£14.96bn), with operating income for the division having contracted by 23.4% to JP¥238.4bn (£1.803bn). The declining performance has been attributed to [...]
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Sensor Tower Raises USD$45m; Unity Acquires Bolt
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Sensor Tower raises USD$45m (£36m); Unity acquires Bolt; and Redemption Games receives AppLovin investment. Sensor Tower raises USD$45m (£36m) California-based mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower has announced that it has received a strategic investment of USD$45m (£36m) from Riverwood Capital, which will be used to support the platform’s growth through product innovation and recruitment. Since an initial USD$1m seed funding round in 2013, Sensor Tower has expanded organically, [...]