TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Thunderful Group prepares for SEK750m (£65.6m) IPO; Zynga opens new Texas studio; and LILA Games raises USD$2.8m (£2.1m). Thunderful Group prepares for SEK750m (£65.6m) IPO Following on from the news earlier in the week that it has acquired Station Interactive, Swedish developer-publisher Thunderful Group has applied to list publicly on the Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market. The initial public offering (IPO) will consist of both [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Thunderful Group acquires Station Interactive; MGI completes €80m (£72m) bond placement; and ACCO Brands expands into gaming with PowerA purchase. Thunderful Group acquires Station Interactive Gothenburg-based video game holding company Thunderful Group has announced that it has acquired 100% of the assets in fellow Swedish studio Station Interactive for an undisclosed sum. The acquired development house, commonly referred to as “The Station”, is best known for its in-house [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Unity revenue climbs by 53.3%; Statespace raises USD$29m (£22m); and Tencent gaming revenue up 45%. Unity revenue climbs by 53.3% Unity Software Inc. has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended 30th September 2020, in which it completed its USD$1.3bn (£987m) IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, disclosing that revenue climbed by 53.3% year-over-year to USD$200.8m (£152.5m). The earnings rise was driven by several titles [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: PUBG Corp. to invest USD$100m (£75.5m) in India; Corsair acquires Gamer Sensei; and Hector Rodriguez re-acquires OpTic Gaming. PUBG Corp. to invest USD$100m (£75.5m) in India PUBG Corporation has announced that its PUBG Mobile title is set to return to the lucrative Indian market, two months after it terminated the publishing contract brokered with Shenzhen-based conglomerate Tencent Holdings following a swathe of app bans imposed by the national [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nexon posts company-record Q3; Fnatic secures USD$10m (£7.6m); and Tommy Tallarico settles Roblox copyright dispute. Nexon posts company-record Q3 Tokyo-based online games studio Nexon has announced company-record revenue of JP¥79.4bn (£571m), a year-over-year increase of 52%, for the third quarter of its financial year ended 30th September 2020. The growth was driven by the strong performance of its mobile portfolio, which saw growth of 140% over 2019 and [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Griffin Gaming Partners raises USD$235m (£178m); Enthusiast Gaming applies for Nasdaq listing; and ironSource reportedly preparing for IPO. Griffin Gaming Partners raises USD$235m (£178m) Griffin Gaming Partners has raised USD$235m (£178m) to invest in the video games industry, with approximately half of the funds going towards gaming platforms and technologies, while the remaining 50% will support smaller-scaled development studios. Similarly, approximately half of the raised capital will support [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Take-Two submits proposal to acquire Codemasters; F1’s Norris launches esports team; and Microsoft in acquisition talks with Japanese studios. Take-Two submits proposal to acquire Codemasters Take-Two Interactive Software has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire racing title developer-publisher Codemasters for £739.2m, approximately three-quarters of which would be paid in Take-Two share capital, and the remainder in cash. Under the regulations for UK-based public companies, Take-Two has to either [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: EA revenue down 14%; Take-Two raises full-year forecast; Sega reports 33% sales drop and sells arcade division. EA revenue down 14% Electronic Arts (EA) has reported total net revenue of USD$1.151bn (£881.8m) for the second quarter ended 30th September 2020 of its 2020-2021 financial year, which represents a decline of 14% from the same period last year. Growth of 13.2% was seen across the Californian firm’s live services [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent leads USD$25m (£19m) Lockwood Publishing round; Nintendo profit rockets by 209%; and Zynga posts record quarterly revenue. Tencent leads USD$25m (£19m) Lockwood Publishing round Lockwood Publishing, best known for its social virtual world title Avakin Life, has announced that it has secured USD$25m (£19m) in a Series A funding round led by Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent Holdings. The tranche was supported by a range of existing investors [...]

TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: eUnited and Backstageplay terminate merger agreement; Ignition Facility founded; and Light Brick Studio splits from Lego Group. eUnited and Backstageplay terminate merger agreement Los Angeles-based esports organisation eUnited and mobile entertainment and gamification platform Backstageplay, which operates out of Vancouver, have announced that they have terminated the merger agreement brokered between the firms in June this year. Prevailing market conditions and ongoing economic uncertainty driven by the ongoing [...]