Time for our last news recap from 2018. Let’s wrap this up with the exciting world of gaming. Last year saw huge deals (yet again) and a lot of Fortnite, not to mention the rise of streaming and subscription services. Check out the biggest gaming news from 2018 below.
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Superdata Research: Worldwide digital games market: December 2017
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Business Insider: Google might be getting into gaming
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E-Sports Observer: Esports Trading Card Platform Epics.gg Raises $2 Million in Seed Round
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Reuters: Vivendi selling Ubisoft stake for $2.45 billion, ends battle for control
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PocketGamer: Tencent pumps $632 million into Chinese online games streaming platform Douyu
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Business Insider: Finland’s Hatch plans Netflix-style streaming for mobile games
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Forbes: ‘Fortnite Mobile’ Is Out-Earning ‘Pokémon GO,’ ‘Candy Crush’ And ‘Clash Of Clans’
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TechCrunch: Fortnite is finally coming to Android this summer
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PC Gamer: Fortnite earned $100 million on iOS in just 90 days
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Pocketgamer biz: Why the 70:30 App Store revenue split is doomed
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Bloomberg: Inside Tencent’s Gambit to Dominate a $13 Billion Esports Arena
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Gamesindustry biz: Blizzard and Disney partner to bring Overwatch League to ESPN, other networks
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The Verge: Fortnite for Android will ditch Google Play Store for Epic’s website
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IT World Canada: What turns gamers into buyers? PayPal study seeks answers
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PC Games Insider: Vivendi plans to sell all shares in Ubisoft by March 2019
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PC Games Insider: Epic Games raises $1.25 billion in funding from seven new investors
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PC Games Insider: The PC Revolution – Streaming and subscription services are going to change the industry forever
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Inside Asia Gaming: eSports to push Asian video gaming revenues to US$200 billion by 2030
