GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 16, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Newzoo's newest report reveals that global consumer spending for PC and console gaming declined by 2.2%, totaling $92.3 billion in 2022. Here's what you need to know from Newzoo's PC and Console Gaming Report 2023: Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 5, 2023

Sales of video games, consoles and accessories fell in 2022, due to ongoing stock shortages and a fall in popularity of older titles. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the latest data straight to your inbox At a glance. Read more.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 18, 2023

million PC and console games were sold in March across Europe, a slight drop of 4% compared with the same period in 2022. That means for the first quarter of the year, 39 million games have been sold, which is a drop of 11% over last year.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

billion in 2022, according to the latest report from Ampere Analysis. Outside of the post-lockdown drop, the UK market also saw a fall in spending towards the end of the 2022. UK spending on video games dropped 1.6% to £5.38 The data firm says it is the first decline for the UK market since 2012.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 15, 2024

increase compared to 2022's revised total of £7.49 While overall game sales were up in the UK in 2023, boxed sales have continued their decline and were down 5% to £495 million compared to 2022. Looking at digital sales more precisely, digital console software sales were up 5.6% billion in 2023, a 4.4% to £2.48

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Game Developer

JUNE 20, 2023

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot discussed the late 2022 release of Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope and how it may have done better on the next Nintendo console.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 12, 2023

billion) from December 27, 2021 to December 25, 2022. That's according to Famitsu's annual report , which revealed that total sales on boxed games and hardware amounted to ¥374.8 billion ($2.9 Read more.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Yet this year it’s the console segment that is the biggest revenue growth driver, with an impressive +7.4% Now consumers are getting their hands on not only new consoles but also new games for those consoles, which translates into booming sales. Console publishers rely on blockbuster franchises. year-on-year increase.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 8, 2024

It's worth noting that FIFA 23 benefitted from the FIFA World Cup, which ran over December 2022. Sales for the rebranded series are down 8.4% over the year before to 2.39 million units sold. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Picking a live service title for my 2022 game of the year felt like a bit of a copout, and I'm sure at any other game website, it may be perceived as such. If this piece had to be about a game released this year, I have some solid favourites: God of War: Ragnarok, Citizen Sleeper, and Neon White, to name a few.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 7, 2023

billion in revenue in 2022 – that's including mobile, console and PC. The games market in China reached $45.5 Chinese games companies accounted for 47% of the mobile games revenue worldwide and 39% of the PC games revenue, a new report from Niko Partners showed.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 12, 2023

At a glance: 159 million console and PC games were sold across tracked European markets in 2022, a drop of 7.1% over the year before. This is according to the latest GSD data, which tracks physical and digital game sales across Europe.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

If Nintendo started developing a new console shortly after the Switch's launch (2018), we're about due for a new console unveiling. Is it common for console manufacturers to talk about the next console to developers privately? How do you think the new console's third party launch games get made? Absolutely.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 19, 2023

September 2022 was a five-week month, and as a result the numbers appear down 16% over September 2023. Video game sales across Europe were down in September compared with the year before, according to the latest figures from GSD. But this year was a four-week month.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 14, 2023

However, this is because November 2023 was a 'five week' month compared with the four weeks of November 2022. Europe posted a solid month for video game sales during November, driven by Call of Duty, EA Sports FC 24 and PS5. million video games were sold across tracked European markets, a rise of 20% over the year before.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 16, 2024

million PC and Console games were sold across Europe in December, according to the latest GSD data. December 2022 was a 'five week month', so if we align the weeks, we can see that sales improved 3.6% compared with the same period in 2022.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 16, 2024

182 million PC and console games were sold across Europe in 2023, a rise of 1.7% EA Sports FC 24 sold 9% fewer units in 2023 compared with FIFA 23 in 2022, but when you factor in the rebrand and the fact there was a World Cup in December 2022, it's not particularly unexpected. over the year before. Read more

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Growth is coming firstly from increased availability of new consoles, most especially PlayStation 5, and from a collection of major releases this year, such as Bethesda’s Starfield, which is out this week. In comparison to previous console generations, the new crop of machines are more than holding their own.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

2022 has been a tough roller coaster for blockchain games. I think there is a lot to talk about, so let’s start with looking at what happened during that rollercoaster ride of 2022. The VC investment in blockchain games decreased significantly for the last half of 2022 (source: Jon Jordan ).

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 12, 2023

Newzoo analyzed over 1,600 DLC releases on PC and console from April 2020 to April 2023 and found out what DLC can do for your game. By 2022, premium transactions accounted for more than 50% of the total spending on console and PC games in the US.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 10, 2024

Microsoft has also entered an agreement with the games firm to bring NetEase titles to Xbox consoles and other platforms. Blizzard and NetEase had previously been in a partnership for 14 years, which came to an end in 2022 as both companies failed to negotiate renewal of their agreement. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The majority of Xbox Game Pass subscribers pay full price and use the service on console. Towards the end of the deck, Microsoft gave an overview of its digital gaming ecosystem as of April 2022, which showed that of the 33.6 million subscriptions on its Xbox consoles, 21.9 million subscriptions on its Xbox consoles, 21.9

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The one-two punch of the next GTA and the anticipated launch of a new Nintendo console would have bolstered the global games market in 2024, and deliver a more positive year compared to 2022's decline (at least compared to the COVID years) and 2023's marginal growth. Read more

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Casual strategy games have definitely made their mark in 2022. It’s tricky taking any game from PC and Console to mobile. If you’re looking to switch your game from console to mobile, then Dicey Dungeons is a prime example of doing this right. So, technically Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales wasn’t released in 2022.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 27, 2023

PlayStation 5 has now sold 40 million consoles worldwide, Sony has announced. By comparison, PlayStation 4 -- the fastest-selling PlayStation console to 40 million -- achieved the same feat two months quicker. The console is now in full supply. The console is now in full supply. Read more

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 27, 2022

2022 was incredibly eventful (as you can read about below) and we are looking forward to starting the new year with all of you in a few days! 2022 GAMES AWARDS: And the winner is… The Biggest News Item of 2022 Looking back, 2021 was truly booming in terms of game news. 2022 has been the opposite. Subscribe here!

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Well, according to Newzoo , the games industry is bouncing back from the decline in 2022. In their latest free report , Newzoo is optimistic about the total market outlook for PC and console. Another way of diversification is to develop new games specifically for PC (and console).

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 23, 2024

increase over 2022, which itself was down 5% year-on-year. The data firm added it was "optimistic' for the PC and console segments, while mobile gaming is "likely to recover" after difficult conditions for the past couple of years. The compound annual growth rate from 2021 through 2026 was estimated at 1.3%. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 11, 2023

Console shows 2023’s biggest revenue growth, thanks to its +7.4% To be fair, the console segment underperformed in 2022 due to several development and release delays. The West’s appetite for console gaming, which is seeing strong growth across the board, is driving growth in Western markets. year-on-year growth.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Console game testing is an ever-changing skillset as there are more advanced hardware with bigger and more complex games every generation. Let’s take a look at what went down at Sony’s State of Play 2022: Tekken 8. What did you think about the announcements at State of Play 2022? Let us know down in the comments!

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Game Development News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Gamescom returned to the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany in August 2022.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 21, 2023

million console and PC games were sold across Europe during the first half of the year, which is marginally up over the same period in 2022. over the same period in 2022. The UK was the biggest European market for game sales, representing 15.3 million games sold, a rise of 5.5% million sales (up 8%).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As always we have separate videos for games targeting desktop/console and games targeting mobile devices. Desktop/Console showreel. We bring you three brand-new videos showcasing what the Godot Engine can do. This year we are proud to introduce a new category called “Apps & Tools” to highlight non-game creations made with Godot.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As always we have separate videos for games targeting desktop/console and games targeting mobile devices. Desktop/Console showreel. We bring you three brand-new videos showcasing what the Godot Engine can do. This is a field that has been growing a lot, so we wanted to shine a light on the great projects released or under development.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 21, 2023

million console and PC games were sold in July across Europe, up 34% over the same period in 2022. Digital downloads represented nearly 7.9 million of that (up 60%), while physical was 3.75 million (up 0.2%). This is according to GSD data, which includes digital sales from most AAA games publishers in every European country.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 29, 2023

That said, The Witcher 3 also enjoyed another strong quarter in the wake of its next-gen console release, which took place in December 2022." "Similarly to earlier periods, the largest contribution to our sales came from Cyberpunk 2077," said CD Projekt CFO Piotr Nielubowicz. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 19, 2023

million PC and console games were sold across Europe during April, a drop of 5.3% over the same period in 2022. This is based on GSD data, which covers physical game sales from major European markets and digital sales from most major publishers. Full details at the bottom of the article.

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