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 Developer

APRIL 15, 2024

Console hardware and digital software sales propped up the latest valuation.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 11, 2023

billion in 2023, representing +2.6% 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. To be fair, the console segment underperformed in 2022 due to several development and release delays.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 4, 2023

According to Newzoo’s PC & Console Gaming Report , the PC and console market still outperformed previous forecasts despite a slight decline of revenue (-2,2% year over year) in 2022. With over one billion PC players and 611 million console players, there are still plenty of opportunities for growth and expansion.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 16, 2023

So, how (relatively) bad did the PC and console market do in 2022? In the first ever PC & Console Gaming Report Newzoo dives into this section of the market. Pandemic gaming Last year, the combined revenue from the PC and console market reached $92.3 The battle for attention in the PC and console market is heating up.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Top image: Baldur’s Gate 3 by Larian Studios It’s time to look back at what the year 2023 has meant for the games industry. billion in 2023, growing +0.6% billion in 2023, growing by +6.3% Console gaming will generate $53.2 million by the end of 2023 (+15.6% year on year. year on year. billion, growing by +1.9%

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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 Here's what you need to know from Newzoo's PC and Console Gaming Report 2023: Read more billion in 2022.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 8, 2023

billion in 2023, up 2.6% billion Consoles expected to produce $56.1 billion in 2023, a 2.6% At a glance: Market estimated to generate $187.7 Mobile revenue due to increase 0.8% billion in revenue and drive growth this year The global games market is estimated to generate $187.7 The mobile market is due to reach $92.6

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 31, 2023

At a glance E3 2023 will feature little to no presence from the three console platform holders, according to a new report. Sources told IGN that neither Xbox, Sony nor Nintendo will be an official part of E3 2023, or have a booth on the showfloor at the Los Angeles Convention Center, when the annual trade show returns in June.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 23, 2024

70,000 units had been sold as of February 2024 , and Panic revealed a few more stats about its cranky yellow console last week , to celebrate its anniversary. 150,000 games have been sold since the March 2023 launch of the Playdate storefront, Catalog, representing $544,290 in revenue for the developers behind them. and the likes.

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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. The main reason for the drop was this year's EA Sports FC 24.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

PlayStation 5 has sold 50 million consoles worldwide, Sony has announced. It achieved the feat on December 9th, 2023, which means the console is now tracking just one week behind the PlayStation 4. Back in July when the console hit the 40 million mark, it was tracking two months behind PS4. Read more

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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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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Video Game Market “ Savvy analyst Matt Piscatella walked online viewers through a ream of stats and information about how gaming has settled into a “new normal” in 2023, following the boom and droop of the pandemic, and its aftermath. ” But economic pressure is a universal problem. On PC, it’s evenly split 50/50.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 19, 2024

The gaming industry has achieved significant milestones in recent years, and 2023 was no exception. Recent data has shown that 2023 has been among the best years in the gaming sector. Join us as we look back at some of the key trends and issues that shaped the gaming industry in 2023. But was it all rosy? Approximately 6.92

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 29, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new report estimates that mobile gaming revenue will reach $108 billion in 2023. Data.ai's (in partnership with IDC) Gaming Spotlight 2023 report says that the console market is poised to hit $43 billion, up 3% year-over-year. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 8, 2024

million PC and console games were sold across the UK during March, an impressive rise of 26% over the same period in 2023. GSD data, which tracks all physical sales and digital sales from most major publishers, reveals that for a second consecutive month, Sony's Helldivers 2 was the best-selling video game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The results for the three months ending December 31, 2023 showed decent sales across the company, despite declines in its PC/console games segment, but the group still ended the year with a net debt of SEK 16.1 billion ($1.5 Read more

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Logic Simplified

JULY 24, 2023

In this article, we'll take a look at the most recent Unity 2023 upgrades and discuss their various enhancements and bug fixes. The latest version of Unity 2023 is Unity 2022.2.11 Furthermore, this Unity 2023 update rectifies the excessively bright billboard lighting that previously did not correspond with the 3D geometry's lighting.

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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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Designer Notes

MAY 6, 2024

They discuss how the Doom shareware model was a preview of free-to-play, why a console transition led to EA buying Maxis, and how Jamdat pioneered paying for visibility on mobile. This episode was recorded on October 23, 2023.

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Game Development News

AUGUST 21, 2023

Jingle Jam has announced the charity partnerships for its 2023 fundraising event, which is set to take place over two weeks in December - MCV/DEVELOP

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Microsoft will block the use of unauthorised third-party controllers and accessories with its Xbox consoles as of next month. Read more

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Jaunty Bear Games

APRIL 5, 2023

In this blog post, we will take a closer look at Unity engine vs Godot in 2023. Unity supports a wide range of platforms, including PC, mobile, and consoles. In 2023, both engines are likely to continue to evolve and improve, making them even more attractive options for game development.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

million copies sold across PlayStation consoles. Sony said this was "in-line with its expectations," and represented a 25% increase over the number of PS4 units sold in the second quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, during which 20 million units of the console were sold. Software sales were up 26% to ¥479 billion ($3.16

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In their latest free report , Newzoo is optimistic about the total market outlook for PC and console. And even though this year’s release catalog is expected to be less impressive than 2023’s, live-service games, and back catalog sales will make up for it. Games companies will employ risk reduction strategies like avoiding new IPs.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 23, 2024

Newzoo said the market generated an estimated $184 billion in 2023, a small 0.6% 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%.

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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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Game Development News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The great and the good of the games sector were celebrated at the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2023 on November 16, 2023 at the iconic Troxy London - MCV/DEVELOP

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Niko Partners today revised its China Games Market 2023 Half-Year Update Report, saying that the country's gaming revenues are on pace to not only grow this year, but more than make-up for 2022's uncharacteristic decline. billion in 2023, up 5.2% Niko now believes China's gaming revenues are on track to total $47.7 year-over-year.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 4, 2024

Certainly, after 2023’s breakneck release slate, the coming 12 to 18 months will be more modest. It tells you that the current console cycle has reached its final stage. Since the start of the year, there have been 7,800 announced layoffs so far in 2024 , compared to 10,500 for all of 2023 and 8,500 in 2022.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 18, 2023

If this year’s Games Developer Conference (GDC) is any indicator, Gamescom should be even bigger and better in 2023. This blog post highlights AWS for Games presence at Gamescom 2023 including new product launches and customer stories, as well as how to meet with one of our industry experts at the event. Read the blog to learn more.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

1 Organic Discovery Will Be Declared Deceased In 2023, the iOS and Play stores will be officially declared dead - and no funeral will be held. Will Netflix launch its first proper hit game in 2023? Don’t miss our podcast crew’s predictions. There are several points that was covered in the podcast, that we didn’t dive into this post. #1

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Game Development News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for November 2023 - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

JULY 5, 2023

Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for July 2023 - MCV/DEVELOP

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 29, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox CD Projekt released its first quarter earnings for 2023 today, with sliding sales a reminder that it has been more than two years since its last major release, Cyberpunk 2077. Read more

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Game Errors

JUNE 6, 2023

So, we have made our estimation for 2023’s data in some cases. Year Apex Legends Fortnite 2020 13,093,785 191,302,008 2021 67,563,911 338,845,462 2022 99,458,463 312,730,506 2023 17,333,097 71,906,471 The following smooth line graph shows the trend of active peak players over the last three years.

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