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Newzoo: Global games market expected to grow to $189bn in 2024

GamesIndustry.biz

The compound annual growth rate from 2021 through 2026 was estimated at 1.3%. 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. increase over 2022, which itself was down 5% year-on-year.

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The games market in 2023 is ‘one for the history books’ – for good and bad

PreMortem.Games

After last year’s negative growth (a ‘corrective year’ after the highs of the corona-era) the games market has bounced back. Newzoo now forecasts that the global games market will generate $184.0 They expect to cross that magic $200 billion mark by 2026. Console gaming will generate $53.2 year on year.

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Global gaming on the path to post-pandemic recovery

Game Daily

NewZoo’s latest report on the game industry – released yesterday – forecasts 2.6% global growth for 2023, mainly driven by demand for the newest generation of consoles, which are now in ready supply. The report said that console sales will rise by 7.4%. billion players by the end of 2026. globally to 1.47

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Reflecting Upon the Last year in Blockchain Games

Deconstructor of Fun

Wonder if they will say the same in 2026… On one hand, this creates a very experimental environment with a large space for innovation. The rules of the game are not established yet, and, as a game developer, you are expected to create them. I think this is a very crucial step for the blockchain games business.

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App Store’s NFT Guidelines: Imminent peril or entry ticket for blockchain games?

Deconstructor of Fun

It’s tempting to treat these updates as a way of Apple saying “Death to blockchain games!”. In the end, we all saw how their privacy changes affected the whole mobile gaming business, which causes everyone to interpret Apple’s stance in the harshest ways. year-on-year Newzoo forecasts game market will shrink 4.3%

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