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

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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 billion in 2023, growing +0.6%

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Global gaming on the path to post-pandemic recovery

Game Daily

The number of people paying to play games will grow by more than 7.3% billion players by the end of 2026. Mobile gaming is dominant across the world, with an expectation of 2.8 billion players by 2026. By 2026 “the global games market will generate yearly revenues of $212.4 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. a16z saying “It’s still early for crypto” in 2022. They were saying the same in 2018.

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The Sandbox’s U.S. CEO shares the biggest lessons he’s learned so far

Game Daily

But many of us here have worked in mobile games and so we’re experienced in trial and error, even though this is more complex. We’ll sell 100 percent [of the land] by 2025 or 2026. You’re always looking to find a balance between driving virality or retention or monetization. Nouzareth: Exactly.

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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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