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Trends that shape the future of the PC & console market according to Newzoo

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Top image by Freepik The games industry has been one of the most resilient and profitable sectors in the entertainment industry. 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.

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PC and console gaming had it rough in 2022, but things are looking up

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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 And what does it mean for the future? year on year.

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Video games is no longer the biggest entertainment medium in the UK

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The the first time in over ten years, video games is not the UK's biggest entertainment medium. That includes sales of digital and physical video games, covering PC, mobile and consoles. ERA, which is the UK trade body representing video, music and games retailers, says that revenue made by video games in the UK reached £4.74

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Sega announces 121 redundancies at Relic Entertainment

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Sega has announced it will make 121 redundancies at Company of Heroes developer Relic Entertainment. Company of Heroes 3 launched on PC in February and arrives on consoles this month. Sega says it is restructuring the studio to focus on core franchises, including the Company of Heroes series.

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Sony’s PC learning curve hits an incline | Opinion

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Now that Sony releasing its first-party titles on PC as well as PlayStation has become relatively commonplace, it’s easy to lose sight of what a major change in strategy this represents. Read more

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Mordhau on consoles: “A lot of smoke and mirrors go into making things hit”

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Now that Mordhau has arrived on both PlayStation and Xbox , console players finally get the chance to hack & slash their way through medieval battlegrounds. The brutal and bloody combat game from Slovenian developer Triternion has already been very successful for the last 4 years on PC.

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Why Bandai Namco is betting big on Unknown 9's transmedia universe

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The series is the brainchild of Montreal-based developer Reflector Entertainment, which Bandai Namco acquired in October 2020. Read more