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. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 4, 2024

Everyone’s favourite candid games exec, Phil Spencer, was in the news last week discussing the concerning ‘lack of growth’ in video games. Game Pass has clearly disrupted things, but it’s not transformed the business in the way subscriptions have in movies and music. And the results have been mixed.

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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

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% This is according to the latest GSD data, which tracks physical and digital game sales across Europe. The data does not include games from indie teams. over the year before. Read more.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With River End under its belt, Nordcurrent aims to get deeper into the console and PC game market while maintaining its strong mobile presence.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 15, 2024

UKIE published its latest Consumer Market Valuation Report, showing that the UK games market was worth £7.82 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. billion, and digital PC software sales increased 4.5% to £2.48

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 21, 2023

A new report by Niko Partners has revealed that consoles are the most popular platform for young gamers in Japan. Console is the most popular format among Japanese gamers, used by 72.3% of the group, followed by mobile gaming at 63.5%. Console is the most popular format among Japanese gamers, used by 72.3% Only 14.7%

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Video game sales across Europe were down in September compared with the year before, according to the latest figures from GSD. And so if we compare week 36 to week 39 (the like-for-like sales weeks), overall game sales are down just over 1%. But this year was a four-week month.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 8, 2024

38 million video games were sold in the UK during 2023, the latest GSD figures reveal. over the year before, with EA Sports FC 24 continuing where FIFA left off as the UK's best-selling video game. It's a slight increase of 2.6% Sales for the rebranded series are down 8.4% over the year before to 2.39 million units sold.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Apple revealed the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro series, powered by a redesigned GPU, with exclusive ports of AAA console and PC games. This insight explores its importance, and why meaningful gains for publishers are far from guaranteed.

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Unity Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Our updated optimization guides include the latest updates from Unity 2022 LTS and provide you with useful tips and tactics to optimize your projects.

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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. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

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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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 10, 2023

It was a tough April for the UK PC and console games market, with sales down on games and hardware. Just under 111,000 consoles were sold in the UK during the month (GfK figures), which is 20% down over March. 1 console of the month once again, followed by Nintendo Switch and then Xbox Series S and X.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Steampunk-Metroidvania action adventure game "STEAM TRIGGER" on PC platforms and each consoles in 2024. x-climb Inc. Headquarters: Ginza, Tokyo; CEO Atsushi Iburi) will release a new 2.5D

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Game Industry News

MAY 2, 2023

Hey all, I’m back with a question for readers for this week’s Video Game Tuesday. It’s all about console generations. I frequently have to save for months or a year in advance to afford something expensive like a new PC or console. So not having to buy a new console every few years is very nice.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In 2021, we started building one of Saudi Arabia’s first-ever dedicated games studios, aiming to create ground-breaking titles for PC, console, and mobile that the region could call its own.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 11, 2024

Command & Conquer games flooded the European charts in March after EA put out a bundle of games on Steam. million console and PC games were sold across European markets, according to GSD (which tracks digital and physical console and PC game sales). 12), Rise Of The Ronin (No.18)

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Whether on Steam Deck, PC, or even consoles, the momentum for Larian's fantasy RPG shows no signs of slowing down anytime this year.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

PlayStation is looking at bringing more of its exclusive first-party titles to other platforms, such as PC, in an effort to grow its games business. A potential driver for [growth] is the first-party title generation because in the past we wanted to popularise consoles," Totoki said (as transcribed by Seeking Alpha ).

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

UK spending on video games dropped 1.6% The games market received an artificial surge in sales caused by the lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. The biggest declines during the period were across in-game monetisation, which covers more casual mobile titles. to £5.38 Read more

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 12, 2023

Top image: Europa Universalis IV expansion, Lions of the North Downloadable content (DLC) has become an essential tool for game developers and publishers. With the rise of live-service games, releasing constant new content has become crucial. PC players spent nearly double the amount on DLC compared to console players in 2022.

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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. it draws upon a long legacy of solid data collection and reporting.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 8, 2024

The UKIE Video Game Awards 2024 took place last night, with Sad Owl Studios' Viewfinder taking home UK Game of the Year alongside best console game. Bonsai Games was named Rising Star, an award sponsored by GamesIndustry.biz. Read more

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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. This data covers all physical game releases in major European markets, and digital game sales from most major publishers. compared with the same period in 2022.

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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 4, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Chris Dring and James Batchelor discuss the biggest stories of the past week, starting with the mixed messages over whether Xbox Game Pass is heading to Nintendo and PlayStation consoles.

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Starloop Studios

AUGUST 24, 2022

The gaming industry continues to grow year after year and proves to be one of the most popular forms of entertainment out there. It’s never been easier to find games to play due to their accessibility on consoles, mobile devices, and PC. Each platform has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, but PC [.].

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 8, 2024

The the first time in over ten years, video games is not the UK's biggest entertainment medium. 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 billion, a rise of 2.9% over the year before.

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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% This is based on GSD data, which tracks all physical game sales across major European markets, and digital sales from most major games publishers across every country in Europe. over the year before.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

million video games were sold across the UK last month, a slight rise of nearly 1% over the year before (GSD data). The best-selling game by a country mile was EA Sports FC 24. It's a strong launch for the game, with sales only down 8% over last year's FIFA 23. Two-thirds of the Starfield’s unit sales were on PC.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

For months now we hear the heart wrenching tales of thousands of games industry professionals losing their jobs. 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. billion).

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 15, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox It's almost twenty years since Steam evolved from being an automatic patching system for Valve's games into being a digital storefront for third parties, heralding the true arrival of the digital distribution era that had been forecast for years prior. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 27, 2024

Xbox head Phil Spencer has said that he wants to see more digital retailers on the console, such as the Epic Games Store and Itch.io. When asked by Polygon if he could see these storefronts on the platform at some point in the future, Spencer said he believed console players would benefit from more options. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 23, 2024

The global games market is expected to generate $189.3 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. billion in 2024, Newzoo estimated in its latest report. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 10, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The games industry's current troubles have been well documented by this point and, looking at the release slate for the rest of the year, you'd be forgiven for thinking there's not much cause for optimism on the horizon.

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Game Errors

APRIL 28, 2023

Madden NFL belongs to that category of sports games that announce an unprecedented revolution on the field every time they come out, with pompous announcements and various epithets. Due to poor optimization and too many bugs in the game, it is possible that Madden NFL 22 “treats” you with various problems during gameplay.

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