Finance and sales

Roblox has released its financial outcomes for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year concluding on December 31, 2025. The company reported substantial increases in revenue and bookings, which "significantly exceeded" its previously set guidance and long-term objectives

Sony's third quarter earnings were "significantly influenced" by Ghost of Yōtei, as digital game and add-on content sales surged 6% to reach ¥761.5 billion ($4.8 billion)

Sony has disclosed its financial performance for the nine-month period concluding on December 31, 2025, showing a 21% rise in operating income overall

The number of copies of the game sold now exceeds 1.5 million

Electronic Arts has revealed its preliminary figures for the third fiscal quarter, indicating a 38% increase in net bookings, surpassing $3 billion. This rise is attributed to the successful launch of Battlefield 6.

Take-Two Interactive reported on its third fiscal quarter of 2026, which ended on December 31, 2025. The results were better than the company had anticipated.

The parade of financial reports was continued by Electronic Arts (EA). They also concluded the results of the third quarter of fiscal 2026 — just like Take-Two, this period ran from October 1 to December 31, 2025.

Although January was quiet in terms of major releases, it was still memorable for a few hits. Most of them are projects from independent studios that combine mechanics from simulators and other popular genres on Steam. You can find details about their revenue, sales, and other metrics in our regular feature.

Take-Two Interactive reported for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended on December 31, 2025. The results were better than the company had anticipated.

Take-Two Interactive has released its financial results for the third fiscal quarter, showing a 25% rise in net revenue and a 28% increase in bookings.

Epic reported a 57% year-over-year rise in revenue from third-party games on the Epic Games Store. Additionally, time spent playing third-party games increased by 4%, and the company reached a record of 78 million monthly active users in December. These achievements were outlined in a blog post reviewing its 2025 performance. The store currently offers more than 6,000 games.

Japanese company Nintendo is consistently posting strong financial results, driven by the successful performance of its Switch 2 hardware.

Nintendo has announced its results for the first nine months of fiscal 2026 — that is, for the period from April 1 to December 31, 2025. The company reported that Switch 2 sales continued to gain momentum, and as a result, the company’s revenues increased.

Nintendo announced its results for the first nine months of fiscal 2026, which covers the period from April 1 to December 31, 2025. They reported that sales of the Switch 2 continued to gain momentum, and with them, the company's revenues increased.

Over the weekend, social media posts revealed that a considerable portion of the management and development team involved in the Kickstarted MMO Ashes of Creation has either resigned or been laid off from Intrepid Studios.

The game reached this milestone in three days.

The mobile publisher was able to reach this milestone in six years: Mamboo Entertainment was founded in 2020

Swedish gaming company Paradox Interactive experienced a significant 162% drop in its operating profit for the quarter ending December 31, 2025, attributed to the underperformance of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

We continue to summarize the results of 2025 together with gaming teams. Next up is an interview with Inna Gostevaya, CBDO at Digital Vortex Entertainment

The Microsoft Corporation released a report outlining the financial results for the last three months of 2025, marking the second quarter of its fiscal year 2026.

Microsoft, the tech giant, has announced a drop in financial performance for its video game division during the second quarter of the year. The company attributed this decline to the performance of its first-party titles and a significant decrease in console sales.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has once more reported underwhelming financial outcomes for its Reality Labs division, which concentrates on the metaverse. The division is generating minimal revenue while its operational losses continue to accumulate.

Paradox Interactive also released its financial report today. In it, the company shared the results for the entire year of 2025.

Microsoft Corporation released a report detailing the financial results of the last three months of 2025, which for the company was the second quarter of fiscal 2026.

We continue to wrap up 2025 alongside gaming and gaming-related teams. Up next is an interview with Denis Khamin, co-owner of the game localization and 2D- and 3D-art outsourcing studio Allcorrect

The roguelike beat 'em up reached this level of sales just over three months after its release: it debuted on October 9, 2025

Maciej Gołębiewski, the managing director of GOG, has admitted that the firm's choice to withdraw the Taiwanese horror game Devotion from its platform in 2020 negatively impacted its reputation.

Capcom released its financial report for April-December 2025, stating that this period was quite successful for the company.

After gathering and analyzing data from various platforms, services, and analytics companies, we present a comprehensive final report featuring metrics from dozens of the most successful games of 2025. Inside, you'll find numerous figures and charts broken down by specific platforms and countries

For the first time in history, one of the parts of the Battlefield series surpassed Call of Duty in annual sales in the US. This is according to data from the analytics company Circana.

For the first time in history, one of the entries in the Battlefield series has surpassed Call of Duty in annual sales in the United States. This is according to data from the analytics firm Circana

The analytics company Sensor Tower has released an extensive report discussing the state of the mobile app market in 2025. We’ve selected key findings related to games.

The analytics company Sensor Tower released a comprehensive report outlining the state of the mobile app market in 2025. We have highlighted the key findings related to games

In 2025, global revenue from mobile gaming experienced a slight increase, reaching $81.8 billion. Meanwhile, consumer spending on non-gaming apps jumped 21%, totaling $85.6 billion.

The overall audience for the zombie-checkpoint simulator should be even larger: the statistics do not include copies distributed through the PC Game Pass subscription.

The CEO of Larian Studios, Swen Vincke, shared this on the social network X

The Nintendo Switch 2 maintains its status as the fastest-selling console in Japan's history, with 3.78 million units sold in 2025

Console sales have also increased, but the exact figures have not been disclosed.

The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia is transferring billions of dollars worth of stock in gaming companies to its subsidiary, Savvy Games Group.

The parent company of the publisher Focus Entertainment Publishing released its report for the third quarter of the current fiscal year, which ended on December 31, 2025

Scopely's Monopoly Go has surpassed $6 billion in revenue, setting a record as the fastest mobile game to achieve this milestone.

According to recent data released by Appcharge, direct-to-consumer (DTC) monetisation has evolved into a "core revenue system"

Ubisoft has acknowledged the elimination of 29 positions at its Abu Dhabi office in the United Arab Emirates, following LinkedIn posts from the employees impacted by the decision.

Sales of the Fallout franchise experienced a significant boost during the holiday season after the premiere of season two of Amazon's adaptation.

Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard, has alleged that a lawsuit initiated by a Swedish pension fund was intended to aid Embracer in establishing a presence in the California market to the detriment of Activision.

Arc Raiders, the extraction shooter, has achieved sales exceeding 2.4 million copies so far in 2026

Let's continue summing up the results of 2025 with gaming (or gaming industry-related) teams. Next up is an interview with Andrey Tyagunov, co-founder of NavyField Mobile.

We continue to review the results of 2025 together with top managers and experts in the gaming industry. Up next is an interview with Ivan Fedyanin, co-founder of Playducky

In 2025, UK consumers allocated £5.4 billion to video game purchases

CD Projekt RED (CDPR), a well-known developer and publisher, has sold the GOG distribution platform to one of its original founders for 90.7 million Polish zlotys, which is approximately $25 million or £18.6 million