Analytics

According to a recent report, the video game market in East Asia is anticipated to experience a downturn in 2025, impacted by global challenges affecting nations such as Japan and South Korea

Recent data has highlighted the top third-party titles that debuted alongside the Switch 2 on June 5, with Deltarune and Fortnite emerging as the frontrunners

The port of Forza Horizon 5 feels great on PlayStation 5. According to data from Alinea Analytics, the hit racing game from Playground Games and Xbox has sold over 3 million copies on Sony consoles. More than any other new release this year

In Steam, there are more and more games whose developers use artificial intelligence during development, according to Ichiro Lambe, head of Totally Human Media and one of the creators of "Steam Labs." He noted that their share among the new releases in 2025 was about 20%

In recent years, the production budgets for mobile games in Japan have significantly increased, according to a study by the Japan Online Game Association (JOGA). In 2024, the average cost of creating one such title in the country reached 492 million yen (3.3 million dollars)

The cooperative climbing simulator Peak continues to sell remarkably well. Aggro Crab, one of the two studios behind the game, discussed surpassing the milestone of 4.5 million copies in a conversation with Simon Carless, the founder of the GameDiscoverCo service.

According to data from the analytics service VG Insights, Russia is home to 4% of all players of the Chinese mech shooter Mecha BREAK. Although this is a relatively small number, the title is more popular only in two countries: the USA (16%) and China (37%)

Analysts at Newzoo attempted to understand how residents of different countries perceive games based on Harry Potter, Pokémon, and other popular IPs. It turned out that Europeans are among the least loyal gamers.

The service GameDiscoverCo attempted to determine the real size of the Steam market (Total Addressable Market) and calculate the revenue of different game categories. They conducted an experiment by leaving only two key tags for each game that earned more than a million dollars — one for the genre and one for the subgenre.

The service GameDiscoverCo attempted to determine the actual size of the Steam market (Total Addressable Market) and calculate the revenue across different game categories. They conducted an experiment by leaving only two key tags for each game that earned more than a million dollars—one for the genre and the other for the subgenre.

The Russian strategy game Broken Arrow has brought millions of dollars to the Steel Balalaika studio and publisher Slitherine. This is according to data from analytics services

Last year, the analytics company Newzoo published revenue forecasts for the gaming market in 2024 multiple times. None of them came true — the final figures were lower.

Last year, the analytical company Newzoo published several revenue forecasts for the gaming market in 2024. None of them came true—the final figures turned out to be lower

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has climbed back into the Top 10 of Newzoo's overall revenue chart for May, after initially entering at No. 13 in April

In an unintended move, Sega Sammy released confidential sales figures through a presentation available on its investor relations website

The analytical companies Circana and NielsenIQ shared information with The Game Business portal about the sales of third-party games on the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US and UK. Below are some of the figures.

Sensor Tower continues to expand its portfolio. It announced the acquisition of Playliner, a mobile analytics service focused on LiveOps.

Less than a day remains until the release of the action game MindsEye from former GTA producer Leslie Benzies. On this occasion, VG Insights' Director of Business Development Vic Bassey has calculated the game's wishlists

The analytical service VG Insights examined the initial sales of Elden Ring Nightreign. According to their data, by the end of the debut week, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco sold 4.3 million copies of the game, more than half of which were for the PC version.

Game developers are increasing their revenue faster than any other representatives of the creative industry in the Far Eastern Federal District. This conclusion was reached by researchers from the "Eastern Center for State Planning" (also known as "Vostokgosplan")

A recent report from Ampere Analysis forecasts that more than 13 million players will buy a Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025

In 2024, the games markets across Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa (MENA) regions generated $86.6 billion through player spending on software and services, reflecting a growth of 1.4%

In April 2025, the mobile puzzle game Candy Crush Saga earned $108.25 million in net IAP revenue, according to AppMagic data. As noted by our colleagues at MobileGamer, the service only recorded a higher monthly revenue for the game once before—in October 2021, and even then, it was only higher by $38,000

Elden Ring is one of the most successful games in recent years. The analytical company Alinea Analytics shared its statistics on the project, including sales, revenue, and audience engagement levels.

In the coming five years, Nintendo might emerge as the "primary partner" for third-party publishers

Russian gaming companies need government support, but only a small number have managed to obtain it. This conclusion was reached by the industry association APRIORI, the Internet Development Institute (IRI), and the legal firm EBR based on a survey conducted in March

The United Kingdom Interactive Entertainment Association (UKIE) unveiled its newest Consumer Market Valuation Report, indicating that the games market was valued at £7.63 billion in 2024, marking a 1.8% reduction from the previous year's total. While hardware sales declined by 5.1%, software sales experienced a 0.58% rise, largely fueled by an 8.1% year-on-year increase in expenditures on mobile games

As of April 29, 2025, Ubisoft has released a statement addressing the complaint. According to Eurogamer, the company is currently examining the issues mentioned. "We are aware of the complaint and are looking into it," a spokesperson stated. "Ubisoft is dedicated to safeguarding players' personal data across our websites and games

Matthew Emery, the founder of Turbine Games Consulting, decided to find out which platform was easier to achieve success on last year — PC or mobile. To do this, he compared the revenue of around 8,000 new releases from 2024

The analytics company Newzoo has named the highest-grossing and most popular games on PC and consoles for March 2025.

Assassin's Creed Shadows secured the second position on Newzoo's overall revenue chart for March after its launch in the latter half of the previous month.

SMBC Consumer Finance surveyed a thousand Japanese individuals aged 20-29 about their spending habits in various areas. It turned out that young Japanese people are actively making in-game purchases and sometimes spend much more money on them than they should

Consulting firm Aream & Co. analyzed the situation in the gaming deals market from January to March 2025. The report utilized data from InvestGame.

Last year, global expenditure on PC and console gaming dropped by 2%, reaching $80.2 billion. However, this figure is projected to increase to $85.2 billion by 2025

The analytics company Newzoo released a comprehensive report on the state of the console and PC games market in 2024. Below is a brief summary of the main points.

The analytics company Newzoo examined the release performance of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. It collected data on the game's revenue and audience for the debut month (February 2025). Below are a few figures from the report

A significant portion of the daily active users (DAU) for Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox is concentrated around a relatively small number of games. Analyst Simon Carless examined how these users are distributed.

Last year was rich with indie horror games on Steam. The Valve platform saw the release of hundreds of new games, yet only a few achieved success. This was the conclusion reached by gaming marketer Dmitry Afanasyev, who studied the situation in this niche

The media holding Rambler&Co and the service “Kuper” surveyed 32.7 thousand Russians on the topic of video games. Here are some figures from the study.

Activision's user research employees have cast their votes in favor of unionization

A week ago, Supercell released a new game—a mobile action RPG called mo.co. Journalists from PocketGamer, citing the analytics company Sensor Tower, shared the project's initial results

Innopolis University attempted to find out the current state of affairs for game developers in Russia. To achieve this, they surveyed a hundred representatives of the domestic game development industry

Last week, Sensor Tower announced its acquisition of Video Game Insights to expand into console and PC games data. The question is, what could be the consequences of consolidation in the gaming analytics sector? Here’s our deep dive into Sensor Tower’s M&A strategy and the potential risks it poses to the market.

Last week, Sensor Tower announced its acquisition of the Video Game Insights platform with the aim of enhancing its product with data on console and PC games. This raises the question: what are the implications of consolidation in the gaming analytics sector? Today, we will take an in-depth look at the objectives of Sensor Tower's M&A strategy and the potential risks for the market

The analytics company Newzoo shared a ranking of the highest-grossing and most popular PC and console games as of February 2025

Monster Hunter Wilds entered Newzoo's overall revenue rankings for February in the third position, even though it was released on the month's last day

The worldwide gaming sector is forecasted to grow by 4.6% in 2026, reaching $236.9 billion, and is anticipated to hit $280.1 billion by 2031

For its presentation at GDC 2025, the analytical firm Newzoo prepared an overview of the state of the gaming industry. Below are the key data points about the PC market

The consolidation in the gaming analytics market continues. Sensor Tower announced the acquisition of the platform Video Game Insights (VG Insights)

This morning, March 10th, it became known that the Internet Development Institute (IDI) proposed that BRICS countries unite efforts to regulate the gaming industry. Anton Gorelkin, a deputy of the Russian State Duma and deputy chairman of the committee on information policy, commented on this idea in his Telegram channel