Analytics

The analytics company VG Insights shared its data on the audience of the Chinese Soulslike game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

Analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana released his monthly report on the state of the U.S. gaming market. We’ve highlighted the key figures.

In the last two decades, the turnover of Finland's gaming industry has increased significantly, reports Neogames in a recent report. According to their estimates, in 2024, the amount reached nearly a record 2.85 billion euros

A week ago, journalist and producer Geoff Keighley hosted Opening Night Live—the ceremony that kicked off the gaming exhibition Gamescom 2025. The analytics company VG Insights reported which of the games mentioned at the event garnered the most wishlists during the period from August 18 to 23.

This conclusion was reached by the analytical company Ampere Analysis. In the course of its research, it examined the price tags of 150 games with the highest average monthly active users (MAU) on Steam for the period from January 2024 to June 2025

The analytics company Newzoo has compiled lists of the highest-grossing and most popular PC and console games as of July 2025. Check out what they include

In July, Fortnite emerged as the leading game, dominating the charts for both monthly active users and revenue across PC and console platforms.

The scandal surrounding the three dismissed executives of the studio Unknown Worlds, which is working on Subnautica 2, continues to unfold. The studio filed a lawsuit against them, presenting several allegations.

The service "Yookassa" conducted a survey among Russian residents about video games. It found that a significant portion of Russians prefer free-to-play games, and the most popular platform in the country is smartphones.

This was reported by the analytics company Sensor Tower, citing information from its subsidiary service VG Insights

According to recent data from GSD, Assassin's Creed Shadows is currently the top-selling new game in Europe for the year.

According to analysts from Alinea Analytics, the update that added a desert biome and a major discount significantly boosted sales of the cooperative climbing hit, Peak.

This conclusion was reached by the analytics company The Harris Poll, which conducted a study commissioned by Google. They surveyed a total of 615 developers from the United States, South Korea, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, primarily working in large studios

While the mobile gaming market stagnates, the market for non-gaming apps is growing. This is reported by analysts at Sensor Tower, who studied the situation in Google Play and the App Store from April to June 2025.

While the mobile gaming market is stagnating, the non-gaming app market is growing. This is according to analysts from Sensor Tower, who studied the situation in Google Play and the App Store from April to June 2025

Gamers are eagerly anticipating the new installment of Battlefield, according to data from the analytical company Alinea Analytics. Their estimates indicate that Battlefield 6 has garnered over 2.7 million wishlists on Steam alone, placing the shooter in seventh place among the most desired upcoming games on the platform.

Analysts from Newzoo and Tebex released a report on gaming expenditures of residents in North America and Europe. Below are some key findings from it

A recent report indicates that gamers in North America allocate an average of $325 each year to gaming, contributing to 28% of worldwide market expenditures.

The annual turnover of the cheat market for games amounts to tens of millions of dollars, writes Wired, citing data from researchers at the University of Birmingham. The researchers estimated that in North America and Europe alone, revenue from cheat sales could range from $12.8 million to $73.2 million annually

A recent report forecasts a downturn for the East Asia video game market in 2025, driven by global challenges impacting Japan and South Korea.

Recent data highlights the top-performing third-party titles released alongside the Switch 2 on June 5, with Deltarune and Fortnite emerging as the leaders

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.