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Jacob Blazewicz, 07 October 2024, 05:27

The Which Bingo Group's player intelligence test is more of a curiosity, but at least it amused confused League of Legends (and other) players a hundredfold.

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 September 2024, 22:15

Newzoo's new report is further proof that video games are no longer the domain of only the youngest generations.

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 July 2024, 00:31

A new study may confirm players' old suspicions that trading virtual items in the Counter-Strike series, among others, is a front for money launderers.

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 May 2024, 05:23

Video games are still mainly a form of relaxation, but more and more gamers also want to express themselves while playing.

Jacob Blazewicz, 03 April 2024, 04:42

New games seem to be loosing out to older, everlasting titles in the battle for players' attention.

Kamil Kleszyk, 15 March 2024, 01:02

Mat Piscatella once again shared his thoughts on GTA 6. According to the expert, the release of Rockstar Games' game should boost the entire industry.

Kamil Kleszyk, 08 February 2024, 05:46

Research conducted on a group of gamers from the United States and the United Kingdom indicates that the digital distribution model for games needs to change.

Marcin Przala, 06 February 2024, 01:18

The latest report on the video game industry provides us with a number of interesting insights into the health of development teams. The main conclusion? Games-services continue to rule, although their creation is burdened with increasing costs as well as risks.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 October 2023, 03:04

Players and developers are increasingly encountering cases of toxic behavior in video games, but combating it is not a priority for all developers.

Kamil Kleszyk, 17 October 2023, 06:46

Video games are not only a chance to let off some steam after a hard day, but also an opportunity to find love. Nearly half of gamers met their future partner while playing.

Adam Celarek, 11 July 2023, 12:46

For many years, the game industry has faced the problem of perpetuating its own heritage. Sad conclusions about the current state of affairs are presented in a report by the Video Game History Foundation.

Adrian Werner, 10 July 2023, 13:06

Gamers in their fifties are a growing part of the gaming market. Yet their needs are often overlooked by developers.

Adam Celarek, 20 June 2023, 16:37

A report revealing the shape of the US gaming market can lead to surprising conclusions. In particular, the progressive disparity among the major branches of the industry seems particularly interesting.

Maciej Jalowiec, 15 March 2023, 16:33

The beginning of March is a time of financial summaries in the gaming industry. Major companies listed on the world's stock exchanges have just released their results for Q4 2022, and we analyze the data.

Wiktor Szczesny, 22 November 2022, 12:33

The gaming industry has significantly increased its reach over the past two years. As a result, there are more and more players every year. At the same time, the value of the market has shrunk significantly in 2022, making the situation complicated.

Adrian Werner, 07 November 2022, 14:18

PC games are doing better and better in Japan. Revenues from the segment have doubled in just a few years.

Jakub Tarchala, 27 September 2022, 15:49

Thanks to several months of analysis, we learned what video game genres reign supreme on PC. Deeper interpretation enables us to draw some interesting conclusions.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 August 2022, 11:54

2018 was supposed to be the end of lootboxes in Belgium. However, apparently banning this type of „gambling” proved too difficult in practice.

Damian Mista, 26 July 2022, 16:36

Recent studies show that playing video games positively affects brain function. Players excel in tasks that require decision-making using sensorimotor mechanisms, so video games could find new applications.

Michal Ciezadlik, 21 April 2022, 17:31

A recent study has helped determine how the passage of years affects form in professional CS:GO competition. The statistics resolve whether youth has an advantage over experience.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 08 April 2022, 16:57

Giant interest and huge investments don't help. Metaverse games have so far failed to attract casual gamers. However, the industry doesn't seem to need them.

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 March 2022, 14:36

Game Pass is quite successful, but it's unlikely to be to video games what Netflix was to the movie industry. At least according to one analyst.

Jacob Blazewicz, 10 March 2022, 14:56

Game developers and publishers (and more) are pulling their products out of Russia en masse, and in doing so are rejecting a market that generates billions of dollars in revenue.

Miriam Moszczynska, 25 February 2022, 11:19

Time2play has created a cheater profile. The study took into account the motives of such players and the software they use. The best game cheat was also selected.

Adrian Werner, 08 February 2022, 11:45

Thanks to a report from Take-Two Interactive, we learned some interesting things about the gaming market. Among them was the average age of gamers.

Martin Nothing, 31 January 2022, 12:09

The PC market recorded a significant growth in the previous year. Much of this is due to the pandemic and the growing demand for electronic equipment.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 January 2022, 14:01

Gamers may have a problem with hardware shortages, but apparently not through the fault of manufacturers. After all, according to analysts, 2021 was a 'watershed' year for the PC market.

Hubert Sledziewski, 13 December 2021, 13:03

Playing for the story, preferring single player games, loving RPGs, owning a Switch - do you know what these traits have in common? They describe the average Japanese gamer.

Adrian Werner, 09 December 2021, 14:00

Analysts predict that in 2022, the pandemic will continue to cause major delays in game development and further trouble with hardware availability.

Adrian Werner, 19 November 2021, 14:52

Thanks to the pandemic, 2020 was a record year for the gaming industry. This year, however, the coronavirus dealt it a severe blow. All due to numerous delays.

Miriam Moszczynska, 29 October 2021, 17:40

According to a Streamlabs report, Facebook Gaming has managed to overtake YouTube Gaming in terms of viewership over the past three months. However, both platforms are far from the streaming king that is Twitch.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 25 October 2021, 14:28

The Anti-Defamation League has published a report on the bullying that young gamers experience online. The phenomenon affects at least 62% of minors in this community.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 28 September 2021, 13:56

It seems that Ubisoft is the most hated publisher in the world. Such conclusions can be drawn from research based on the opinions of Twitter users.

GRG, 03 September 2021, 10:26

Samsung, TSMC, and other chipmakers have once again revealed big revenue numbers despite a shortage of chip availability in the market. How is this possible?

GRG, 31 August 2021, 13:41

Kaspersky has stopped 5.8 million malware attacks on users of bootleg versions of GTA 5, Minecraft, The Sims 4 and other games.

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 26 August 2021, 13:12

ISFE and EGDF federations published a joint report summarizing the situation of the European game industry in 2020. We found out, among others, that the best-selling game on the Old Continent was FIFA 21.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 12 August 2021, 14:45

Older people active on the Internet are considered to be particularly vulnerable to online scammers. However, it turns out that also teenagers are not very prudent in this matter.

, 13 July 2021, 20:33

A survey of nearly 600 participants proves that Red Dead Redemption 2 players are more knowledgeable about animals than people who haven't experienced the title. A handy summary was prepared by a Reddit user.

Michal Ciezadlik, 29 June 2021, 13:35

Recent research in the UK shows that many users rely on the same passwords for multiple services, which can lead to security breaches.

Martin Nothing, 09 June 2021, 12:25

The last few months will definitely be remembered as the ones where buying a GPU bordered on miracle. Despite severe shortages, the PC GPU market continues to grow.

Angelika Kaldus, 17 May 2021, 18:18

Newzoo claims that the video game market will see a decline in revenue compared to last year. Reasons for such assumptions include Apple's policies and the universal deficit of chips.

Angelika Kaldus, 11 May 2021, 15:00

The gaming market has overtaken the movie industry - valued at nearly $180 billion in 2020 - and Gen Z values it more than sports.

Bart Swiatek, 29 April 2021, 14:25

A survey conducted by the organizers of GDC indicates that PCs are the most popular platform among video game developers. PlayStation 5 arouses noticeably more interest than Xbox Series X/S.

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 April 2021, 17:29

Researchers from Great Britain published an extensive report on loot boxes. The authors prove that the mechanic does indeed fall under the category of gambling and, moreover, it has a tendency to become addictive for people with not very high salaries.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 01 April 2021, 15:23

Google can collect up to 20 times more data than Apple. That's according to a controversial study published by a researcher at a Dublin university.

Adrian Werner, 23 March 2021, 13:18

Game Pass has proven to be a big success for Microsoft. Users of this service play longer, more titles and are more willing to reach for game genres that they are unaccustomed to.

Paul Musiolik, 12 March 2021, 16:22

The video game market is one of the few that has seen a lot of growth during the pandemic. Sales in 2020 were 19% higher than 2019, crossing the $50 billion threshold.

Adrian Werner, 10 March 2021, 12:28

According to analysts, lootbox revenue is expected to grow every year until it reaches $20 billion per year in 2025. However, this development will not continue indefinitely.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 11 February 2021, 14:31

BTC mining consumes more and more electricity. The total yearly power consumption of miners already exceeds figures associated with entire countries, such as Argentina, for example.

Bartlomiej Sagan, 19 January 2021, 19:02

Apart from the pandemic, the year 2020 has also brought another boom for cryptocurrencies. According to an expert, the most popular one among them, bitcoin, may reach a value of up to a million dollars a piece within a few years.