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Video Game Industry Will See a Dip in 2021, Newzoo's Report Claims
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.
video games
Angelika Kaldus
May 17, 2021
Video Games Industry Is Bigger Than Film, Sports and Music
The gaming market has overtaken the movie industry - valued at nearly $180 billion in 2020 - and Gen Z values it more than sports.
video games
Angelika Kaldus
May 11, 2021
PC Remains Leading Platform Among Developers; PlayStation Before Xbox
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.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 29, 2021
Loot Boxes are Gambling and Ruin Less Well-off Players, Claim UK Researchers
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.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
April 2, 2021
Android Sends 20 Times More of Your Data Than iPhone
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.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
April 1, 2021
Game Pass Makes Us Play More Games, Longer
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 23, 2021
Console Gaming Market Grows on the Pandemic; Up 19% Over 2019
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.
video games
Paul Musiolik
March 12, 2021
Lootboxes to Become Increasingly Profitable Despite Regulations
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 10, 2021
Bitcoin Miners Consume More Energy Than Argentina
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.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
February 11, 2021
Bitcoin Will Reach the Million Dollar Mark?
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.
hardware & software
Bartlomiej Sagan
January 19, 2021
Research Reveals: Violent Games do Not Increase Aggression Levels
This is almost a taboo subject for the gaming community - the possible influence of violence in games on the behavior of young (and not only) people. However, the results of the latest, long-term research finally provide a definitive answer to this issue.
video games
Arkadiusz Strzala
December 30, 2020
Single Player Games More Popular Than Ever, Claims Sony's Research
Activities in PS5 are one of the biggest surprises of the console's system. It is a direct response to the ever-increasing popularity of single player games and a solution to their most common problems.
video games
Paul Musiolik
December 1, 2020
What do Americans Play on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S?
Thanks to analytics company Newzoo, we learned what kind of next-gen games Americans played in the first days after the launch of PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 17, 2020
Researchers: You Wanna Lock Young People at Home? Give Them Free Games
British scientists point out that in order to encourage young people to stay at home, various awards should be offered. These include free video games.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
November 9, 2020
PlayStation and Xbox Still Trailing Behind Nintendo
A list showing sales of consoles from Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over the years appeared on the web. The Japanese company continues to take first place, while the Xbox is performing exceptionally poorly.
hardware & software
Aleksandra Dziwinska
October 20, 2020
Video Games are Ready for Netflix Model, Claims Analyst
Futuresource Consulting analyst Morris Garrard argues in a recent report that the video game industry is ready for Netflix's business model - a subscription that provides access to an extensive catalogue of games at a fixed monthly price.
video games
Bart Swiatek
September 29, 2020
Flight Simulator Will be a Golden Egg-laying Goose for Hardware Companies
Microsoft Flight Simulator may turn out to be a golden egg-laying goose, not only for its creators but also for PC hardware manufacturers. According to analysts from Jon Peddie Research, in the next three years the game will bring 2.6 billion profits from hardware sales.
video games
Agnes Adamus
August 21, 2020
Over 3 Billion Inhabitants of Earth are Gamers
According to the latest report of the analytical company DFC Intelligence, gamer represent as much as 40% of the world's population.
video games
August 15, 2020
Video Games Promote Reading and Writing, Suggests a UK Survey
The British charity National Literary Trust has published the results of a survey on the relationship between video games and reading. The survey shows that gaming can be an incentive to develop writing and reading skills as well as empathy.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 12, 2020
Windows 10 and Windows 7 - Situation After 5 Years
Windows 10 recently celebrated its fifth birthday. After several years on the market, the latest version of Microsoft's OS definitely dominates in numbers over Windows 7, not to mention the older editions.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
July 31, 2020