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Video Game Industry Will See a Dip in 2021, Newzoo's Report Claims

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.

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Angelika Kaldus

May 17, 2021

Video Game Industry Will See a Dip in 2021, Newzoo's Report Claims
Video Games Industry Is Bigger Than Film, Sports and Music

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.

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Angelika Kaldus

May 11, 2021

Video Games Industry Is Bigger Than Film, Sports and Music
PC Remains Leading Platform Among Developers; PlayStation Before Xbox

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.

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Bart Swiatek

April 29, 2021

PC Remains Leading Platform Among Developers; PlayStation Before Xbox
Loot Boxes are Gambling and Ruin Less Well-off Players, Claim UK Researchers

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.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 2, 2021

Loot Boxes are Gambling and Ruin Less Well-off Players, Claim UK Researchers
Android Sends 20 Times More of Your Data Than iPhone

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.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

April 1, 2021

Android Sends 20 Times More of Your Data Than iPhone
Game Pass Makes Us Play More Games, Longer

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.

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Adrian Werner

March 23, 2021

Game Pass Makes Us Play More Games, Longer
Console Gaming Market Grows on the Pandemic; Up 19% Over 2019

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.

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Paul Musiolik

March 12, 2021

Console Gaming Market Grows on the Pandemic; Up 19% Over 2019
Lootboxes to Become Increasingly Profitable Despite Regulations

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.

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Adrian Werner

March 10, 2021

Lootboxes to Become Increasingly Profitable Despite Regulations
Bitcoin Miners Consume More Energy Than Argentina

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.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

February 11, 2021

Bitcoin Miners Consume More Energy Than Argentina
Bitcoin Will Reach the Million Dollar Mark?

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.

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Bartlomiej Sagan

January 19, 2021

Bitcoin Will Reach the Million Dollar Mark?
Research Reveals: Violent Games do Not Increase Aggression Levels

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.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

December 30, 2020

Research Reveals: Violent Games do Not Increase Aggression Levels
Single Player Games More Popular Than Ever, Claims Sony's Research

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.

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Paul Musiolik

December 1, 2020

Single Player Games More Popular Than Ever, Claims Sony's Research
What do Americans Play on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S?

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.

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Adrian Werner

November 17, 2020

What do Americans Play on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S?
Researchers: You Wanna Lock Young People at Home? Give Them Free Games

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.

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Christian Pieniazek

November 9, 2020

Researchers: You Wanna Lock Young People at Home? Give Them Free Games
PlayStation and Xbox Still Trailing Behind Nintendo

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.

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Aleksandra Dziwinska

October 20, 2020

PlayStation and Xbox Still Trailing Behind Nintendo
Video Games are Ready for Netflix Model, Claims Analyst

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.

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Bart Swiatek

September 29, 2020

Video Games are Ready for Netflix Model, Claims Analyst

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.

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Agnes Adamus

August 21, 2020

Flight Simulator Will be a Golden Egg-laying Goose for Hardware Companies
Over 3 Billion Inhabitants of Earth are Gamers

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

Over 3 Billion Inhabitants of Earth are Gamers

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.

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Jacob Blazewicz

August 12, 2020

Video Games Promote Reading and Writing, Suggests a UK Survey

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.

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Bart Swiatek

July 31, 2020

Windows 10 and Windows 7 - Situation After 5 Years