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Games Bring Generations Together; Their Fans Are 85% of Internet Users
Newzoo's new report is further proof that video games are no longer the domain of only the youngest generations.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 2, 2024
Tencent's Acquisition of Techland the Biggest Deal of 2023 in Poland. We Know the Estimated Price
Polish Techland cost Chinese Tencent a hefty sum. We learned the estimated value of the high-profile deal of the last year, thanks to which the gaming giant became the majority shareholder of the studio.
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Maciej Gaffke
January 11, 2024
Boxed Games are Now Only 5% of Market; Almost Ceased to Exist on PC
On PC, boxed editions of games are almost non-existent. This is according to a summary of the market in 2023, which was prepared by GamesIndustry.biz.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 21, 2023
Good News for Global Gaming Market; 2023 Will End on Positive Note
The gaming market is growing strong. The increase in its value compared to last year is a good omen for the future.
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Adam Adamczyk
August 9, 2023
Games For 'Hardcore Gamers' Form Increasingly Small Part of the Market
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.
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Adam Celarek
June 20, 2023
Hogwarts Legacy and PS5 Saved European Gaming Market
In the first quarter of this year, Hogwarts Legacy saved the European game market from huge declines. The PlayStation 5, on the other hand, was the only console whose sales increased in the past months.
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Adrian Werner
April 19, 2023
Analyzing Financial Performance of Biggest Gaming Companies in 2022
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.
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Maciej Jalowiec
March 15, 2023
Gaming Market Loses Despite Player Number Growth; We Have an Idea Why
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.
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Wiktor Szczesny
November 22, 2022
PC Game Market in Japan Doubled in 3 Years
PC games are doing better and better in Japan. Revenues from the segment have doubled in just a few years.
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Adrian Werner
November 7, 2022
Journey Devs Admits Live-service Games are Best for Developers
Co-creator of the iconic Journey, Jenova Chen from thatgamecompany studio, says that working on live-service games is much less stressful than on a classic titles. It also allows for a healthy work-life balance.
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Hubert Sledziewski
August 2, 2022
$65 Billion in 6 Months; Mobile Market Breaks Record
The mobile market has slowed down, but still managed to set another record. Users (including gamers) continue to spend billions of dollars on apps in App Store and Google Play.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 14, 2022
Fake Reviews, Influencers and Toxic Marketing Examined
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission plans to tighten regulations on posting fake positive reviews online to sell products or services, including video games.
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Kamil Kleszyk
May 24, 2022
Second Largest Acquisition of Gaming Industry Finalized; Take 2 Owns Zynga
Take-Two has announced the finalization of its $12.7 billion acquisition of mobile game company Zynga.
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Kamil Kleszyk
May 23, 2022
Video Games are World's Biggest Entertainment Medium, Take-Two Reports
Take-Two's financial report included a lot of interesting information about the overall health of the video game market and the directions of its development.
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Adrian Werner
May 18, 2022
Hard Times for PC - Segment Will Grow Slower Than Console Market in 2022
This year, video game market revenues are expected to exceed $200 billion for the first time. The console segment will grow the fastest.
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Adrian Werner
May 6, 2022
Game Pass Won't Become Second Netflix, Analysts Say
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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 24, 2022
Exiting Russia Means Loss of a Market Worth Billions of USD for Game Publishers
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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 10, 2022
1 in 3 Gamedevs Sees Potential of NFT in Video Games
The organizers of the Game Developers Conference have released the State of the Game Industry 2022 report, which addresses a number of important issues affecting the video game industry.
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Miriam Moszczynska
January 21, 2022
Bobby Kotick Second Top-paid CEO of 2020 in Gaming Industry
The creator of Games One has collected data on the richest CEOs in the video game industry. Surprisingly, Bobby Kotick is not the king of the list.
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Miriam Moszczynska
January 14, 2022
Take-Two Buys FarmVille Devs for Record Amount
Zynga is joining the studios gathered under the wing of Take 2 Interactive. The company has acquired the U.S. mobile game developer for $12.7 billion.
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Miriam Moszczynska
January 10, 2022