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EA Sports College Football is now the US' best-selling sports game of all time | US Monthly Charts

But video games spending drops 7% to $5.8bn in CODless November, PS5 Pro sells fewer units but generates more dollars than PS4 Pro

Dec. 18, 2024 James Batchelor

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Sales up 10% following Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launch | US Monthly Charts

Latest entry in the FPS series debuted at the top of the charts, boosting subscriptions spending and console sales alike

Nov. 22, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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EA Sports FC 25 launch breaks revenue record for soccer games | US Monthly Charts

US consumer spending fell by 6% to $4.3 billion

Oct. 24, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Circana: 71% of US engage with video games

Largest share of gamers are adults aged 45 and over

Oct. 16, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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August spending drops 7% to $4.1bn despite Madden and mobile success | US Monthly Charts

EA Sports games dominate as college football titles surpasses Helldivers 2 as best-selling game of 2024 so far

Oct. 11, 2024 James Batchelor

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Circana reports 10% uplift in US game spending but admits "this will continue to be a difficult year"

But a "significant rebound is expected in 2025"

Aug. 21, 2024 Vikki Blake

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US game spending had a 5% decrease in June | US Monthly Charts

Elden Ring returned to the top of the US charts for the first time since May 2022

Aug. 2, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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US game spending fell 6% in May | US Monthly Charts

Projected US spend on hardware, content, and accessories declined 6% YoY

July 8, 2024 Vikki Blake

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US game spending experienced a 3% decrease in April | US Monthly Charts

Stellar Blade debuted at the top spot, while Sea of Thieves and Fallout 4 saw significant sales boosts

May 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Fallout games stormed the US playtime charts in April

Meanwhile, PlayStation Plus inclusion brings Immortals of Aveum into the Top 10

May 29, 2024 James Batchelor

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Fortnite, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto dominate March playtime in the US

Circana data shows three titles were the most played games across PlayStation and Xbox, while Helldivers 2 led on Steam

May 1, 2024 James Batchelor

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Monopoly Go helps push March sales up 4% | US Monthly Charts

Dragon's Dogma 2 leads six new releases on the Top 20; mobile growth of 15% makes up for hardware's 32% drop

May 1, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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US game spending gets a 2% increase in February | US Monthly Charts

Helldivers 2, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Skull and Bones debuted among the month's best-sellers

March 21, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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2024 game spending down 2% is Circana analyst's "most optimistic" outlook

Mat Piscatella talks about unprecedented uncertainty in the year ahead and why we'll need more overachievers like Helldivers 2 and Palworld

March 13, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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US game revenue gets a 15% bump in January | US Monthly Charts

Tekken 8, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Persona 3 Reload debuted among the month's top-sellers

Feb. 23, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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4% December sales boost sees 2023 finish up 1% year-over-year | US Monthly Charts

Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game of the year, the first time a non-Call of Duty, non-Rockstar game has done that since 2008

Jan. 18, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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November game spending slides 7% | US Monthly Charts

Hardware drops 24% as new release slate can't measure up to last year's God of War and Pokémon games

Dec. 13, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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Strong release slate can't avoid sales dip in October | US Monthly Charts

Spending down 5% as Spider-Man and Super Mario can't offset the impact of Call of Duty's move back to November

Nov. 15, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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Starfield helps boost US games revenue 10% in September | US Monthly Charts

The Bethesda title debuted at the top of the charts, with PC as its leading platform

Oct. 19, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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US game revenue sees 3% rise to $4.2bn in August | US Monthly Charts

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon made it to No.2 despite one day on the market

Sept. 15, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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Sponsored | The US video game industry gets back to growth

Improved hardware supply and blockbuster new releases driving market

Aug. 28, 2023 Circana

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US game revenue sees a 9% jump in June | US Monthly Charts

New series installments Diablo 4, Final Fantasy 16, and Street Fighter 6 were the month's top three-selling games

Aug. 2, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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US game spending gets a 12% bump in May | US Monthly Charts

The revenue growth was driven by the debut of Nintendo's Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom

June 27, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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US game spending dips 5% in April | US Monthly Charts

Circana figures have Star Wars Jedi: Survivor topping the sales chart, with Dead Island 2 debuting in second

May 17, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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US game revenue down 5% to $4.6bn in March, says Circana | US monthly charts

Resident Evil 4 Remake topped the sales chart, while Warner Bros' Hogwarts Legacy comes in second

April 19, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau