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War Robots hits $900m in revenue | News-in-brief
Since launching in 2014, the shooter title has also pulled in 270 million registered players
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Global Data: Asia-Pacific region made up 64% of mobile gaming revenue in 2023
The new report says China alone generated 31% of total global consumer spending
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Video games is no longer the biggest entertainment medium in the UK
Data published by the digital entertainment and retail association shows that video is No.1
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UK PC and console sales grew 2.6% in 2023 | UK Annual Report
EA Sports FC 24, PlayStation 5 and Hogwarts Legacy are the major winners
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The African games industry in numbers
We dive into a new report that offers insight into the spending, audience, and development landscape of the continent, with analysis from the experts behind the research
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The UK games industry pays juniors more but seniors less than other tech sectors
The first Cendex data is now available
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PlayStation 5 sales jumped 75% in the UK after price cut
The PS5 was cut to £399 in the UK last week
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Analysts expect Japan's mobile game revenue to dip 3% this year
Report also says that Q1 2023 mobile game spending has hit $3.14 billion when compared to Q4 2022's $3 billion
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Mobile games pull in $41bn globally during H1 2023
The period also saw Google Play game downloads making up 26 billion of the 30 billion total
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ESA: Hispanic and Black people are more likely to play games among US ethnic and racial groups
The new report also says that in the US, the average gamer is 32 years old and has played games for 21 years
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Steam to stop using Google Analytics
Platform to strengthen internal traffic analytics tools instead, says Google's "tracking solutions don't align well with [Valve's] approach to customer privacy"
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Xbox Series S and X hit 2m sales in the UK, 12 weeks faster than Nintendo Switch
It is the eighth fastest-selling home console in UK history
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Comparing space oranges and zero-G apples: A deep dive into Everspace's Steam launch
Rockfish CEO Michael Schade busts some myths around Steam Early Access, wishlists, pricing, Game Pass, and more
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80% of game workers interested in four-day week, Skillsearch survey finds
Respondents also highlighted the prominence of remote working
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Dead Island 2 leads all-new Top Three | UK Boxed Charts
Minecraft Legends just beats Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp to No.2
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Hogwarts Legacy and PS5 rescue UK games market in Q1 2023 | UK Monthly Charts
Resident Evil 4 Remake tops the charts in March
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UK games market dipped to £7.05bn in 2022
Spending on games products and culture dropped 5.6% year-on-year but is still 17% ahead of pre-pandemic figures
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Hogwarts Legacy is Europe’s fastest-selling game (that isn’t FIFA) for a generation | European Monthly Charts
Launch sales are bigger than every Call of Duty game released in the last six years
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Average selling price of games rose nearly 7% in the UK last year
Latest ERA yearbook reveals the buying habits of UK consumers for PC and console games
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Ampere Analysis: UK console, PC and mobile games revenue declined in 2022
It's the first decline in a decade, but the market remains well ahead of pre-pandemic levels
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European games market struggled in December as new releases faltered | European Monthly Charts
But FIFA 23, Call of Duty and Pokémon improved over last year
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European console and PC game sales fall 7.1% in 2022
UK is Europe's biggest games market ahead of Germany, with FIFA and Call of Duty the best-selling games
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ERA: games remained biggest home entertainment industry in the UK in 2022
Games made an estimated £4.66 billion last year, retail association says
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FIFA 23, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and God of War Ragnarok tops UK December charts | UK Monthly Charts
Nintendo Switch pips PS5 to No.1 in console sales