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Atari completes minor investment into retro console maker Playmaji

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Integrating its Atari VCS console and game library with Playmaji's Polymega allows Atari to refresh its hardware operations after a shaky half-year in 2022.

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Nearly all of UK's 2022 games sales were digital downloads

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UK players spent 2022 buying games from their phone or consoles instead of dealing with traffic and physical lines.

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PC and console gaming had it rough in 2022, but things are looking up

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Top image by Lalesh Aldarwis – Pexels.com 2022 was a rough year for gaming. So, how (relatively) bad did the PC and console market do in 2022? In the first ever PC & Console Gaming Report Newzoo dives into this section of the market. The battle for attention in the PC and console market is heating up.

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Ampere Analysis: Console market dipped to $56.2bn in 2022

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new report by Ampere Analysis estimates that spending on console games, hardware, and services declined in 2022, totaling $56.2 Global console spending: $56.2 year-on-year Console game revenue: $32.6 billion, a decrease of 7.8%

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Xbox patent offers first look at scrapped Keystone streaming console

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Microsoft killed its cloud-powered streaming device back in 2022, but the newly discovered patent gives an idea of what could have been.

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Report: PC and console global gaming dipped to $92.3bn in 2022

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Newzoo's newest report reveals that global consumer spending for PC and console gaming declined by 2.2%, totaling $92.3 billion in 2022. Here's what you need to know from Newzoo's PC and Console Gaming Report 2023: Read more

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Huge console sales deliver record Black Friday for UK games retail

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£167 million worth of video game consoles, accessories and physical games were sold over the Black Friday week in the UK, GfK reveals. It's only beaten by Black Friday 2013 and Black Friday 2020, which both coincided with the launch of a PlayStation console (PS4 in 2013 and PS5 in 2020). Read more

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