Meta Quest mobile app downloads declined by 25% in 2023, despite a strong Q4
Game Developer
JANUARY 4, 2024
The Meta Quest platform continued to lose momentum in 2023.
Square Enix will end Bravely Default mobile game in February 2023
Game Developer
DECEMBER 29, 2022
The brilliant light has faded.
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Mobile accounted for $90.4bn of global games revenue in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 5, 2024
Mobile games made up 49% of total revenue generated by the global games market in 2023 at $90.4 Conducted between January 2022 and January 2024, the 2024 Mobile App Trends report found that in-app revenue for games apps increased 6% year-over-year, while consumer spending decreased 2% to $107 billion.
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Mobile games pull in $41bn globally during H1 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 12, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox During the first half of 2023, global mobile game consumer spending reached $41 billion, according to data.ai's latest report. The analyst firm highlights that May saw game revenue hit $94 million worldwide. The highest the month has seen since 2020.
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King's mobile Crash Bandicoot game shutting down in February 2023
Game Developer
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Yet again, Crash Bandicoot was too slow to avoid death.
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Global Data: Asia-Pacific region made up 64% of mobile gaming revenue in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 12, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox In 2023, the Asia-Pacific region accounted for 64% of consumer spending on mobile games. That's according to a new report from data analyst firm Global Data, which says that the sector generated $124 billion. Read more
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East Asia PC and mobile games market expected to hit $30bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
A new report from Niko Partners projects that the East Asia PC and mobile game markets will hit $29.8 billion in 2023. The study comprises of Japan, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei. It adds that Japan will account for over 60% of consumer spending for the region. Read more
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China lead mobile game spending and downloads for 2023
Game Developer
JANUARY 10, 2024
Even with their country's restrictions in play, Chinese players kept spending money and downloading games for their phones.
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UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 15, 2024
billion in 2023, a 4.4% While overall game sales were up in the UK in 2023, boxed sales have continued their decline and were down 5% to £495 million compared to 2022. Mobile sales were also up, reaching £1.52 increase compared to 2022's revised total of £7.49 to £2.48 year-on-year to £684 million.
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The Mobile Games Industry In the Year 2023
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 31, 2023
1 Organic Discovery Will Be Declared Deceased In 2023, the iOS and Play stores will be officially declared dead - and no funeral will be held. Executive of a small developer who has till date amassed well over 100M installs on mobile The end of discovery also means that there will be no indie breakouts from small indie developers.
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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 22, 2023
His first game, mobile RPG Soulvars , started out as a passion project. Solo developer Splenbit of Blocks Tracks Trains: “I like pursuing my own vision” Two years after its initial release, Sixth Extinction is now free to play on mobile and Steam. Developing my first game was a complete learning experience for me.
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Niko Partners: East Asia games market generated $30.1bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 30, 2024
billion in 2023, and is expected to decline by 2.9% The East Asia Games Market Model report covers Japan and Korea, markets that also saw a slight increase in their number of gamers in 2023, to 96.3 Mobile was the largest segment, accounting for 68.4% The East Asia games market generated $30.1 in 2024 to $29.2 million players.
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Japan's mobile game installs and spending rose in Q1 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 19, 2024
Japan's mobile market is showing signs of growth after a slight decline in 2023, with games enjoying a stronger performance than the wider apps market. increase in spending compared to Q4 2023. Similarly, consumer spending remained largely flat last year when you account for the fluctuations in the Japanese yen's value.
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German games market increases 6% to €10bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 25, 2024
The German games market grew by 6% to €10 billion in 2023, with revenue from mobile games having almost doubled to €2.9 billion since 2018 when revenues were estimated to be €1.5 That's according to new figures released by the German Games Industry Association (Game), based on data collected by Data.ai.
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Supercell revenue drops 4.2% to €1.7bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Supercell has published its financial results for 2023, in which revenue dropped by 4.2% During an earnings call, CEO Ilkka Paananen attributed this decrease to a decline in games sales during the first half of 2023 and the overall health of the mobile games market. to €1.7 billion compared to last year.
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Newzoo lowers 2023 games market value forecast to $184bn
GamesIndustry.biz
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Newzoo has lowered its games market forecast for 2023 to $184 billion, a 0.6% billion in 2023. Newzoo attributed its lowered forecast in part to challenges in the mobile market, suggesting that a "challenging privacy landscape will somewhat limit growth until 2026", including potential impact of the Epic vs Google antitrust trial.
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Data.ai: Global mobile game revenue declined by 2% to $107bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 10, 2024
says that mobile consumer game spending hit $107 billion in 2023. The figure represents a decrease of 2% year-over-year, according to the State of Mobile 2024 report. billion a week on mobile games globally and throughout the year titles were downloaded more than 1.1 A new report from Data.ai billion times. Read more
Roblox reported over 13,000 incidents to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 23, 2024
Roblox reported over 13,000 incidents of child exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2023, with around 24 predators arrested for grooming and abusing victims on the hugely popular social game platform in the US. That's up from 3000 the year before.
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Report: Mobile puzzle games have made $42bn in the last decade
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
A new Sensor Tower report says mobile puzzle games have generated $42 billion since the company began tracking data in 2013. Real-time puzzles such as Tetris and Traffic Jam Fever saw significant growth between January 2022 and March 2023, with a 103% increase in downloads and a 64% rise in revenue.
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Mobile games accounted for 66% of App Store spending in 2022
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 17, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Mobile games made up $110 billion of App Store $167 billion spending throughout 2022, says Data.ai.
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The biggest Serbia games firms amassed €175m in revenue during 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 17, 2024
PWC has tracked that the revenue of Serbia's top 15 most successful companies totaled €175 million ($190 million) in 2023, up 17% year-on-year. This is according to the 2023 Serbian Gaming Industry Report, which covered the 21 largest companies in the sector. Read more
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SEA-6 PC and mobile games market projected to hit $6bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Market research firm Niko Partners released its SEA-6 Games Market reports, which say that PC and mobile games are poised to hit $5.8 billion in 2023. Read more
Analysts expect Japan's mobile game revenue to dip 3% this year
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 31, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Japan's total mobile game revenue is projected to hit $12.6 billion in 2023, marking another year of declines for the market, according to a new report from Adjust and data.ai.
Newzoo: Global games market expected to increase 2.6% in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 8, 2023
billion in 2023, up 2.6% Mobile revenue due to increase 0.8% billion in 2023, a 2.6% The mobile market is due to reach $92.6 The mobile market is due to reach $92.6 At a glance: Market estimated to generate $187.7 billion Consoles expected to produce $56.1 increase year-on-year, according to Newzoo's latest report.
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Newzoo expects the global games market to grow by 2.6% in 2023
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 11, 2023
billion in 2023, representing +2.6% Mobile accounts for the highest share of revenues, but a challenging privacy landscape will somewhat limit growth until 2026. Console shows 2023’s biggest revenue growth, thanks to its +7.4% billion in 2023. The biggest contributor to this growth is Mobile. year-on-year growth.
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Japan spent more than $620m on location-based games in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Japan is the world's biggest market for consumer spending on location-based titles like Pokémon Go and Dragon Quest Walk, having generated over $620 million in 2023. Read more
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Wings Elevate Game Accelerator returns in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 31, 2023
The Wings Elevate Game Accelerator program has opened applications for 2023. Sponsored by Netflix and delivered by Code Coven, this year will focus specifically on mobile games from creators of marginalized gender identities.
Gamesforum North America 2023 - Uniting Mobile Games Visionaries in the Heart of Seattle
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
A Seattle-based event to help bring the mobile games industry together.
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Console revenues decline as PC soars; Mobile still dominates in $187 billion market
PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
PC gaming is set to outperform both mobile and console gaming in revenue growth, with a projected increase of 4.0% This growth is largely driven by a strong slate of releases in 2023 and the enduring popularity of cross-platform titles and evergreen games. year-on-year, reaching $43.2 year-on-year, bringing in $92.6
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The games market in 2023 is ‘one for the history books’ – for good and bad
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Top image: Baldur’s Gate 3 by Larian Studios It’s time to look back at what the year 2023 has meant for the games industry. billion in 2023, growing +0.6% billion in 2023, growing by +6.3% Meanwhile mobile gaming keeps struggling a bit. million by the end of 2023 (+15.6% year on year. year on year.
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Newzoo maintains 2023 market value prediction at $184bn
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Newzoo has maintained its games market forecast for 2023 to remain at $184 billion in its annual review. In October, the data firm lowered its games market value forecast predicting a stable growth of 0.6%, which it attributed to challenges in the mobile market. to reach $187 billion in 2023. Read more
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Nintendo profits rise to $2.7bn despite Switch sales slowdown
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Nintendo has released its financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, in which it experienced an increase in sales and net profit – likely due to the Switch's last Christmas on shelves before its expected successor joins it later this year. Sales on Nintendo's own platforms were up 4.7% to ¥1.3 trillion ($8.7
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Bucking the Recession in Mobile Gaming
Deconstructor of Fun
DECEMBER 5, 2022
and Deconstructor of Fun’s latest collaborative report, we dive deep into a comprehensive analysis of the mobile gaming sector and which genres are defying the economic slowdown. Nevertheless, mobile gaming represents a whopping 61% of all games revenue , a number that would be even larger should we account for all the in-app-ad revenue.
So long 2023! Thank you for the great game dev stories
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 29, 2023
On the last working day of 2023 we take one final look over our shoulder to see what we are leaving behind. Please join us on our own little walk down 2023 memory lane. The post So long 2023! This year was a two-faced monster. A stellar year for game releases, that’s for sure. We let the creators talk about their own games.
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EA cutting 5% of workforce
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
In its most recent annual report, the publisher gave its headcount as 13,400 as of the end of March 2023, which would put the job losses around 670 people. Read more
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Star Wars, mobile and free-to-play: Ubisoft's bid to transform its business
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 20, 2023
In fact, it was a disappointing Christmas overall for the publisher, with Just Dance 2023 failing to hit the financial mark, too. It would be harsh to call the game a flop, but it missed Ubisoft's targets significantly. Read more
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Nitro Games raises €3.5m in agreement with Digital Extremes
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
million to continue development of its mobile adaptation of Warframe. million in August 2023. Nitro Games has raised €3.5 As reported by Pocket Gamer , Finnish free-to-play developer signed a further agreement with Warframe developer Digital Extremes following an investment of €1.2 million.
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Report: US predicted to account for 40% of growth in mobile gaming revenue in 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Mobile gaming revenue is projected to increase by 4% year-over-year to $111.4 This is despite the prediction that consumer spending will drop a further 3% in 2023 to $107.5 billion in 2024, according to a new Data.ai
What’s New In Unity 2023 – All You Need To Know
Logic Simplified
JULY 24, 2023
In this article, we'll take a look at the most recent Unity 2023 upgrades and discuss their various enhancements and bug fixes. The latest version of Unity 2023 is Unity 2022.2.11 Furthermore, this Unity 2023 update rectifies the excessively bright billboard lighting that previously did not correspond with the 3D geometry's lighting.
Newzoo: Global games market expected to grow to $189bn in 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 23, 2024
Newzoo said the market generated an estimated $184 billion in 2023, a small 0.6% The data firm added it was "optimistic' for the PC and console segments, while mobile gaming is "likely to recover" after difficult conditions for the past couple of years. The compound annual growth rate from 2021 through 2026 was estimated at 1.3%.
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Top 10 Mobile App Development Tools to Consider in 2023
Artoon
JUNE 22, 2023
Mobile app development has grown to the following extent from where it […] The post Top 10 Mobile App Development Tools to Consider in 2023 appeared first on Artoon Solutions.
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Hypercasual games market is shrinking, still 3.7 billion downloads last 3 months
PreMortem.Games
JULY 4, 2023
Comparing total downloads of Q2 2023 to Q1 2023, we see a decrease of about 5%. A larger drop can be identified if we compare Q2 2023 to Q2 2022. The smallest fall of 6% concerns all the other countries combined (similarly to Q1 2023). The market has shrunk from 3.9B installs over the past three months.
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The Story of Oscar Esio and Africacomicade’s Community Impact
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Unaware of this fact, in 2023, Michael Oscar Esio made my wish come true when he invited me to visit the bustling city of Lagos. It’s no surprise that Africacomicade was awarded the title of community of the year by Games Industry Africa in 2023. “In 2023, we leveled up in terms of value.”
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