In the middle of the umpteenth round of layoffs and studio closures at game development companies, big and small alike, gaming market analytics firm Newzoo reports that the games market reached a new revenue record in 2025, at $201.6 billion, surpassing $200 billion for the first time in history. Global gaming revenue was up 9.1 percent year over year, with PC and mobile doing most of the heavy lifting while console grew more modestly. The PC platform shone brightest, posting its strongest annual growth in Newzoo's historical dataset, reaching 43.6 billion (+12%) thanks to a broad slate of premium titles […]

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A new report published today by market analyst firm Newzoo suggests a structural shift in the PC and console gaming market: while the biggest AAA titles still dominate, a growing share of both playtime and revenue is flowing to games ranked outside the Top 20, with the trend most pronounced on the PC platform. The headline figure is striking. In Western markets (US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain), titles ranked 21st and below accounted for 56% of total PC gaming revenue in 2025, up from 48% in 2022. That means the majority of money spent on PC games now goes […]

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