Gaming spend stagnates per Data.ai and IDC H1 2023 report
While the games industry isn’t growing according to Data.ai and IDC’s latest report, spending declines are leveling off faster than expected. The firms project...
Mobile game makers evaluate the uncertainties of iOS gaming
The future looks bright in mobile games, but it’s a fuzzy bright. And it’s not just consumer behavior during the pandemic that is creating...
App Annie/IDC: Mobile gaming downloads rose 30% in Q1 2021 and spending was up 40%
Mobile gaming downloads and spending grew in the first quarter. That’s because gaming habits formed in the pandemic continued to be strong, according to...
IDC/LoopMe: 75% of pandemic-driven mobile gaming lift will remain
About 75% of the pandemic-driven increase in mobile games will persist indefinitely, according to a new report by market researcher IDC and digital ad...
App Annie: Mobile gaming will widen its lead over console and PC titles in 2020
As the pandemic rages on, mobile gaming and apps are a kind of salve, so much so that 2020 will be a blockbuster year...
IDC: High-end VR grew 60% in 2018, users have smartwatch-level satisfaction
While interest in smartphone-dependent VR devices has cooled off, the high-performance VR market has continued to grow, IDC says in a new report, as tethered and...
IDC expects rebound after VR shipments fell an ‘artificial’ 33.7% in Q2 2018
Despite recording a 33.7 percent drop in worldwide shipments of VR headsets during 2018's second quarter, IDC is forecasting a sunny outlook for future quarters.
IDC: VR and AR headset sales expected to jump over 50% annually, hit 68.9 million in 2022
Virtual reality and augmented reality headsets are set to grow dramatically in popularity, IDC projects, with 2018 sales expected to hit 12.4 million units...
Mobile gaming widened its lead over all other game platforms in 2015
Mobile games became the biggest category in gaming in 2014, and it widened its lead even more in 2015, according to a new report...
3 out of 4 smartphones and tablets used for gaming are Android
And online multiplayer games are helping both iOS and Android make more money than ever from in-app purchases.