More than a third of people in the U.S. older than 9 play PC games
Among people who play PC games, nearly half are now accustomed to waiting for a sale on digital-retail sites before making a purchase.
Consumer spending on games up 17% to $3.45 billion in Q3
Grand Theft Auto V helped boost spending, and digital games are starting to heat up.
NPD report: U.S. gamers spent $2.88 billion on games in the second quarter of 2013
Total spending is down only 3 percent from 2012 as gamers, developers, and publishers prepare for next gen.
June 2013 NPD: The Last of Us, Animal Crossing, and Minecraft take top spots
Sales of new games, hardware, and accessories at physical retailers amounted to $593.3 million. That’s down 15 percent from $700.6 million in a similar period in 2012. Hardware was down 30 percent to only $142 million, while software sales dropped 10 percent to $296.1 million.
May 2013 NPD: 3DS sells well on strength of Donkey Kong and Luigi
The industry's growing pains continue in May, but it was a good month for Nintendo's handheld.
U.S. consumers spent $3.5B on games in the first quarter, flat from a year ago
Total U.S. game sales are flat compared to 2012.
April 2013 NPD: Injustice tops software chart as console industry continues to shrink
Sales across the industry dropped by 25 percent. Few people are buying software and even fewer are investing in new hardware.
Core-gamer spending slows as industry prepares to transition to the next generation
More gamers are putting a brake on their spending habits.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II debuts at midnight openings around the world (photo gallery)
Check out the photos coming in from around the globe.
23 percent of app gamers play only on mobile devices
Mobile gamers are starting to focus more on playing only on mobile devices.