What 2017 holds for esports
Mainstream sports are finally recognizing the untapped potential in video games as spectator sports. Three NBA team owners recently bought stakes in esports teams,...
The top 25 public game companies grew first-half revenue 22 percent to $34.5 billion
The top 25 public companies in the game business saw revenue increase 22 percent to $34.5 billion in the first half of 2016, according...
How mobile gaming has changed in the last 10 years
The mobile gaming industry is booming. Smartphones have become more affordable and the mobile gaming industry has overtaken PC and console as the biggest...
Newzoo: Esports has caught up with MLB and NHL with a key segment — male millenials
A new report from research firm Newzoo states that male millennials (ages 21 to 35) watch esports as often as baseball or hockey, with...
Newzoo: Mobile games will make 82% of global app revenues this year
The global mobile app market will generate $44.8 billion in gross revenues in 2016, and 82 percent of that comes from mobile games, according...
Pokémon Go made $470 million in 82 days as it moves from fad to steady success
Pokémon Go isn’t done going yet. Mobile intelligence group Newzoo has released a new report on Pokémon Go, the hit location-based game that came out...
Newzoo: Esports revenues are on pace to grow 52% this year
Competitive gaming is going through a growth spurt in 2016. Esports-related revenues are on pace to generate $493 million in 2016, according to a...
45% of top-100 Android-game revenues in China belong to Tencent
The company that owns League of Legends and has a minority stake in Unreal Engine also owns an enormous chunk of the Chinese Android...
Newzoo partners with Pushwoosh to better understand how people use their smart devices
Some app developers have huge troves of data about how people use smartphones and tablets, and now one is working with a partner to...
With Supercell, China’s Tencent will command 13% of $99 billion game business
With the acquisition of most of Supercell, China’s Tencent will have an estimated 13 percent of the global $99 billion game business in 2016,...