5 keys to the future of esports, according to Newzoo research firm
Correction: We originally said that each esports fan is worth $2.40 per month — that is actually the amount they are worth annually. The...
Esports should grow into a $765M business by 2018 as millions tune in for Dota 2, Counter-Strike
The esports market has a very bright future as its revenues quickly approach $1 billion. Professional gaming is expected to generate $278 million this...
The madness approaches: ChinaJoy trade show will draw 250K gamers to Shanghai
The big trade show kicks off next week, and GamesBeat will be there.
Game sales to reach $113B in 2018; about three-quarters of all revenues this year will be digital
China and the U.S. will duke it out for overall market share, according to a new study from games market analyst Newzoo.
Research firm Newzoo teams up with Chinese mobile-intelligence company
Newzoo and TalkingData will start publishing a monthly report about mobile games in China in June.
Research firm Newzoo opens San Francisco office to get closer to center of U.S. gaming
Newzoo will use this new base of operations to develop even closer relationships with U.S. gaming companies.
League of Legends, Dota 2 could push e-sports to make at least $465M in 2017
Research firm Newzoo even sees a scenario where e-sports brings in $1 billion in 2017.
Minecraft is by far YouTube’s most popular game
Newzoo released a list of the top 20 most popular games according to views received on YouTube videos. Newzoo got the info by continuously tracking over 4 million gaming-related YouTube channels. As you can see in the chart below, Minecraft was way ahead with 2.395 billion views in January.
Newzoo: Southeast Asia’s billion-dollar gaming market to double by 2017
As more people in Southeast Asia come online, game spending will continue expanding.
PC online games will hit $30.7B by 2017
Data from Newzoo and Ad2Games shows the massively multiplayer online game market is thriving.