Newzoo: Global esports will top $1 billion in 2020, with China as the top market
Global esports revenues will surpass $1 billion in 2020 for the first time — without counting broadcasting platform revenues, according to market researcher Newzoo....
StreamLabs/Newzoo: Fortnite still rules Twitch, but hours watched declined in Q3
Fortnite was still the most-watch game on livestreaming platform Twitch in the third quarter, but the hours watched on the platform declined, according to...
Newzoo: Global mobile game revenues will hit $68.5 billion in 2019
Mobile games will earn $68.5 billion in 2019, according to a new report from market research firm Newzoo. The 2019 Global Mobile Market Report...
Newzoo: 71% of esports fans only follow one game
The esports market will reach 443.1 million people this year, according to the Global Esports Market Report from research firm Newzoo. But 71% of...
Ubisoft acquires 70% stake in Green Panda Games, bolstering its hyper-casual stable
Ubisoft Entertainment has a strong presence in PC, console, and mobile games — but it doesn’t have a lot of representation in a growing...
How Fortnite, Apex Legends, and PUBG appeal to different people
The battle royale genre has nearly taken over video games. Fortnite, Apex Legends, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds are all major hits. But it’s easy to...
Newzoo: U.S. will overtake China as No. 1 gaming market in 2019
For the first time since 2015, the United States is the top gaming market in the world. So says market research research firm Newzoo...
‘Zero’ chance it passes: Game analysts break down senator’s anti-loot box bill
Last week, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that he was introducing a new piece of legislation that would shield kids from certain monetization...
Payment secrets hidden in the global gaming economy
From the developers and designers who create the games to the esports athletes who compete on grand stages during tournaments, the global gaming economy...
South Korea is a mobile gaming haven — even for Western studios
South Korea is the fourth largest mobile game market in the world. More than half of South Korea’s population play games on their smartphones....