Newzoo: Smartphone users will top 3 billion in 2018, hit 3.8 billion by 2021
The number of smartphone users across the globe will top 3 billion in 2018, with the Asia-Pacific region accounting for more than half of...
Newzoo expects that esports will help video games outgross traditional sports
Every few years, research firm Newzoo makes predictions about the future of esports. It has done that recently for the consumer side, but now...
Newzoo: Top 25 game companies captured 77% of $121.7 billion market
The top 25 public companies by game revenues generated a combined $94.1 billion in 2017, an increase of 29 percent compared to 2016, according...
Newzoo: Games market expected to hit $180.1 billion in revenues in 2021
The global games market is expected to grow from $137.9 billion in 2018 to more than $180.1 billion in 2021, according to market researcher...
Mobile gaming behind increasing demand for art outsourcing
The demand for game development has increased significantly over the last decade thanks to the expansion of mobile technology. Smart devices, the massive size...
The DeanBeat: The joys and perils of gaming in 2018
The game industry is booming, with global revenues expected to hit $125.4 billion in 2018, according to market researcher Newzoo. But if you look...
Newzoo: Fortnite wins the global battle royale, but PUBG maintains Chinese dominance
Epic Games’ Fortnite: Battle Royale might not have chicken dinners, but players are finding it tasty. It’s been duking it out with PUBG Corp.’s...
FanAI raises $2.5 million to use AI to monetize esports audiences
FanAI has raised $2.5 million in seed funding for its platform that uses artificial intelligence to monetize esports fans. Esports ventures are getting a...
Newzoo: Esports could hit 380 million fans and $906 million in revenues in 2018
Global esports revenues will grow 38 percent to $906 million in 2018 and further grow to $1.65 billion by 2021, according to a new...
Newzoo: Nintendo could reap billions from subscriptions, digital sales, and mobile
Nintendo had spectacular growth in 2017, with revenues growing 172 percent to $9.2 billion from a year earlier. That’s good enough to push the...