Advance Publications acquires stake in esports and games analytics firm Newzoo
Esports and games have become a big business, and Newzoo tracks both. So it’s only fitting that the marker research firm has drawn its own investment...
Newzoo’s Peter Warman: Why big brands are diving into esports sponsorships
Peter Warman, a game industry analyst and CEO of Dutch market researcher Newzoo, started following esports closely in 2013. He started looking into the...
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...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds microtransactions lead to first major fan backlash
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds fans are upset, and they are letting the world know it on forums like Reddit and Steam. Yesterday, Bluehole announced that microtransactions...
Newzoo: Esports will generate $696 million in revenues in 2017
The audiences and events for professional competitive gaming is going to continue its growth trajectory in 2017 and beyond, and this is going to...
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...
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...
Bethesda’s Fallout 4 season-pass price hike has it on top of Steam’s best-seller list
Jacking up the price of downloadable content could turn into a new form of marketing. Fallout 4’s season pass for all of its upcoming...
Esports market to grow 43% to $463M in 2016 and reach $1.1B by 2019
The global esports market is expected to grow 43 percent from $325 million in 2015 to $463 million in 2016, according to a new...
Activision’s $5.9B King deal will rewrite the gaming landscape
Activision Blizzard’s $5.9 billion purchase of Candy Crush Saga maker King Digital Entertainment will alter the gaming industry in the years ahead. The giant...