Mobile game devs face new challenges — but with new tools
According to a recent report from SuperData, mobile games generated $61.3 billion in revenue in 2018, compared with $35.7 billion on PCs and $12.7...
SuperData: Digital games grew 13% to $119.6 billion in 2018; Fortnite earned $2.4 billion (updated)
Digital games and interactive media grew 13 percent to $119.6 billion in 2018, partly on the strength of Epic Games’ Fortnite, which itself generated...
SuperData: Players who pay for subscriptions spend 45% more on games
Market research firm SuperData reported that gamers who pay for subscriptions spend about 45 percent more for games than non-subscribers. That’s one reason why...
SuperData: Destiny 2 and Spider-Man lead September digital console game sales
Destiny 2 had the most digital sales of any console game across the world in September, according to market researcher SuperData. Marvel’s Spider-Man was...
SuperData: Oculus Quest will mainstream VR in 2019, but AR will lead by 2021
Though 2016 was once described as the “year of VR” because that’s when consumer headsets became available, 2019 will be the year virtual reality...
Mixed reality companies should embrace a ‘yes, and’ strategy to competition
There is no theme more persistent and all-pervading in the tech world than that of the “challenger vs. incumbent” — a story we cherish...
SuperData: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has its best sales month since October
June didn’t have any standout blockbuster releases, but the games industry showed that it doesn’t need big launches to generate revenue. Digital sales generated...
SuperData: Digital game spending grew 23% to $9.09 billion in April
Digital video game sales generated $9.09 billion in revenue in April, up 23 percent year-over-year from $7.42 billion, according to analyst firm SuperData Research....
SuperData: Fortnite is now the biggest free-to-play console game ever
Fortnite: Battle Royale had a chart-topping month in March, and the good news keeps on coming for developer Epic Games. The popular last-player-standing is...
SuperData — Fortnite: Battle Royale reigns over February’s digital game charts
Free-to-play console games led the digital games market’s growth in February — in particular, Epic Games’ standout hit Fortnite: Battle Royale. The market grew...