The UK games market reached £8.7bn in 2025, cementing its position as one of Europe's largest gaming territories.

https://gamesbriefly.news/uk-games-market-hits-87bn-in-2025-ukie-figures-show

#GamingMarket #UKGames #GamesIndustry

Personally, I believe next gen games will reward efficiency and focus.

We're seeing it now, AAA publishers should have taken note by now:

- #Expedition33: $10M, >7.5M copies
- #KCD2: $70M, >5M copies
- #ArcRaiders: $75M, >12M copies

Success comes from lean design and authentic hype, not feature creep or marketing stunts.

Sources:
- https://insider-gaming.com/arc-raiders-budget-was-75-million-its-claimed/
- https://alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/crimson-desert-is-on-track-for-a
- https://alineaanalytics.com/blog/kcd2-article/

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #GamingMarket #Marketing #GameDevelopment #GameDevelopers

Europe Console Sales: PS5 Leads Amidst Shifting Market Trends

See how PS5 led European console sales in late 2025 and early 2026. Learn about market trends, Nintendo Switch sales, and future outlook.

#PS5 #ConsoleSales #EuropeGaming #PlayStation #GamingMarket

https://newsletter.tf/ps5-leads-european-console-sales-late-2025-early-2026/

PS5 sold over 31.7 million units in Europe by December 2025, leading the market. This is higher than the Switch 2's 3.37 million units sold by the same time.

#PS5 #ConsoleSales #EuropeGaming #PlayStation #GamingMarket

https://newsletter.tf/ps5-leads-european-console-sales-late-2025-early-2026/

US Gamers Aren’t Buying Video Games Anymore, New Study Reveals

#GamingNews #VideoGameIndustry #USGamers #GameSales #GamingTrends #VideoGames #GamerLife #MarketStudy #GameEconomy #GamingDecline #PlayerHabits #GamingMarket #GameIndustryNews #DigitalGaming #Gamers

TOMORROW. FUCKING. COMES.

$100M in revenue (at best). They surely recoup the (rumored) $20M production costs, partly from the Game Pass deal.

Will #DeathStranding2 steal their thunder?

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Expedition33 #ClaireObscureExpedition33 #France #SandfallInteractive #RPG #JRPG #GamingMarket #GameSales #GamePass #XboxGamePass #Xbox #PC #PlayStation5 #PlayStation #PS5 #XboxSeries #XboxSeriesS #XboxSeriesX #PCGaming #PCGames

I will quote @PirateSoftware because it speaks the logical answer for $80 games: people will buy less.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wfJoFum_sIU

Something similar happened on my area. As the movie-theater experience price rose, people only go for Avengers-level movies.

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Industry #GamingIndustry #GamingMarket #Market #PirateSoftware

According to the report #Africa #GamingMarket Size (2024–2029) by #MordorIntelligence, a consultancy and #MarketResearch firm, the video game market in Africa is estimated to be worth over USD 2.14 billion in 2024. This figure could reach USD 3.72 billion by 2029.

#VideoGames have strong appeal among #AfricanYouth — of the continent’s 1.6 billion inhabitants, over 400 million are between the ages of 15 and 35. #Gaming is not merely a pastime; it can also be a real profession, known as esports, which includes its own rules, tournaments, prize money, and international competitions, like the Olympics Esports Games set to be held in Saudi Arabia in 2025. To explore the significance of this industry, #GlobalVoices spoke with Kofi Sika Latzoo, a #Togolese expert based in #Senegal.

https://globalvoices.org/2024/11/15/togolese-expert-kofi-sika-latzoo-explains-the-video-game-industrys-impact-on-the-african-economy/

#GlobalSouth #AfricanEconomy #GamingIndustry #AfricaNews #WorldNews