The Brazilian gaming market is thriving, which cannot be said about the gamers themselves. Last year, the players brought the country $1.6 billion. At the same time, most people can only afford mobile games, Newzoo analysts write.

SuperData analysts shared an overview of the digital gaming market for October. The most successful projects of the month were Genshin Impact, Watch Dogs: Legion and FIFA 21.

4X strategies confidently bypass other subgenres of mobile strategies in the US in terms of downloads and revenue. This conclusion is shared by Sensor Tower.

The developers of most projects on Steam fit into a budget of up to $ 100 thousand, Xsolla stated in its research. We are talking about 67.5% of the games of the store.

The introduction of Apple‘s new IDFA policy is just around the corner. In this regard, AppsFlyer interviewed marketers from 171 companies about what they think about the upcoming changes. It turned out that 37% of specialists do not understand how this situation will affect the industry.

2020 was a successful year, including for the mobile segment of the gaming industry. Sensor Tower analysts calculated the segment’s revenue and stated: in the first nine months of this year, it managed to earn $58.7 billion.

The earnings of the American gaming market have again updated the historical maximum. In the third quarter, US gamers spent $11.2 billion on games, hardware and accessories. One of the most popular purchases was the Nintendo Switch — in three months, players bought as many copies of the console as no other platform in the states has sold yet.

By the end of October App2Top.ru Together with AppMagic, I have prepared a report on the most popular and earning mobile games in the world.

Not all gaming companies can boast of great success. Electronic Arts summed up the results of the second fiscal quarter of 2021 (ended September 30). The publisher’s profit for this period decreased by 78% at once compared to last year.

Newzoo analysts have revised the forecast for the gaming industry for 2020 for the second time. Now they report estimated earnings of $174.9 billion — $15.6 billion more than expected.

In the first half of 2020, Russians spent $ 1.14 billion on games, Wargaming experts estimate. Mobile titles got the most money — they collected 43.5% of the total earnings of the Russian gaming market.

Genshin Impact has become one of the largest launches in the history of mobile games. In its first month, the title raised $245 million. This is more than it was at the start of Fortnite, Lineage 2: Revolution and Fire Emblem Heroes.

Sweden’s gaming industry has remained profitable for 11 years in a row, Swedish analysts say. Its turnover grew by 23% and reached the $2.7 billion mark. However, all this happened in 2019.

While developers are making puzzles and platformers, Steam users are buying up 4X strategies. Game designer Chris Zukowski drew parallels between the number of games in the genre and its average income.

SuperData analysts summed up the results of September in a fresh review of the digital games market. Among the most successful projects of the month are Among Us, NBA 2K21 and others.

In the USA, revenue from sales of video games, hardware and accessories continues to grow. Last month, the market turnover amounted to $4.3 billion — a billion more than in August.

By the end of the year, the mobile gaming market in the United States slowed down a little, analysts at Sensor Tower write in a new report. In the third quarter of 2020, mobile’s revenue amounted to $5.8 billion, which is 200 million less than in the second.

The Apptopia analytical platform presented the top 10 most successful publishers of hyper-casual games in terms of downloads for the third quarter of 2020. The French Voodoo topped the list.

App Annie has published a report on the state of the mobile market for the third quarter of 2020. During this period, Russian users spent $ 244 million on games, and the Brawl Stars project was in the lead both in downloads and revenue.Results of the Russian mobile market for the third quarter