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PC gamers buy way more games that cost less than $30 at launch compared to PlayStation and Xbox players, analysts say, and it's "reshaping the PC market"

Schedule 1, Peak, and REPO lead a big year for small games

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If you're asking why everyone's making an extraction shooter, Escape from Tarkov is the 11th most-played game on PC according to new report, beating Overwatch, Marvel Rivals, and PUBG

Battlestate Games had a good year in 2025

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Arc Raiders and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 help show "mid-price is the new sweet spot" for games, analysts say

The $50 future

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"Games like Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, and Skyrim" help make PC gaming the only platform where over half of revenue is from "games outside the top 20," report says

Red Dead Redemption 2, REPO, Rust, and others also stand out

GamesRadar

Analysts say PC gaming is now the one platform where more than 50% of revenue comes from games outside the top 20

We do love a stacked back catalogue.

PC Gamer

Analysts say Slay the Spire 2 is the best-performing deckbuilder of all time—and the competition isn't close

Slay the Spire 2 has been averaging over a million users per day since launch.

PC Gamer

PC games revenue will outgrow consoles by 2028, analyst predicts

That's assuming the RAMpocalypse doesn't revise those estimates in the meantime.

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Battlefield 6 was 'the biggest launch in franchise history.' 6 months later, EA is laying off people who made it

"Battlefield remains one of our biggest priorities."

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders had nearly 1 million concurrent players in January, and around 6 million 'weekly active users', claims Nexon—putting the extraction shooter on par with some of the biggest MMOs

World of Arc-craft.

PC Gamer

Global Games Revenue Expected to Jump 7.5% in 2025, Exceeding Earlier Forecasts

Gaming revenues are given a very good projection.

Operation Sports

Analyst firm says the games market is expected to reach a record-breaking $197 billion by the end of 2025, 'driven primarily by stronger-than-expected performance on PC and mobile'

Number go up.

PC Gamer

'The industry isn't dying, it's splitting into two different models': What experts are saying about the EA buyout

What will EA's new owners do with it? Lean on its big live service games to pay off that $20 billion in debt, for one thing.

PC Gamer

'There is a chance that they will stay in Roblox': Gen Alpha is into PC gaming, but one industry analyst isn't so sure they're going to age out of their favorite haunt

Young people are playing PC games, but they won't necessarily migrate away from Roblox like many assume, says Newzoo's director of market intelligence.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2’s Xbox launch boosts revenue to fourth place, Battlefield 6 surges in engagement

Following its Xbox launch, Helldivers 2 shot to fourth place in terms of revenue in August, with Battlefield 6's Open Beta also making it third in player engagement.

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Maybe release a game in May sometimes? 'Fixation on the holiday window' is hurting game publishers, says industry analyst Newzoo

The clustering of big game releases late in the year is causing "avoidable cannibalization," according to a new report.

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Helldivers 2 performance on Xbox challenges fanboy assumptions — what’s behind the sales surge?

A disproportionately high attach rate and Xbox's long-established shooter-oriented audience may be contributing to Helldivers 2's PlayStation success story.

PC Gamer

PC's sky-high growth has carried Japan's games market on its back for 7 years, but the forecast is it's set to slow down

Hey, look, I didn't do it.

Player One

'Marvel Rivals' Is Benefitting From Exodus of 'Overwatch 2' Players—Is Blizzard's Game Dead?

Marvel Rivals is rising to the top of the arena shooter genre and trumping renowned titans like Overwatch 2.

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Do PC Gaming Revenue Earn More from Microtransactions Than Selling the Actual Game?

The PC gaming industry's bread and butter is microtransactions, and they earn more here than selling the actual game, says a study.

Windows Central

GTA 6 could spark a comeback that consoles need as PC revenue overtakes with growth

PC revenue has overtaken consoles in the last three years. Can Grand Theft Auto VI tip the scales in favor of Xbox?

PC Gamer

Industry report says Steam users play more noncompetitive games than console players—and our interest in PvE keeps growing

There's more to life than a K/D ratio.

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Tariffs Could Push GTA 6 Over $100 — But Gamers Still Set to Splurge on Switch 2 and More

Tariffs threaten the price of games like GTA 6, potentially pushing its cost beyond $100, but this isn't dampening overall excitement in the gaming world.

PC Gamer

Battle royale interest is shrinking but Fortnite has a larger slice of the pie than ever, according to new industry report

Folks aren't playing battle royales as much as they used to.

PC Gamer

The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: 'Some companies are going to tank' if they guess wrong, says analyst

Will GTA 6 actually release in 2025? It's what everyone in the business wants to know.

Windows Central

Overwatch 2 fights back — closing the gap with Marvel Rivals

According to the latest gaming industry data, Overwatch 2 took back some ground from Marvel Rivals, but the latter game remains firmly in the lead.

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