Elden Ring Returns to Top of Sales Charts with Major Expansion

Shadow of the Erdtree propels Elden Ring back to number one in June 2024, while overall video game spending sees a decline.

Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion launched on June 21, driving the game to the top of the sales charts.
Overall video game spending in the US fell by 5% year-over-year to $4.6 billion in June 2024.
Hardware sales saw a significant decline of 37%, with PlayStation 5 leading in unit and dollar sales.
Kingdom Hearts: Integrum Masterpiece jumped 396 places to third after its release on Steam.
Mobile gaming content spending grew by 12%, offsetting some of the declines in console content spending.