Market Trends

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ARC Raiders Defies Post-Launch Drop-Off, Retains About 91% of Steam Peak as Battlefield 6 Slumps

Lower pricing plus a winter update are cited as drivers of the unusually steady player counts.

U.S. Console Sales Sink to Decades Lows in November as PS5 Leads

Japan Physical Charts: Octopath Traveler 0 Leads New Debuts as Switch 2 Tops 200,000

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Debuts at No. 1 in Japan as Switch 2 Leads Hardware

Former Bungie Director Calls 'Extraction Shooter' a Misleading Genre Label

Ampere Study: Remakes Drove 2.2x Spending Over Remasters in 2024–25

Remedy Reports Q3 Revenue Down 32% and €16.4 Million Loss After Firebreak Impairment

Black Ops 7 Lags Battlefield 6 on Steam as Analysts Urge Caution on Early Metrics

Escape From Duckov Hits 300,000 Concurrent Players, Cracks Steam’s Top Four

Indie Hit RV There Yet? Tops 1.3 Million Sales in a Week

Embark Details Arc Raiders Fixes After Server Slam Ahead of Oct. 30 Launch

Circana: Most U.S. Gamers Buy Two or Fewer New Titles Each Year

Megabonk Tops Steam Roguelikes With 117,000 Peak Players and Over 1 Million Sold

Reports Point to DualSense V3 With Removable Battery, Possibly Bundled With PS5 Pro in November

Ampere: Xbox Players Sample More Games Than PS5 or Steam, Yet Play Fewer Hours

Report: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Targeted for PS5 in November, With Physical Edition

Nintendo's Switch 2 Prices for Galaxy Ports, Donkey Kong DLC and Virtual Boy Accessory Draw Backlash

Funcom Apologizes for Dune: Awakening DLC Messaging, Pledges More Building Pieces

Newzoo Sees Games Market Hitting $188.8 Billion in 2025, With Consoles Leading Growth

Mario Kart World Back to No. 1 in UK Boxed Chart as EA Sports FC 25 Rises, MGS Delta Falls to No. 3