New Key Fact report says 75% of video game players in Europe are adults, and average age is 31

Video Game Europe and the European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) have released this year's Key Data Report, a “comprehensive and definitive picture of the European video game sector” in 2023. Highlights of the report include: 75% of video game players in Europe are adults and the average age is 31.4 years. 53% of Europeans play … Read more

Report: 81% of mobile developers working on new titles

A new report from mobile gaming company Sandsoft says that 81% of mobile developers are working on a new title, while 83% have raised capital to develop, launch or market a game. The publisher perception report, conducted in collaboration with Atomik Research, surveyed 454 developers in the United States, Spain, and France between June 4 … Read more

New report says the games industry is “showing signs of a recovery”

The video game industry is “showing signs of recovery” after “record layoffs, closures and business turmoil.” This is according to DDM's Games Investment Review, which reports “a considerable rebound” in investments, recovering lost ground in 2023. While mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remain “low” (even discounting last year’s anomalous $68.7 billion generated by Microsoft’s acquisition of … Read more