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Winners and Losers in $70 Billion PC Game Hardware Market
May 17, 2019
The latest DFC Intelligence forecasts estimate that by 2023 consumer spending on PC game hardware spending will reach $70 billion. This is a big number and it is, of course, attracting...
Spending on PC Game Hardware to Reach $70 Billion
May 14, 2019
When most people talk about the video game industry, they look at consumer spending on games. However, this is only a portion of the overall video game ecosystem. There is...
Segmenting the Video Game Market 101
May 7, 2019
DFC Intelligence recently released its latest global video game consumer segmentation. This report looks at the total worldwide number of paying video game consumers. As we mentioned last week, this...
Minecraft Village and Pillage Expansion is Big for Microsoft
May 6, 2019
Minecraft is one of the most popular video games of all time. However, since developer Mojang was acquired by Microsoft in 2014 the game has seemed to stagnate. This seems...
Number of Worldwide Video Game Consumers Passes 3 Billion
April 30, 2019
DFC Intelligence recently released its latest global video game consumer segmentation. This report breaks out the number of game consumers by country, region, and platform. With the growth of mobile...
Latin American Gamers Love Steam, Twitch and YouTube
April 26, 2019
Latin American video games are a big deal. Consumers in Latin America are really into video games. However, taxes and fees can make game hardware costs prohibitive. This is why...
Gamers are Big on Netflix and Spotify Subscription Services
April 16, 2019
To look at the potential for streaming games, DFC Intelligence commissioned a quick survey of 1,000 gamers. We used our panel of younger core gamers from a global pool (not...
Steam is on Top for Digital Sales, but Epic Games Store is Gaining Traction
April 12, 2019
To look at the potential for streaming games, DFC Intelligence commissioned a quick survey of 1,000 gamers. We used our panel of younger core gamers from a global pool (not...