Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

The Nintendo Switch Online, a paid subscription service set to launch later this month but may not be as comprehensive as some gamers had hoped.

UK Charts. Week of September 8, 2018:
1. Marvel’s Spider-Man – Sony
2. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Square Enix
3. Grand Theft Auto 5…

Online retailer GameStop has posted disappointing results for the second quarter of the 2018/19 financial year, with overall sales down by 2.4%.

Electronic Arts have announced a host of sales stats for their flagship FIFA series that highlight both its current and long-term success.

Green Man Gaming, a digital retail company that boasts good year-on-year growth rates, has announced that they intend to float on the London Stock Exchange.

A full 18 years after its launch and 6 years after the manufacturing of new consoles ceased, Sony’s PlayStation 2 has officially been retired.

UK Charts. Week of September 1, 2018:
1. F1 2018 – Codemasters
2. PES 2019 – Konami
3. Grand Theft Auto 5 – Rockstar

As part of an effort to reduce the level of addiction to online games Chinese Regulators will be cutting the number of them available for public use.

Gamescom 2018 took place in Cologne, Germany last week, and this year it has seen more attendees than ever before at the event.

Battlefield developer DICE have announced that they’ve delayed the release date of Battlefield 5, the latest title in the Battlefield franchise, by a month.