Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
In-game purchase warning added by PEGI
PEGI, the European games ratings board, has announced that they will be adding a new warning to boxed games by the end of the year.
$19.5B spent in the US on video games, in first half of 2018
Source: NPD Group The NPD Group have reported that in the first six months of 2018 US consumers spent $19.5 billion on video game products. When this year’s…
Subscriptions for comic series coming to Nintendo Switch
A new comic subscription service launching for Nintendo Switch in November. InkyPen, works similar way to how Spotify and Netflix do with music and movies.
Tomb Raider series climbs to EMEAA charts
EMEAA Charts. Week ending on August 25, 2018:
1. Grand Theft Auto 5 – Rockstar
2. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft
3. Monster Hunter World – Capcom
GameStop shares see serious decline
Gamestop have continued to fail to find a buyer, leading to the company’s worst decline in share price since May 2018, a fall of 9.9 percent.
F1 2018 releases and takes the top of the UK chart
UK Charts. Week of August 25, 2018:
1. F1 2018 – Codemasters
2. Shenmue I & II – SEGA
3. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – Activision
Battlefield 5 pre-orders lower than anticipated
An industry analyst indicates that number of pre-orders for Battlefield 5 may be lower than what the publisher and other analysts expected.
Battle for Azeroth fastest-selling expansion for World of Warcraft
Blizzard has reported that Battle for Azeroth, the latest expansion for the popular MMO World of Warcraft, is the fastest-selling they’ve ever had.
Ubisoft confirm no new Assassin’s Creed game for 2019
Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft has confirmed that there is no new Assassin’s Creed title planned for 2019.
Octopath Traveler Best-Selling Title for July 2018
Worldwide Charts, July 2018:
1. Octopath Traveler – Nintendo
2. Grand Theft Auto 5 – Rockstar
3. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe Edition – Nintendo
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