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Although the official sales figures for 2025 have obviously not yet been confirmed given that the year isn't over yet, Newzoo's Global Games Market Report and Forecasts uses data from January to November 2025 to identify sales patterns and forecast the total figures for the year.

According to Newzoo's forecasts, console gaming is expected to generate global revenue of $45 billion this year, up 4.2% compared to 2024, while mobile gaming is forecast to reach $108 billion, up 7.7% year-on-year.

The biggest growth is expected to be in PC gaming, however, which is expected to generate revenue of $43 billion by the end of 2025 – a 10.4% increase on last year's figures.

Principal market analyst Michiel Buijsman noted that the 2025 forecast reflects "players spending more deeply within games and ecosystems they already value, rather than growth being driven by a sudden expansion of the player base".

Newzoo also tracked the top 10 PC game releases, in terms of revenue, across six Western markets (USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) from January to November 2025.

Its figures found that Battlefield 6 generated the most revenue on PC this year so far, followed by Schedule I, ARC Raiders, Monster Hunter Wilds, Borderlands 4, EA Sports FC 26, REPO, Oblivion Remastered, Civilization 7 and Dune: Awakening.

Meanwhile, on console, the highest revenue was earned by EA Sports FC 26, followed by NBA 2K26, Battlefield 6, EA Sports Madden NFL 26, MLB The Show 25, Assassin's Creed Shadows, EA Sports College Football 26, Ghost of Yotei, Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Borderlands 4.

The figures suggest that sports games are still large money spinners on console – five of the top 10 console games are sports titles – whereas the PC top 10's numerous AA titles and new IP highlight the format's "relative openness to new IP and system-driven design".

More at the link:

Global games revenue in 2025 is expected to grow 7.5% compared to last year, analysis suggests | VGC

A strong year for PC gaming in particular will see expected global gaming revenue of $197 billion…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[rodrigolfp]

"Its figures found that Battlefield 6 generated the most revenue on PC this year so far, followed by Schedule I, ARC Raiders, Monster Hunter Wilds, Borderlands 4, EA Sports FC 26, REPO, Oblivion Remastered, Civilization 7 and Dune: Awakening."

 

[HRK69]

followed by Schedule I

Banger with a lot of potential.

While it's still pretty bare-bones IMO, it delivers a surprisingly satisfying gameplay loop if you're into this sort of game