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Steam has already generated $15B in gross revenue this year
Steam is a behemoth. Valve’s functional monopoly on the PC market has generated $15 billion in gross revenue so far this year – up about 15% from the same period in 2025.
And the first eight months of this year have already leapfrogged 202...
gamescom 2026’s Steam wishlist winners
gamescom wrapped up last weekend, and it was bloody fantastic. It really felt like the industry had a spring in its step again. The show itself was BUZZING, with 368K attendees (+3% over last year), maxed-out exhibit space, and Opening Nigh...
Mortal Shell 2 passed half-a-million sold in its first weekend
We’re off to gamescom this week! That means we’ll be meeting clients, chatting with studios about data, and drinking copious amounts of coffee and Kölsch (that’s what happens when you put a bunch of Scandinavian folks and a Welsh guy togeth...
Phantom Blade Zero is on track for a hit launch
Like a lot of other action game sickos in the West, I’ve been following Phantom Blade Zero since its appearance in a PlayStation Showcase back in May 2023. While that was my first exposure, the so-called Kung Fu punk action game, mixing up...
Modern Warfare 4 has already sold 100K+ copies on Steam
A lot is riding on this year’s Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 4. Last year’s entry was – there’s only one word for it – a disaster by CoD standards. Now, the new Xbox regime is fully focused on margins and ROI and wants CoD to come back guns...
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I'm Alinea Analytics' Head of Market Analysis. I’ve been analysing and writing about games professionally for a decade now. I LOVE dissecting the latest gaming trends and analysing what they mean for the market. I also play WAY too many roguelikes
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