IHS
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UK video game sales drop for the first time since 2012
Physical sales plunge as digital growth slows
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Tencent and NetEase's combined non-China mobile revenues leap 505% to $472m
IHS Markit says Chinese publishers's efforts overseas helped weather game freeze, let by NetEase's battle royale Knives Out
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Nintendo expected to overtake Microsoft in 2018
IHS Markit's 2017 full-year figures also show console market enjoyed biggest growth in six years
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Chinese games market is the world's biggest at $25.6bn
Expected to grow to $29bn by the end of 2017, currently represents 25% of the global market
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Third of console game spend will be digital by 2017
IHS forecasts new releases will see 18% of sales go digital
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Spending on Smart TV gaming to hit $1.6b in 2016
New IHS report forecasts explosion in gaming due to growth in connected TVs and free-to-play business model
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Subscription revenue drops for online games
Falls five per cent between 2009 and 2010, but microtransactions are on the rise