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Newzoo: Top 25 public gaming companies are still growing, but slowly

H1 2018 growth was lowest year-over-year since 2014, with China licensing freeze hurting industry leaders

Newzoo lowers global games forecast for 2018 to $134.9 Billion

China's licensing freeze, mobile copycat fatigue bring mobile market predictions down by $7 billion

Advance acquires majority stake in Newzoo

Media company to make a "significant investment" in Newzoo to help it expand visibility, US presence

Newzoo: Catering to families with Xbox Game Pass could be key to closing gap on Sony

Game subscription services are markedly more popular among families, but most packages don't provide family plans

Newzoo: Mobile esports seeing windows of opportunity open

Better hardware, Eastern popularity are driving slow but steady growth of large-scale, competitive play

Newzoo: Esports viewership will continue to bear greater resemblance to traditional sports

Three-year market outlook predicts a continued increase in esports "awareness" even as repeat viewership declines

No Man Sky scores biggest Twitch numbers since launch

The new NEXT update may have won back fans

Newzoo: Taiwanese gamers expected to spend $1.3 billion in 2018

With 14.5 million players, Taiwan is the world's 15th largest gaming market

Newzoo: Mobile most popular platform, least popular to spend money on

95% of surveyed gamers play on mobile, but the platform has a lower player-to-payer ratio than console or PC

Battle royale players are among the most engaged gamers, report finds

Newzoo: 88 per cent of battle royale players invest money in gaming, compared to 75 per cent of traditional competitive game players

FIFA and Call of Duty driving viewer growth in console esports

20 million hours of console events watched in 2018 so far, but still only a fraction of esports' overall viewership

Top 25 companies made up 77% of global games market in 2017 - Newzoo

Market intelligence firm points to industry consolidation as largest companies solidify positions

Global games market to hit $137.9 billion this year - Newzoo

Market intelligence firm expects industry revenues to be just over 50% mobile, 25% console, 24% PC

Newzoo lays down ten key factors that will determine the growth of esports

"Crunch time for esports as it enters adolescence," says market intelligence firm

Global esports revenue projected to reach $905.6m in 2018

Total esports audience to surpass 380 million this year

Global gaming revenue on par with sports at $149bn for 2017

Software revenue alone expected to reach $143.5 billion by 2020

Mobile games booming as global games market hits $108.9B in 2017 - Newzoo

Research firm estimates that smartphone and tablet game revenues will account for 42% of worldwide sales this year

6.8% of smartphones are ready for VR

191m devices compatible with Gear VR and Google Daydream, but headset sales are drastically behind

eSports market to hit $696 million this year - Report

Newzoo projects total eSports market to reach $1.5 billion by 2020, with brand sponsorship and advertising leading the way

eSports driving over 21% of Twitch viewership - Newzoo

"It is sometimes overlooked how eSports has helped Twitch grow to the massive live video platform it is today," says research firm