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📝 Deep Dive

Global Games Market ~ $188.8 Billion

Newzoo’s 2025 games market report highlights steady growth across platforms and regions. Key insights include:

💵 Global revenue is projected at $188.8B, up 3.4% YoY. Console growth leads with $45.9B (+5.5%), driven by Nintendo Switch 2 and sports titles.

💵 Mobile gaming reaches $103B (+2.9%), with structural shifts in direct-to-consumer payments. Roblox continues strong, while RPGs decline to $18.7B (–14.7%).

💵 PC revenue is $39.9B (+2.5%), supported by major releases such as Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. PC shooters see a slight decline at $9B (–5%).

💵 Regional trends: Asia-Pacific leads with 46% of revenue ($87.6B). MENA is the fastest-growing region at $7.1B (+7.5%).

💵 Player numbers reach 3.578B (+4.4% YoY), with mobile players at 2.985B, PC at 936M, and console at 645M. Gen Alpha is increasingly visible, especially on PC, while paying players reach 1.6B, spending an average of $119.7 annually.

💵 Release strategies show February–March launches perform best. Early Access works well up to 6 months. Simultaneous multi-platform launches affect platform share significantly. Engagement typically lasts 1–2 weeks post-launch.

Read the full report breakdown here.

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💚 G3 Exclusive

Oliver Maroney on OpenSea’s Gaming Strategy

We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Oliver Maroney, Head of Business Development & Partnerships at OpenSea, to discuss his perspective on the future of web3 gaming and digital ownership.

With a background in esports, sports reporting, and content creation, he brings a broad understanding of how communities and technology intersect.

Key takeaways from the interview:

🎮 Gaming is a natural focus for OpenSea, as NFTs give players true ownership of in-game assets such as skins and tokens.

🎮 OpenSea positions itself not just as a marketplace, but as a cultural hub for discovering games, art, and communities onchain.

🎮 Security and trust are central, with dedicated teams working to protect users from scams and fraudulent collections.

🎮 New tools like crosschain purchasing, APIs, and the MCP server are helping both gamers and developers integrate blockchain more seamlessly.

🎮 Partnerships, such as the one with us at GAM3S.GG, aim to make discovery, education, and trading part of one connected experience.

Maroney believes it may only take one successful title to bring web3 gaming into the mainstream, and OpenSea is building the infrastructure to support that moment.

More information is available on our website here.

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