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The gaming landscape is rapidly evolving, defying certain stereotypes that have always defined the traditional game participant. Recent research reveals that though the typical gamer is relatively young, there is a growing appetite among older ones as well. According to the research data analyzed and published by SafeBettingSites, the number of gamers worldwide aged between …

The hypercasual genre was the largest category in mobile games in 2020. According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites India, it accounted for 31% of all downloads during the year. Games in the top 1,000 titles under the genre accumulated a total of 6.3 billion downloads during the year. The …

In 2020, Tencent Holdings went on an acquisition spree, securing more deals than any other studio. According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites India, the Chinese tech giant invested in 31 companies in the gaming industry during the year. That was four times the number of merger and acquisition (M&A) …

There was a massive surge in engagement and spending across the gaming industry in 2020. Cloud gaming is among the verticals expected to experience continuous exponential growth in 2021. According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites Canada, the yearly revenue from the global cloud gaming market will for the first …

The list of 2020’s top eSports players by total prize winnings took a vastly different shape from the norm. According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites, chess Grandmaster Sven Magnus Carlsen clinched the top spot. Currently considered the leading chess pro globally, Carlsen took home a total of $499,420. The …

Mobile game fortunes skyrocketed in 2020 thanks to shelter-in-place orders. In fact, the global mobile gaming market had generated $75.4 billion in 2020. Compared to 2019, that marked an increase of 19.5% year-over-year (YoY). According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites, the top grosser across the Google Play Store and …

The gaming industry had a great October with overall consumer spending up by 14% year-over-year (YoY) to $10.6 billion according to Super Data research. According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites, console spending saw the fastest growth, outperforming the whole industry with an increase of 18% YoY in earnings. Comparatively, …

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is among the beneficiaries of the global pandemic in the eSports ecosystem. According to the Esports Observer PC Games Index, the game for the first time achieved Tier 1 status in Q3 2020. The impact index takes into consideration the number of active players, hours watched, winnings, tournaments and concurrent …

During the first nine months of 2020, India ranked first in the number of mobile game downloads globally. According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites India, gaming enthusiasts in the country installed 7.4 billion mobile games, accounting for 17% of global mobile game downloads from Q1 to Q3 2020. In …

The year 2020 has been the most profitable year for Pokemon Go since its launch in 2016. The mobile game generated $1 billion in revenue between January and October 2020. According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites, in that 10-month period, players spent 11% more on the game than they …