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X019: Latest Project xCloud expansion underlines Microsoft’s core strengthsNovember 15, 2019As competition in the cloud gaming sector continues to heat up, Microsoft is taking a more aggressive, although well-planned, approach to testing and rolling out its own Project xCloud game streaming preview. The X019 announcements underline Microsoft’s core strengths in infrastructure, service delivery and content.
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Console hardware sales performance Q3 2017November 22, 2017Analysis of TV and handheld console performance in Q3 2017 and the first 9 months of 2017. This is a client only insight. Please login to view.Subscribers Only
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Xbox One X Launch ExpectationNovember 06, 2017Microsoft’s Xbox One X arrives on Tuesday 7th November and has been developed to regain legitimacy with early adopter, core console gamers that are heavily motivated by graphical fidelity and content frame rates.
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Nintendo’s Effective Switch Launch Sets up Company for Solid 2017April 26, 2017Commentary on the launch of the Nintendo Switch and notice of the resultant upgrade to forecasts.Subscribers Only
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Poland’s TVN acquires majority stake in games MCN, GamellotNovember 03, 2016Scripps Networks-owned, Polish TV broadcaster, TVN has bought a majority stake in Gamellot, a Polish-grown, games-dedicated Multi-Channel Network (MCN) launched in 2012, for an undisclosed amount. In their four years of operation, Gamellot has built a YouTube audience of 19 million subscribers, which generates 150 million views a year, across their 90+ YouTube channels. This is the first acquisition in the MCN space by a Polish broadcaster and strengthens TVN’s digital proposition.Subscribers Only
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Western Games Publishers roll in record usage results in Q216August 10, 2016Games publishers continued the process of changing metrics in assessing the health of their businesses. This was partially driven by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US tightening reporting requirements to eliminate some of the deferred revenue reporting under the “Non-GAAP” heading. However, the significant change for broader market watchers is the move toward reporting engagement instead of unit sales. Western publishers reported some record results along those metrics.Subscribers Only
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Games Market Monitor: Publisher Results and Competitor Comparison, CQ2 2015Games Market Monitor: Publisher Results and Competitor Comparison, CQ2 2015December 04, 2015Calendar Q3 2015 turned out to be a bit volatile for several of the publishers in our report. While large publishers Tencent, Activision Blizzard and NetEase all reported strong growth, Electronic Arts was down over the year ago period after taking a hit on currency exchange rates and not having a title comparable to The Sims 4 which launched in the third quarter last year.Subscribers Only
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Games Console Hardware Q3 2015 Year-To-Date Sales AnalysisNovember 09, 2015Analysis of year-to-date and first nine month games console hardware sales by platform and key territories. This is a client only update. Please sign in for the full analysis.Subscribers Only
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Slow and steady progress for streaming games with news from Nvidia GeForce Now, GameFly, Shinra and Sony PlayStation NowOctober 12, 2015Nvidia commercially launched its cloud gaming service for its Shield TV, Shield Tablet and Shield Portable devices on September 30. The company has had the service in beta testing since 2013 under the Nvidia GRID Gaming banner.Subscribers Only
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Microsoft buys games physics engine maker, Havok, from IntelOctober 08, 2015On October 2, 2015 Microsoft revealed that it had acquired Havok from Intel (which purchased Havok in 2007) for an undisclosed sum. The company says it will continue to license the Havok suite of products to third party developers.Subscribers Only
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Nvidia Shield: Gloves are off as X1-powered Android TV device is unveiledMarch 06, 2015At a company event on Tuesday designed to coincide with GDC, Nvidia publicly revealed the next device instalment in its Shield ecosystem strategy. The Android TV-based entertainment set top box is the company’s first Tegra X1 device and is aimed at the existing streaming player market while also offering a games capability unmatched by existing Android consoles.Subscribers Only
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Nvidia's GRID Gaming Cloud Gaming Service Launches on Shield DevicesDecember 12, 2014On November 13, 2014 Nvidia announced the preview launch of the Nvidia GRID Gaming on-demand gaming service would hit on November 18, 2014. The service landed first in the US and UK, with Continental Europe coming online in the first quarter of 2015, and Asia to follow in the second quarter.
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Console Market: PS4 and Xbox One Sales Strongly Ahead of Last GenerationNovember 24, 2014An insight report examining the first ten months of combined sales of Sony PS4 and Microsoft Xbox One versus the last generation of consoles – PS3 and Xbox 360 – over the same time frame.Subscribers Only
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EA Access subscription service: a strategic analysisAugust 13, 2014IHS games team analysis of the newly announced EA Access subscription service on Xbox One. This insight report investigates the commercial advantages the service enables for EA and the wider impact services of this nature could have on the console market and industry. This is a client only report. To view please login or contact the IHS sales team about access.Subscribers Only
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Gamer Sentiment & Purchase Intent Tracker E3 2014July 25, 2014This 'taster' report examines the change in sentiment and purchase intent of enthusiast console and PC gamers during the world’s best known games trade and press event, E3. It’s a sample of a much larger research product that is available for licensing. The research is based on two consumer surveys of console and PC gamers before and after E3. It includes a major report, a database of responses and 12 pivot tables for analysis. For full details of the research please get in touch.Subscribers Only
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Sony brings the PlayStation TV to Europe and North AmericaJune 26, 2014Under the guise of a new name – PlayStation TV – Sony will launch its PS Vita TV micro-console and digital media adapter (DMA) in Europe and North America during 2014.Subscribers Only
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Games hardware sales Q1 2014: Nintendo suffers, Next-gen transition occurring more rapidly than expectedMay 12, 2014Analysis of games hardware sales performance in Q1 2014 and changes to five year forecasts for select platforms.Subscribers Only
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Sony waives PlayStation Plus fee for Elder Scrolls: OnlineFebruary 04, 2014Sony has confirmed that Elder Scrolls: Online for PS4 will not require a PlayStation Plus subscription, in order for users to access the game’s massively-multiplayer functionality.
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Activision Blizzard Beats Expectations Again in C3Q13November 18, 2013On November 6, 2013 ATVI announced non-GAAP net revenue of $657m compared to guidance of $585m for the third calendar quarter of 2013. The company noted a few significant milestones during its earnings call. Life-to-date, the Skylanders franchise has gene...Subscribers Only
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Ubisoft Sales Up 46.6% in C3Q13November 18, 2013On November 12, 2013 UBI reported revenue of €217m ($293m) up 46.6% from €148m in the same period a year ago...Subscribers Only
