W01 | 2026
Games Industry Executive Summary | January 9, 2025
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🎯 Highlights
Arc Raiders Now Matches You Based On Whether You Prefer PvE Or PvP
Asus announces product price hikes starting January 5, and AI is to blame — RAM and storage cost pressure cited as main trigger for pricing increase
🆕 News
Why is Arc Raiders cheaper than most triple-A games? Thanks to Helldivers 2, mostly
Gamers desert Intel in droves, as Steam share plummets from 81% to 55.6% in just five years
Xbox suffers "worst year on record" for console sales in the UK
AAA John Wick Game Is Officially In Development And Will Be Announced Soon, Confirms Lionsgate Executive
📈 Industry Trends
Fallout Season 2 has doubled the number of people playing the Fallout games on Steam
Boosting Steam reviews post-release leads to increased conversion rates
CEO Of Lies Of P Publisher, Neowiz, Talks 2025, Overture Expansion, Release Strategy, Gen AI, And More
Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z
IDC warns PC market could shrink up to 9% in 2026 due to skyrocketing RAM pricing — even moderate forecast hits 5% drop as AI-driven shortages slam into PC market
🤫 Rumors
🔢 Numbers
Hollow Knight: Silksong sells over 7m copies in three months
Buckshot Roulette - BUCKSHOT ROULETTE Reached 8 Million High Rollers
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