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Market Analysis March 7

UK games market breakdown 2023: £4.7 billion in revenue, PS5 sales up 55%, EA Sports FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy dominate charts

UK’s Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has shared its annual report on the country’s video game market. Here are the key findings about last year’s best-selling titles and consoles, as well as total consumer spend by segments.

Industry News March 7

EA plans to use genAI to improve its efficiency and expand its player base by 50% through personalized content

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has opened up about generative AI and how the company plans to use the technology. He believes that it will drive monetization, also making game development more efficient and helping reach new audiences.

Industry News March 7

[UPD] Apple kills Epic’s developer account over Sweeney’s “litany of public attacks” on its policies, Fortnite maker fires back

Although the Digital Markets Act (DMA) requires the so-called “gatekeepers” to allow third-party app stores on their platforms in the EU, Apple decided to keep its longtime enemy, Epic Games, out of iOS. The company has now terminated the Fortnite maker’s developer account.