IDG's February 2022 Games Report offers in-depth coverage of the global gaming market. This report features IDG's insights and analysis on key trends affecting the console, PC, and mobile gaming markets, along with thorough coverage of other news and M&A activity into the space. In addition, this report features an updated forecast for the global Mobile gaming market.

Topics covered in this quarter's update include, among others:

• A look at the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard acquisition from a regulatory angle

• A deep dive on the mobile user acquisition trends of 2021

• An update on Meta's VR efforts in the past few months

• An analysis of the performance of the current generation of console compared to previous generations

• A closer examination at the growing trend toward unionization among game developers

• Tracking the performances of Embracer's acquisitions

• An update on mobile esports

• A closer look at the growing ecosystem of developers within UGC platforms

Released: February 28, 2022