The IDG December 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:

• A revisit of IDG's 2022 predictions at the beginning of the year, to see how they panned out

• An analysis of free games given away on PC and Console services in 2022 & 2021 that examines the total retail value, critic score, release date, and ARPs of each service 

• A post-launch analysis of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that investigates the factors behind the financial success of the title and also its shortcomings

• A closer look at the correlations between the number of mobile games released each year and the overall performance of the mobile market

• A spotlight on top-performing mobile titles that were released in 2022

Released: December 15, 2022