IDG's March 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 updated forecasts for the global Console gaming market.

Topics covered in this quarter's update include:

• A deep dive on FromSoftware and Bandai Namco's Elden Ring, with insights on the game's open world design

• A look at the current state of the fighting game genre, covering recent innovations and topics of interest for the future

• A full refresh of IDG's cloud gaming forecast, along with key takeaways and an explanation of the methodology used

• How sponsored content has grown in the past two years, as well as a breakdown of Twitch's Multiplayer Ads

• Data on the market share of top genres for digital and physical software over the past decade, alongside IDG's thoughts on trends in the market

• A holistic look at the state of accessibility in the gaming industry, with areas of improvements and details on how some of gaming's biggest companies have enhanced accessibility in their titles

Released: March 31, 2022