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Battle Royale Games Took a Big Dive in 2025 Despite the Same Legacy Live Service Franchises Dominating Playtime

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We may be halfway into March 2026, but we’re still in that time of the year when data firms and analysts are publishing their recaps of the previous year in the video game industry and reports for what’s ahead. Global analytics firm Newzoo is the latest one to arrive and has published its PC and Console Gaming 2026 Report, which shows a few things we’ve seen before in other reports, as well as some new insights around some of the most popular genres in video games, like battle royales. Firstly, some similarities. Newzoo’s report, like Epyllion’s, points out that PC […]

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