The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing free-to-play games in 2020. Six of the top ten titles are published by Asian companies, including three from Chinese conglomerate Tencent which holds the top two spots. Each of the top ten titles grossed more than $1 billion, while the top four grossed more than $2 billion each. The following are the top ten highest-grossing video games of 2020. Īccording to PricewaterhouseCoopers, while the overall global entertainment and media market dropped by 3.8% during 2020, the video game market grew by 10% over the year, due to the use of video games to help with social distancing during COVID-19 lockdowns. As a result, Newzoo anticipated that the 2021 market will see a small decline as the world recovers from COVID-19 and spending on video games slows down, but otherwise the industry would remain on track to break $200 billion in revenue by 2023. Newzoo estimated the global market for video games in 2020 was $177.8 billion, a 23.1% increase from 2019, buoyed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual and augmented reality had about $6.7 billion, while video gaming content such as online streamers generated an additional $9.3 billion. Mobile games accounted for over $73.8 billion or 58% of the market, with computer games at $33.1 billion and console games at $19.7 billion. SuperData Research estimated the global video game market grew by 12% in 2020 to a total $139.9 billion in revenues.
The global market for video games based on 2020 revenues was estimated to exceed $179.7 billion according to the International Data Corporation the growth of 20% over 2019 revenues is attributes to the surge in spending in video games from the COVID-19 pandemic along with the releases of the new consoles. Releases scoring 90/100 or higher on Metacritic in 2020 Titleĭragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities. Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews.
While this caused numerous delays in software and hardware releases and the cancellation of live conferences and events in favor of virtual shows, it also created a boon for the industry as people turned to gaming as a means to pass the time. The industry was heavily affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which had begun in March and kept most people in lockdowns and working from home.
In the video game industry, 2020 saw the launch of the next generation of video game consoles, with both Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment having released the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 consoles, respectively, in November 2020.
Android #16 is also planned, but as a version of the Street Fighter car minigame rather than a real character.Overview of the events of 2020 in video games It also looks like the next batch of characters may start introducing fatalities. He can block attacks with a Big Bang Attack. Majin Vegeta isn't coded yet, apparently he's going to be more similar to Vegeta and Super Saiyan Goku is to Goku. There's also details and GIFs in the characters' project threads at the MUGEN Guild forums.
Freeza update late september 2013īalthazar Mugen Projects Updates 01-02-2014 Freeza seems to be focused on defense and range, doesn't have a lot of moves yet. Gohan is strong in the air and has some of Goku's moves, looks incredible. If you look at the guy's YouTube account, there's some videos of the unfinished characters as well. You have to edit f with a text editor to get the characters and stages working, unless things have changed.
For those of you who can't download the sample (I can't either), just get the newest version of WinMUGEN from Elecbyte and install the characters and stages.