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Consumers spent a record amount in the UK video games market in 2020, with the sector valued at £7bn for the year – according to Ukie’s 2020 Consumer Market Valuation. The result marks a 29.9 per cent increase on 2019, and over £1bn higher than 2018’s previous record total of …

US consumers spent a record $56.9 billion on gaming in 2020, a jump of 27 per cent from 2019, according to data from the NPD Group. December was a particularly big month for games, consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories reached a December record of $7.7 billion, 25 …

Market leading trade titles MCV and Develop both have new editors – while November sees the launch of two new events and brand new title eSports Pro.

The contest will pitch teams from publishers, developers, retailers, media and elsewhere in the video games business against each other.

The acquisition was confirmed earlier this week when the indie games firm cited Microsoft as the ‘buyer with the resources to grow Minecraft on a scale that it deserves.’

MCV's Associate Editor on why sports games licences remain crucial and the FIFA video games are such a hit.