Analytical portal Newzoo released a fresh survey that highlights the year’s top gaming favorites and offers insight into how different platforms performed in sales. The study identifies Fortnite as the most popular title, a game that has kept a massive player base active since its launch in 2017. Here is the updated Top 10 list according to the data:
- Fortnite;
- Minecraft;
- GTA V;
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Warzone 2);
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Warzone);
- Roblox;
- Apex Legends;
- Rocket League;
- Fall Guys;
- FIFA 22.
The same report notes a softer overall gambling market in 2022, with total global turnover around 184.4 billion dollars, marking a 4.3% decline from the previous year. This tilt in revenue helps frame what players and developers observed across consoles, PCs, and mobile devices. In the breakdown, PC gaming showed a modest uptick in revenue while other platforms experienced more pronounced declines. The pattern paints a clear picture for the industry: growth is uneven, with shifts depending on device and market segment.
- Browser-based games posted a revenue drop of about 4.2%;
- Console games saw sales fall by roughly 16.7%;
- Mobile games experienced a downturn around 6.4%.
Beyond traditional screens, the VR space continues to evolve. Projections for 2024 point to total virtual reality hardware and software sales reaching about 3.2 billion dollars, reflecting ongoing investment, new headset options, and increasingly accessible experiences for players in North America and beyond. The cloud ecosystem also shows momentum. Analysts forecast cloud gaming and related services to push total sales toward roughly 8.2 billion dollars by 2025, signaling stronger streaming capabilities, lower hardware barriers, and broader reach for on-demand titles. These trends matter for developers and publishers as they navigate platform partnerships, distribution models, and consumer expectations in Canada and the United States.
In earlier industry coverage, the network highlighted a roundup of the top 250 Steam releases for 2022, a reference point that helps contextualize how new titles compete with long-standing favorites. This broader snapshot underscores how players discover games, how communities form around titles, and how content creators and retailers respond to shifting tastes. The convergence of traditional sales metrics, live-service models, and virtual reality experiences continues to shape the landscape for gamers, studios, and platforms alike. The information is drawn from industry-tracking outlets and market analysts in the sector, with attribution to VG Times and similar outlets for historical context.