The top grossing PC titles were World of Warcraft West, League of Legends, and Dungeon Fighter Online. Garena Free Fire was the top grossing title on mobile gaming, followed by Pokemon GO and Roblox.
No numbers associated with game rankings were provided beyond Call of Duty.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla sold 1.7 million units, 50 percent more than Assassin’s Creed Odyssey at its launch. Game revenue was up 23 percent from Odyssey, but in-game revenue was down 62 percent, likely because Valhalla did not offer a paid experience booster at launch. Ubisoft did add a booster in December.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales sold 663,000 digital units, a far cry from the 2018 launch of Marvel’s Spider-Man, which sold 2.2 million units.
On the other hand, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands brought the game’s highest revenue since 2008, and the highest player engagement since 2010. It also broke the record for the fastest-selling PC game in its first day of release. Whether Shadowlands can maintain player numbers and hype remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, Among Us saw half a billion users in November, making it the most popular game ever in terms of monthly players. Earnings are smaller as Among Us is not a monetized game; Revenue from PC players, who pay a $5 price for the game, accounted for three percent of November users.
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