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The headline number for 2026 is the largest the industry has ever produced. Roughly $214 billion in consumer spending on games, up from about $203 billion last year, with the player base pushing toward 3.7 billion people. Every platform is green. Every region is green. On the face of it, this is a healthy market compounding at a comfortable mid-single-digit rate. Look at where … [Read more...] about Gaming Market Sets a Record in 2026 and a Single Release Explains Much of the Growth