It looks like what we fear the most is coming true, mobile games are taking over the gaming industry and we have the cold hard statistics to prove it. For the first time ever in the history of video games, half of the revenue for the entire industry will be derived from games on mobile platforms. Comparatively, games on consoles and PC platforms only contribute 25 and 24 percent of revenue respectively. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz via statistics from market intelligence firm Newzoo, it is projected that approximately 2.3 billion gamers from around the world will be spending a whopping $137.9 billion on games in 2018. According to Newzoo’s latest Global Games Market report, that’s actually a 13.3% percent increase from last year, as mobile games continue to grow in influence. The company also states that this will be the first year that revenue from mobile games will become the biggest contributor to the games industry, thereby making up a vast majority of it. This is due to an incredible 25.5% increase from last year, allowing the revenue from mobiles games to reach $70.3 billion. Those numbers are impressive but not entirely unexpected. Recent major releases like Fortnite Mobile and PUBG Mobile along with countless other minor hits have allowed mobile games to grow, as well as reach levels of popularity and mass acceptance never before witnessed in the games industry. More people are playing mobile games nowadays and they’re not limited to hardcore gamers either, as a majority of them are now casual… [Read full story]