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Forza Horizon 5 races past 5M copies sold on PS5
We use Alinea Analytics estimates to dive deep (drive deep?) into the success of Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation 5.
 • Rhys Elliott
PlayStation and Xbox: The games that attracted the most new players over the holidays
We round off our holiday coverage with a look at our console estimates. Plus, we answer the question, ‘’do Xbox players over-index for shooters?’’
 • Rhys Elliott
The Steam games that sold the most copies over the holidays
Plus, ARC Raiders passes 12M copies sold (and 7M copies sold on Steam), and discounts converted plenty of games during the Steam Winter Sale.
 • Rhys Elliott
The top new 2025 games by players
Here's 2025's most played new titles across Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation. Plus, a breakdown of Steam’s $18B in revenue, including top indies, and other…
 • Rhys Elliott
The Game Awards reveals that blew up on Steam
Plus, Expedition 33 sold another 200K copies since its big Game Awards sweep, boosting its daily copies sold by 6x, mostly via Steam and PS5.
 • Rhys Elliott
The GOTY nominees that sold the most since their Game Awards nominations
We analyse how many copies The Game Awards GOTY nominees have sold on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation since their nominations, diving into Game Pass…
 • Rhys Elliott
November's best-selling Steam games
ARC Raiders leads the pack for November revenues and copies. We analyse what makes ARC so great, look at the other top Steam games, and answer the…
 • Rhys Elliott
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