Black Myth: Wukong (left), EA Sports College Football 25 (right)
EA Sports College Football 25 was the highest-grossing PC and console game* in the US and Europe in Q3, according to a new report from Newzoo. It is followed by another sports title from Electronic Arts, EA Sports FC 25.
*Note that Newzoo tracks revenue across six major markets: the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. That’s why some games like Black Myth: Wukong, which generated the majority of its sales in China, ranked lower than they potentially would if the report had covered the entire global market.
Overall, half of the top 10 are sports games, including NBA 2K25 (#4), Madden NFL 25 (#9), and EA Sports FC 24 (#10). The analysts added that EA Sports College Football 25 accounted for over 18% of the top 10’s total revenue.
Black Myth: Wukong ranked 5th in revenue in the US and Europe, accounting for nearly 4% of total cumulative revenues in Q3.
Below are also the top 10 highest-grossing PC and console games for the first half of 2024 (January-June) across the six markets covered by Newzoo.
Black Myth: Wukong was the highest-grossing PC game across these countries in Q3, with a 6.9% market share. This helped Game Science’s title dethrone Valorant, which accounted for 6.8% of PC revenues in Q3.
Another major new release, Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2, ranked 6th overall and 5th on PC. The top 10 highest-grossing PC titles in Q3 also include World of Warcraft (#3), League of Legends (#7), Sims 4 (#8), God of War Rangarok (#9), and Diablo (#10).
The console segment was dominated by sports games, which accounted for almost 40% of the segment’s revenues in Q3. Space Marine 2 and Black Myth: Wukong ranked 8th and 9th there, respectively, with The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom rounding out the top 10.
When only looking at new releases, Wukong and Space Marine 2 were the leaders on PC, with other notable titles being The First Descendant (#4), Frostpunk 2 (#6), Chained Together (#7), Once Human (#8), and Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster (#9).
Newzoo noted that Star Wars Outlaws (#3) accounted for 10% of new game revenues on PC and 3% on consoles.
The console charts paint a different picture, with sports titles among revenue leaders. Echoes of Wisdom ranked 7th, while Sony’s Astro Bot landed at 10th place.
For more data, including the top-grossing games for specific markets and platforms, check out Newzoo’s full report.
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Publish date : 2024-10-24 15:11:00
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