Newzoo: Most established live-service and evergreen titles were flat or down year over year in H1 2026
Newzoo reports that most live-service and evergreen games saw flat or declining year-over-year performance in the first half of 2026, with growth limited to a few titles. Digital revenues declined in Western markets, attributed to free-to-play and annualised premium weakness. Console player growth is projected to increase to 3% in 2026, largely driven by the anticipated launch of Grand Theft Auto 6.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Sony
- Topic: Evergreen Titles
- Game: Roblox
- Platform: Xbox
- Company: Tencent
- Platform: PlayStation
- Game: Grand Theft Auto 6
- Game: Diablo 4
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Game: World of Warcraft
- Platform: PlayStation Plus
- Topic: Games Market
- Topic: Live Service Games
- Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
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