Direct To Consumer News
The latest Direct To Consumer coverage curated for game developers.
Newzoo expects the global games market to hit $213.9 billion in 2026, up 6.1% year over year. Mobile remains the biggest slice at $121.1 billion, while console gets a lift …
D2C web stores are moving from experiment to default: 59% of studios and publishers already run one, and 91% of the rest plan to launch. The biggest draw is owning …
Xsolla has added publishing tools aimed at keeping players spending after the first purchase, pushing beyond one-and-done checkout flows. The new commerce features are meant to help studios drive repeat …
Direct-to-consumer mobile spending is now estimated at about $17 billion in 2025, roughly 15% of all in-app sales. For studios, that makes web stores and owned checkout flows a serious …