History of Video Games 2015

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    Activision acquires mobile developer King, maker of the enormously popular Candy Crush Saga.

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    The backward compatibility program for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S makes it possible for players around the globe to discover and replay thousands of games.

Video game consumer spending

Circana – U.S. Video Game Industry Sales – (Dollars, Billions)

(Dollars, Billions)

Top games by purchase

‘1995 through 2022 – U.S. Top 20 Best-Selling Games by Year (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales.

  1. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
  2. Grand Theft Auto V
  3. Star Wars Battlefront 2015
  4. Madden NFL 16
  5. Fallout 4
  6. NBA 2K16
  7. Mortal Kombat X
  8. Halo 5: Guardians
  9. Batman: Arkham Knight
  10. Battlefield Hardline
  11. FIFA 16
  12. Destiny: The Taken King
  13. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
  14. Dying Light
  15. Minecraft
  16. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
  17. LEGO: Jurassic World
  18. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  19. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
  20. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
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