--- title: Sparkers Blog (15) description: (15) --- [![sparkers - your entertainment data companion](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/web/session-sparkers2021/assets/img/logo.svg)](https://www.sparkers.com) - [Services](https://www.sparkers.com/services/market-insights/) - [Market Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/services/market-insights/) - [Cockpit](https://www.sparkers.com/services/cockpits/) - [Audiences Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/domains/audiences/) - [Advisory](https://www.sparkers.com/services/advisory/) - [GSD](https://www.sparkers.com/domains/gaming/) - [Blog](https://blog.sparkers.com/) - [People](https://www.sparkers.com/about/) - [About](https://www.sparkers.com/about/) - [Jobs](https://apply.workable.com/sparkers/) [Contact](https://www.sparkers.com/contact';%20?%3E) # Get Sparked # Get Sparked Select Category News Articles ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 34](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0) Thursday, 2 September 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 33](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1) Thursday, 26 August 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20in%20focus/News%20in%20focus.jpg) [Articles](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/articles) ### [A downward trend](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-0-0-0) Monday, 23 August 2021 A “correction” to spending growth in the video games market is not a surprise. The spike in demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic was expected to taper off. The release of the calendar Q2 2021 financials from AAA publishers has mostly proven the assumption that the correction has come, but some uncertainty remains. Increased monthly active users and greater spending on some live service games such as *Call of Duty* and *FIFA* has added variables to the model, but overall a downward trend is evident. [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-0-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 32](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0) Wednesday, 18 August 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 30 & 31](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0) Friday, 13 August 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 29](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1) Thursday, 29 July 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 28](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) Tuesday, 20 July 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 27](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0) Tuesday, 13 July 2021   [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/blog/E3%202021%20-%201200x628.png) [Articles](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/articles) ### [E3 2021, proof that not everything virtual is best](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-2) Wednesday, 7 July 2021 | article by [Sam Naji](https://blog.sparkers.com/author/sam-naji) What is E3? We know it stands for Electronic Entertainment Expo, and it has a chequered history of expanding, contracting and then blowing up to be this massive industry event that is now bigger than the sum of its parts when everything is a click away, what does E3 want to accomplish? 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