[ { "name": "Sensor Tower", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The reference standard for mobile downloads and revenue estimates, with annual Mobile Gaming reports, genre taxonomies and ad intelligence. Time-spent figures roll up from top-20 subgenre lists (~62 to 74% coverage), so treat them as lower-bound floors. Excludes China Android. The ESA's data partner for US spending figures. Enterprise pricing is custom. Some free reports.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://sensortower.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Sensor Tower, Inc.", "ownership_note": "Private and venture-backed. Absorbed data.ai in 2024, so pre-2024 data.ai figures and Sensor Tower figures are not one continuous series.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "AppMagic", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Free per-country top-app rankings by downloads/revenue, with retention and ad-creative intelligence on paid tiers. The fastest free cross-country mobile comparison. The free tier provides rankings level only, and store-reported revenue excludes third-party/web stores and ad revenue Free features plus a 3 day trial.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://appmagic.rocks/?hl=en", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Privately held. Ultimate ownership is not disclosed publicly.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Mobile Index (IGAWorks)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Korea-specific mobile rankings and usage estimates behind a Korean-language interface. Covers One Store (KR third-party store), which global vendors often miss. Methodology differs from Sensor Tower, so don't mix numbers across vendors", "markets": [ "KR" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://www.mobileindex.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "IGAWorks", "ownership_note": "Korean adtech and data group. Its Korea coverage reflects a domestic vendor rather than a global one.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Sensor Tower VGI (ex-Video Game Insights)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "PC + console sales, revenue, wishlists and units across 140k+ titles (Steam, PlayStation, Xbox), with country-level Steam unit splits. Estimates are model-based. Enterprise pricing is custom. Some free Steam stat pages.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://app.sensortower.com/vgi/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Sensor Tower, Inc.", "ownership_note": "Same company as Sensor Tower following the acquisition of Video Game Insights, so VGI and Sensor Tower figures share a vendor.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Gamalytic", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Steam revenue/sales estimates, wishlists, audience overlap and country splits (a cheaper second opinion next to VGI). Estimates are model-based. Methodology differs from VGI, so pick one per claim and don't average vendors Starter $25/mo, Pro $75/mo.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://gamalytic.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Small private operation.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Steam Charts (official)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Valve's own concurrent-player and top-seller charts, the only first-party Steam numbers that exist. Concurrents and rankings only: no units, no revenue, and no country splits", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "Multilingual" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://store.steampowered.com/charts/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Valve Corporation", "ownership_note": "Platform-official. The only first-party Steam numbers that exist.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "SteamDB", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Database", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Community-run Steam database: player counts, price history across regions, metadata, patch history. Scrapes public Steam data", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://steamdb.info/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Community-run and not affiliated with Valve, though it reads Valve public data.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "GameDiscoverCo Plus / Hype", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Steam discovery & \"Hype\" analytics, pre-release revenue predictor and release heatmap. Developer intelligence for pre-launch data that complements post-launch estimate tools. The Steam data product for the GameDiscoverCo newsletter Free newsletter. Plus around $150/yr or $15/mo, Pro offers custom data.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://plus.gamediscover.co/hype/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Operated by Simon Carless. The same operation as the GameDiscoverCo newsletter in Tab 5.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Stream Hatchet", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Cross-platform livestream viewership and free quarterly trend reports. No common metadata field. Per-game exports historically exclude TikTok Live, which is a large share of Korean live hours. Claims platform-level TikTok coverage but requires a sales call. Free Starter tier with leaderboards and limited depth, plus a paid dashboard. Free quarterly reports via GameSquare IR.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://streamhatchet.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "GameSquare Holdings", "ownership_note": "Owned by a listed esports and media company. Its free quarterly reports publish through GameSquare investor relations, which is also a row in Tab 8.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Streams Charts (Esports Charts)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Platform/language/country-filtered streamer and game rankings. Covers SOOP Korea and Chzzk, which Western tools miss. Language filter ≠ country filter, so know which you are using and why. Short public history windows on the free tier PRO per-platform subscriptions and an Enterprise API.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://streamscharts.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Esports Charts", "ownership_note": "Private. Same operator as the Esports Charts row below.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "SullyGnome", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Deep free Twitch historical stats per channel/game with long time windows. Twitch only, community-run, no listed methodology", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://sullygnome.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Community-run with no published methodology.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "TwitchTracker", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Twitch-wide and per-channel viewership/streamer stats. Good for sanity checks against SullyGnome. Twitch only, community-run. Small differences vs SullyGnome, so cite one, not both Optional premium tier.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://twitchtracker.com/statistics", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Community-run.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Playboard", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "YouTube channel rankings with strong Korea coverage and Super Chat leaderboards. Provides estimates, not platform-reported data", "markets": [ "KR", "Global" ], "language": [ "Korean", "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://playboard.co/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Playboard, Inc.", "ownership_note": "Private Korean company.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Social Blade", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Quick creator-scale triangulation across YouTube/Twitch/TikTok (doesn't filter by gaming creators). Estimates with wide error bars. Use for orders of magnitude only, get actual numbers elsewhere or confirm", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://socialblade.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Social Blade LLC", "ownership_note": "Private.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "mindGameData marketMind", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Analytics platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "\"mindSHARE\" cross-platform popularity index across 100+ countries, weekly (search/video/streaming/PC/social). Proprietary composite with an opaque methodology Subscription, custom pricing.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://www.mindgamedata.com/marketmind", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Ownership is not disclosed publicly., which compounds the opacity of its composite index.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Newzoo", "group": "Data", "medium": "Research firm", "format": "Market research firm", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Free Global Games Market Reports with standard industry market-sizing language and some gamer segmentation models. Headline numbers are widely cited but the methodology is opaque Free reports and rankings, paid platform and custom work.", "markets": [ "Global", "NL" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://newzoo.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Advance Publications", "ownership_note": "Advance acquired a majority stake in Oct 2018. Advance also owns Ars Technica, WIRED and Sports Business Journal, so criticism, trade reporting and market data can trace to one parent.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Niko Partners (Niko IQ)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Research firm", "format": "Market research firm", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The specialist source for China, SEA, and MENA games markets, with informative free summaries. Paid reports are expensive and the free layer is summary-level. Also tracks Chinese publishing licence approvals and explains regulation for outside readers, which pairs with the NPPA primary source. Enterprise pricing is custom. Free blog summaries.", "markets": [ "CN", "MENA", "Asia" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://nikopartners.com/niko-iq/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Private specialist firm.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Circana (ex-NPD)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Sales tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "US physical+digital games retail tracking. Monthly US charts via analyst social posts. US-centric, and digital coverage depends on publisher participation Enterprise pricing is custom. Some free press releases.", "markets": [ "US", "CA" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://www.circana.com/industries/video-games", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Circana, LLC", "ownership_note": "Private, formed from the 2022 merger of NPD and IRI.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Sparkers (GSD operator)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Sales tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Operator of the industry-backed GSD (Game Sales Data) project. Data covers physical + digital (PSN, Xbox Live, eShop, Steam) + streaming. Weekly UK/EU charts surface publicly via trade press (GamesIndustry.biz). Publisher participation varies (Nintendo absent from digital) Enterprise pricing is custom.", "markets": [ "UK", "DE", "FR", "IT", "EU" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://www.sparkers.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Operates the industry-backed GSD project. Ultimate ownership is not disclosed publicly.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Ampere Analysis", "group": "Data", "medium": "Research firm", "format": "Market research firm", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Console/subscription market analysis and forecasts with good free commentary on platform economics. Paid product, and the free layer is analyst quotes and summaries", "markets": [ "UK", "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://ampereanalysis.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Private UK research firm.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Famitsu sales data (KADOKAWA Game Linkage)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Sales tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The Japan physical sales standard with weekly hardware and software charts. Physical only Figures are trade-reported rather than sold as a product.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.famitsu.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Kadokawa Corporation", "ownership_note": "Published through Kadokawa Game Linkage. Kadokawa also owns niconico and publishes games, so the Japan sales standard sits inside a games company.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Game Data Library", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Sales tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Historical Japanese sales data in English, useful for longitudinal JP questions. Community-run archive of Famitsu/Media Create data. Verify against a primary where stakes are high", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "English", "Japanese" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.gamedatalibrary.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Community-run archive of Famitsu and Media Create data.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "The CIU", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The only consistent Mexico-specific market sizing: 72.6M gamers (H1 2025), MXN $42,785M industry revenue, console/mobile splits and subscription spend, with a decade of comparable history. Also the Spanish-language LatAm anchor. Consultancy estimates with methodology not fully public. Figures circulate via press summaries more than full reports. Telecom-first lens with games as a subset Public analyses free, custom research paid.", "markets": [ "MX", "LATAM" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://www.theciu.com/publicaciones", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Private Mexican research consultancy.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Esports Charts", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Tournament and event viewership showing which creators drive event audiences. Same data family as Streams Charts. Esports-event lens, not general creator ranking", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://escharts.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Esports Charts", "ownership_note": "Private. Same operator as the Streams Charts row above.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "YouTube Culture & Trends", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Annual country-level top-creator rankings (subscribers gained, one channel per creator, artists/brands/kids channels excluded) plus trend analysis covering US, KR, JP, DE, FR, UK, MENA, Canada among others. Platform self-reporting. The subscriber-gain lens undercounts established creators Twelve country editions.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English", "Multilingual" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/trends/report/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Alphabet (Google)", "ownership_note": "Platform-official. Reports on the platform that owns it.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Forbes Top Creators", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Annual top-50 earners ranked on stated criteria of earnings, entrepreneurship, and clout (follower and engagement ratio). Earnings are Forbes estimates. Coverage is heavily US/English and gaming is a subset US-weighted.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.forbes.com/top-creators/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Forbes Media", "ownership_note": "Majority stake held by Integrated Whale Media Investments.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "소프트콘 뷰어십 SOFTC.ONE Viewership (Sopeuteukon Vieoship)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Rankings and viewership metrics across Chzzk, SOOP, YouTube Live, and Twitch: who's big in Korea right now. Independent project, KO interface only", "markets": [ "KR" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://viewership.softc.one", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Independent Korean project operating at hobby scale, which is why it covers Chzzk and SOOP when commercial vendors do not.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "vling (블링)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Korean YouTube channel analytics and influencer-value data built for advertisers. YouTube only, no Chzzk/SOOP, ad-sales orientation", "markets": [ "KR", "Asia" ], "language": [ "Korean", "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://vling.net", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Private Korean service. Ultimate ownership is not disclosed publicly.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "SANDBOX Network (샌드박스네트워크, Saendeubakseu Neteuwokeu)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Roster of ~265 creator teams across gaming/kids/entertainment who are professionally managed in KR. Private company that ranks its own talent", "markets": [ "KR" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://sandbox.co.kr", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Sandbox Network Inc.", "ownership_note": "Korean MCN. Ranks and represents its own talent, so treat roster-derived data as interested.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "DIA TV (CJ ENM) (다이아티비, Daia Tibi)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Korea's other flagship MCN. CJ ENM is listed (KOSDAQ 035760), so the parent's disclosures give partial primary data. The roster is its own talent", "markets": [ "KR" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://diatv.cjenm.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "CJ ENM", "ownership_note": "Korean entertainment conglomerate. Represents its own creators.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "User Local VTuber Ranking (ユーザーローカル VTuberランキング, Yūzā Rōkaru)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The standard public VTuber population/ranking dataset by agency, subscriber count and growth (widely cited by JP financial press). VTuber vertical only, ranked on a subscriber-count basis", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://virtual-youtuber.userlocal.jp", "extra_links": [], "owner": "User Local, Inc.", "ownership_note": "Listed Japanese analytics company.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "kamui tracker (カムイトラッカー, Kamui Torakkā)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Covers every domestic YouTube channel above 1,000 subscribers (~229k channels, ~83M videos) including agency-affiliation and sponsorship-deal search (deepest JP YouTube dataset). Paid, Japanese only, YouTube only Trial available, enterprise-leaning.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://kamuitracker.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Private Japanese service. Ultimate ownership is not disclosed publicly.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Webedia (jeuxvideo.com / LeStream / talent management)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The dominant French gaming media and talent house. LeStream and affiliated channels structure much of the French streaming ecosystem. An agency and media group rather than a data product, so its rosters and audience data are not published. Private group and talent rosters shift, so treat it as evidence of market position rather than as a source.", "markets": [ "FR" ], "language": [ "French" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.webedia-group.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Webedia (Fimalac)", "ownership_note": "The most concentrated owner in games media globally, with 10 outlets across DE, FR, ES, MX and PL in Tab 4. Its creator and talent arm covers a market it also publishes in.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Power League Gaming (+ PLG × Ipsos studies)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Agency research with Ipsos on KSA/UAE esports and viewing behavior. TikTok LIVE's official gaming broadcast partner for MENA, making it the closest thing to a primary-access creator source in-region. Agency self-interest, and studies are audience-side more than creator rankings", "markets": [ "MENA" ], "language": [ "Arabic", "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://powerleaguegaming.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Gulf agency. Ultimate ownership is not disclosed publicly. Agency studies cover a market it sells into.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Newrank (新榜, Xīnbǎng)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Longest-standing CN new-media data platform offering the proprietary NRI index across WeChat, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Kuaishou, Bilibili and Weibo, with daily/weekly/monthly rankings including MCN influence charts. +86 phone registration typically required. Not accessible in full from outside CN without workarounds", "markets": [ "CN" ], "language": [ "Chinese" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://www.newrank.cn", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Private Chinese service. Ownership is not verifiable from outside China.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Feigua (飞瓜数据, Fēiguā Shùjù)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Douyin/Kuaishou/Bilibili streamer and live-commerce rankings (the standard tool for who is big on Douyin gaming). Commerce-metric weighted, +86 registration, access constraints from outside CN Limited free content.", "markets": [ "CN" ], "language": [ "Chinese" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://www.feigua.cn", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Private Chinese service. Ownership is not verifiable from outside China.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Chanmama (蝉妈妈, Chánmāmā)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Douyin + Xiaohongshu creator/live rankings, a good complement to Feigua. Similar access restrictions as other Chinese sources Limited free content.", "markets": [ "CN" ], "language": [ "Chinese" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://www.chanmama.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Private Chinese service. Ownership is not verifiable from outside China.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "TopKlout (克劳锐, Kèláoruì)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Downloadable reports without login, including creator value rankings and collaboration charts. Annual MCN industry reports are the standard reference on CN's MCN ecosystem. Report cadence uneven, no site search", "markets": [ "CN" ], "language": [ "Chinese" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.topklout.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Private Chinese service. Ownership is not verifiable from outside China.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "DoHuya", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Viewership metrics for DouYu and Huya from the Streams Charts family (a rare English-language window into CN game live streaming). Two platforms only. Misses Douyin/Bilibili live, which now dominate", "markets": [ "CN" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://dohuya.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Unknown", "ownership_note": "Chinese service tracking Huya. Relationship to Huya itself not established on this pass.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "The VTuber Awards", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Annual community+industry recognition for anglophone VTubers. Fan-vote weighted.", "markets": [ "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://streamscharts.com/tools/awards", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Community-run awards.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "The Streamer Awards", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The reference community award for EN-language streaming. Panel-selected nominees, winners by public vote", "markets": [ "US" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://thestreamerawards.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Creator-run awards.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Esports Awards", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Creator tracking", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Industry-voted Streamer of the Year and creator categories. Saudi-hosted partnership era, industry-panel opacity on vote weighting", "markets": [ "US", "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://esportsawards.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Esports Awards Ltd", "ownership_note": "Private. 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Recognizes contribution, not reach", "markets": [ "DE" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://deutscher-computerspielpreis.de", "extra_links": [], "owner": "game (Verband) and the German federal government", "ownership_note": "Jointly run by the industry association and the federal ministry, so it is both industry and state.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Pesquisa Game Brasil (PGB)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The reference consumer study for Brazil: who plays, on what, gender split, platform preference, attitudes (AI, digital ownership). Also extends to LatAm. Produced by SX Group / Go Gamers with Blend New Research and ESPM, a commercial consultancy, not an official statistic. Self-reported survey data. The free tier is a teaser cut Free trend report, full dataset paid. Some English materials.", "markets": [ "BR" ], "language": [ "Portuguese", "English" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://www.pesquisagamebrasil.com.br/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Sioux Group with Go Gamers and Blend New Research", "ownership_note": "Commercially operated survey. The operators sell services into the market it measures.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Lumikai: State of India Interactive Media & Gaming Report", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The reference sizing for Indian gaming: gamer base (555M in CY25), revenue split, payer conversion, and the clearest data on the post-RMG-ban reset (+17% ex-RMG growth). Published by a gaming VC with a thesis to promote. Methodology blends third-party analytics, a ~3K-user survey and proprietary data. The fiscal/calendar-year basis has shifted between editions", "markets": [ "IN" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.lumikai.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Lumikai Fund", "ownership_note": "Venture capital fund reporting on the market it invests in. Produced with Google.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Endeavor México × Santander: \"Game On: El auge del gaming en México\"", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The startup/investment view: market ranked #1 in LatAm and ~#10 globally, 76M+ active players, per-gamer spend (~MXN $5,500/yr), and studio-ecosystem mapping. One-off report (recurrence unconfirmed) from an entrepreneurship-promotion NGO and a bank, with advocacy framing toward investment", "markets": [ "MX" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://endeavor.org.mx/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Endeavor and Santander", "ownership_note": "Entrepreneurship network and bank. Promotional framing around ecosystem growth.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Niko Partners: SEA-6 Games Market Reports", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The only sustained analyst practice built on SEA specifically: per-country revenue/player models, cybercafé and third-party-payment data (26.9% of SEA in-game payments flow through third-party stores), and the best running read on the region's diverging regulations. US-headquartered firm, so technically a regional arm, included because its SEA output is genuinely market-specific and has no local equivalent. Full reports are expensive and the free layer is takeaways only Free key-takeaway summaries.", "markets": [ "SEA" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Paid", "link": "https://nikopartners.com/sea6-games-market-reports/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Private specialist firm.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Gaming in Türkiye: Türkiye Game Market Report", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The reference sizing for Turkey: revenue by platform, demographics (46% women), esports ecosystem, studio clustering by city. Accepted as the sector's primary reference and the longest-running consistent series. Produced by a gaming/esports marketing agency and sponsored by companies in the market it measures (Joygame, Türk Telekom GAMEON, Xsolla, KOCCA). Methodology partly proprietary Requires email registration.", "markets": [ "TR" ], "language": [ "Turkish", "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.turkiyeoyunsektoruraporu.com/en/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Gaming in Turkey", "ownership_note": "Marketing and localisation agency reporting on the market it sells into.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Australia Plays (IGEA × Bond University)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The demand-side reference for Australia, with 20 years of comparable history: 82% of Australians play, women 51% of players (a first in 2025), family/parent attitudes, margin of error 2.7%. A companion New Zealand Plays series exists. Commissioned by the industry trade body. Framing emphasizes games' benefits. Survey is self-report panel data (Qualtrics)", "markets": [ "AU" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://igea.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AP25-Report-28_08-WITH-LINKS.pdf", "extra_links": [], "owner": "IGEA with Bond University", "ownership_note": "Industry association funded, academic authored.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "AGDS: Australian Game Development Survey (IGEA × Bond University)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Studio revenue, employment, platform focus. FY25 is the first edition supplemented with Sensor Tower/VGI panel data, a methodology change to note when comparing years. Voluntary survey (141 of 600+ studios invited). Revenue is studio turnover, not consumer spend in Australia, and the two get conflated in press coverage", "markets": [ "AU" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://igea.net/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "IGEA with Bond University", "ownership_note": "Industry association funded, academic authored.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "DEV: Libro Blanco del Desarrollo Español de Videojuegos", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The reference on Spain's development sector: studio counts, revenue, employment (including gender split), regional distribution by comunidad autónoma, financing needs, with 12 years of comparable series. Based on a voluntary studio survey. Promoted by the dev trade association with export-promotion backing, so framing serves advocacy English summary sections vary by year.", "markets": [ "ES" ], "language": [ "Spanish", "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://dev.org.es/libro-blanco-2025/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "DEV (Spanish developers association)", "ownership_note": "Industry association, backed by ICEX.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "AEVI: Anuario de la industria del videojuego", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The demand-side reference: national consumer spend, physical/digital split, PEGI data, esports and social-impact framing. The number every Spanish outlet cites for \"the market was worth X\". Publisher trade body (Spanish arm of the global console/publisher lobby). The yearbook blends market data with advocacy content, so separate the GSD-sourced figures from the narrative", "markets": [ "ES" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://aevi.org.es/publicaciones/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "AEVI (Spanish publishers association)", "ownership_note": "Industry association.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "DeVuego", "group": "Data", "medium": "Data tool", "format": "Database", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A maintained public database of its own games press and complete national game catalog. Start here for anything Spanish-industry-specific. Volunteer-run and coverage depth varies. Editorial standards are enthusiast-tier even though the data layer is excellent The database is free, the print anuario is paid.", "markets": [ "ES" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "Freemium", "link": "https://www.devuego.es/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Independent", "ownership_note": "Volunteer-built national database.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Games Monitor Nederland (Dutch Games Association)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The reference on the Dutch industry: company counts, jobs, student numbers, revenue streams, generative-AI adoption, plus European comparisons. Covers both entertainment and applied/serious games, a Dutch specialism. Published irregularly (\"every few years\"), so figures age. Survey-based.", "markets": [ "NL" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://dutchgamesassociation.nl/games-monitor/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Dutch Games Association", "ownership_note": "Industry association.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Cultuurmonitor: Games domain (Boekmanstichting)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Unusual and useful: games analyzed as a cultural sector alongside film, music and literature, with funding, labor and participation framing, plus a synthesis of the other monitors. Boekmanstichting is a cultural research institute, not an industry body. Synthesizes others' data rather than generating market figures, and cultural-policy framing means commercial detail is thin", "markets": [ "NL" ], "language": [ "Dutch", "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.cultuurmonitor.nl/en/domein/games/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Boekmanstichting", "ownership_note": "Government-adjacent cultural foundation.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Spelutvecklarindex / Game Developer Index (Dataspelsbranschen)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The single best national games-industry dataset in this pack, built from filed annual accounts rather than surveys: 1,101 companies, SEK 36.8bn domestic revenue (SEK 73bn incl. foreign subsidiaries), 3% of Swedish service exports, plus tax contribution and employment. Twenty years of comparable series. Trade-association published, with explicit advocacy framing on regulation and capital access.", "markets": [ "Nordics" ], "language": [ "Swedish", "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.dataspelsbranschen.se/rapporter/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Dataspelsbranschen (Swedish Games Industry)", "ownership_note": "Industry association.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Finnish Game Industry Report (Neogames Finland)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Industry report", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Studio counts, 4,300+ employees, platform shift (PC now level with mobile at 61%), foreign-worker share (~35%), regional hubs. Neogames is a state-funded Information Centre for the Arts, which makes it unusually institutional. Published every ~2 years. 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Profiles are self-submitted, the framing is promotional, and company profiles date quickly", "markets": [ "PL" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://www.parp.gov.pl/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "PARP (Polish Agency for Enterprise Development)", "ownership_note": "Government agency, produced with the Ministry of Development.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Kondycja Polskiej Branży Gier / Polish Gamers Research (KPT + Polish Gamers Observatory)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Research firm", "format": "Market research firm", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Player numbers and profile, parental-control behaviour, purchasing habits, plus market sizing with a stock-market chapter. The closest Poland has to an Australia-Plays-style consumer series, running since 2014. 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Monthly hearings with 200 young people. Coined 界隈消費 and tracks アテンション疲れ.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://shibuya109lab.jp", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Tokyu Group (SHIBUYA109 Entertainment)", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Benesse Research Institute", "group": "Data", "medium": "Research firm", "format": "Adjacent research body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Primary survey research on children, parents and media use.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "Free", "link": "https://berd.benesse.jp", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Benesse Holdings", "ownership_note": "Benesse was taken private in 2024 by the founding Fukutake family and the Swedish fund EQT.", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "AJA (Assoc. of Japanese Animations)", "group": "Data", "medium": "Research firm", "format": "Adjacent research body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Publishes アニメ産業レポート, the anime industry data annual. 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Advocacy body, so read as industry voice instead of as neutral data", "markets": [ "KR" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://kgames.or.kr/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "CESA", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "CESAゲーム産業レポート (CESA Gēmu Sangyō Repōto), the JP industry reference survey, 2025 edition current. Also runs Tokyo Game Show. CORRECTION: the older CESAゲーム白書 (Games White Paper) was discontinued after 2023. DO NOT CITE THE WHITE PAPER. Paid physical publication, Japanese only. Nintendo is only a special supporting member and does not exhibit at TGS", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.cesa.or.jp/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Famitsu Game Hakusho (ゲーム白書)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Report or data series", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Annual JP market sizing including mobile/PC. Partnered with Sensor Tower. Expensive. 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Thin as a data source but useful as a cultural signal", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.cero.gr.jp/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "ESA (Entertainment Software Association)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The annual Essential Facts survey, 2026 edition current, which provides the US player demographics the press cites all year, plus joint US spending data with Circana and Sensor Tower.", "markets": [ "US" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.theesa.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "ESRB", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Rating body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "US and Canadian rating records and marketing-compliance actions. The rating system actually used in Canada, since there is no national body and ESRB applies across North America. The US analogue to Japan's CERO and Korea's GRAC. Also runs COPPA safe-harbour privacy certification.", "markets": [ "US", "CA" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.esrb.org/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "FTC (US)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Regulator", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Primary source for monetisation and child-privacy red flags. Enforcement actions on loot boxes, dark patterns and COPPA child privacy, including the loot-box workshop and the Epic and Fortnite settlements. Use for primary documents in monetization-risk research. Legal documents, slow-moving, US only", "markets": [ "US" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.ftc.gov/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Ofcom: Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Report or data series", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The best free longitudinal dataset anywhere on children's media and gaming behaviour and parental attitudes, through Children's Media Lives, Online Nation and the media literacy series. UK-specific, don't export findings to other markets without flagging", "markets": [ "UK" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Ukie", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "UK games industry valuation, GSD sales data commentary, the UK Games Map, consumer market reports and policy positions. The UK counterpart to game in Germany and SELL in France. Advocacy body.", "markets": [ "UK" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://ukie.org.uk/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "game (Verband der deutschen Games-Branche)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Official German market data produced with YouGov and Sensor Tower, employment figures, gamescom co-organizer, policy voice. Advocacy body. English coverage is partial.", "markets": [ "DE" ], "language": [ "German", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.game.de/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "USK", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Rating body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "German rating decisions from the age-ratings database, plus youth-protection criteria, which makes it essential for parent and family research. Industry self-regulation under state oversight. Notable for being the strictest big-market regime historically. Ratings signal, not market data. EN summary pages exist", "markets": [ "DE" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://usk.de/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "SELL (Syndicat des Éditeurs de Logiciels de Loisirs)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "L'Essentiel du Jeu Vidéo, the annual French market and player study produced with Médiamétrie. Advocacy body of publishers.", "markets": [ "FR" ], "language": [ "French" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.sell.fr/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "CNC (France)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Government agency", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "French public funding data and commissioned studies on games as a cultural industry, providing a French institutional frame. State body. Policy and cultural lens rather than consumer data. Some EN summaries of major reports", "markets": [ "FR" ], "language": [ "French" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.cnc.fr/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "IIDEA (Italy)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The Italian data source, effectively substituting for Italy's missing trade press. Annual market report with Ipsos, 2.4bn EUR in 2025, esports report with Accenture, 2026, plus the IVGA awards and First Playable. Advocacy body. EN materials available English coverage is partial.", "markets": [ "IT" ], "language": [ "Italian", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://iideassociation.com/en/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "ESAC (Entertainment Software Association of Canada)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Real Canadian Gamer Essential Facts plus the Nordicity industry impact report, 2025, which together form the national data baseline. Advocacy body of publishers with advocacy framing. Bilingual publications", "markets": [ "CA" ], "language": [ "English", "French" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://theesa.ca/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "PEGI", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Rating body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Cross-EU rating records, with loot-box and in-game-purchase labels as a regulatory signal. The rating database France actually uses, since it has no national body like Germany's USK. Ratings signal, and enforcement varies by country. EN site is the primary version", "markets": [ "UK", "DE", "FR", "IT", "EU" ], "language": [ "English", "Multilingual" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://pegi.info/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Games Germany", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Funding body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Joint platform of the German federal states' games-funding institutions (public-funding side of the market). Distinct from the trade association 'game' (game.de). Funding/policy lens, not market data", "markets": [ "DE" ], "language": [ "German", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.games-germany.de/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Video Games Europe (ex-ISFE)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "EU-level games trade body with pan-European player surveys (\"Key Facts\"). Advocacy body", "markets": [ "EU", "UK", "DE", "FR", "IT" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.videogameseurope.eu/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Saudi Esports Federation", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Esports body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Government-backed body whose programs and event rosters define which creators get institutional platforming in the region's largest market. Organises national teams, tournaments and sector programs, and grants the region's esports media awards, so it shapes the media field that covers it. State body chaired within the Saudi sports establishment", "markets": [ "MENA" ], "language": [ "Arabic", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://saudiesports.sa", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Abragames: Pesquisa da Indústria Brasileira de Games", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Supply-side numbers: studio counts, employment, revenue and regional distribution of the Brazilian dev industry, the counterpart to PGB's demand side. The mapping is produced with ApexBrasil. Advocacy framing: the association exists to promote the sector. English is limited to fact sheets.", "markets": [ "BR" ], "language": [ "Portuguese", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://brazilgames.org/en/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "ClassInd (Classificação Indicativa): MJSP", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Rating body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Brazil's official age-rating decisions for games and apps. Searchable portal plus raw datasets on dados.mj.gov.br, a Tier-A record of what was rated, when, and at what level. Ratings are advisory (\"indicativa\") rather than sales-restrictive. Database interface is Portuguese-only and clunky English coverage is partial.", "markets": [ "BR" ], "language": [ "Portuguese", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://classindportal.mj.gov.br/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "SBGames: Anais (SBC/CEJOGOS)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Report or data series", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Peer-reviewed Brazilian games scholarship across culture, education, industry and health tracks, the academic layer most English-language searches miss entirely. Latin America's largest games research symposium, around 200 papers a year. Academic lag (papers describe fieldwork 1 to 2 years old). Some English papers.", "markets": [ "BR" ], "language": [ "Portuguese", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/sbgames", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Esports Federation of India (ESFI)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Esports body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Who officially represents India at Asian Games/Global Esports Games, which titles are treated as medal esports, and national championship structures (NESC). Member of IESF, AESF and GEF. Federation-politics territory: rival bodies have contested representation claims over the years. Advocacy framing on esports policy", "markets": [ "IN" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://esportsfederation.in/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Indian Digital Gaming Society (IDGS / CII)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The industry-establishment view: runs India Gaming Show and policy conclaves. Useful for tracking how developers/publishers (Krafton India et al.) position themselves with government. Operates under the Confederation of Indian Industry. Trade-body advocacy. Thinner published output than a research institution, so better for positions and events than data", "markets": [ "IN" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://gamingsociety.in/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "SMECCV: Sistema Mexicano de Equivalencias de Clasificación de Contenidos de Videojuegos (SEGOB/RTC)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Rating body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Mexico's official classification frame (A/B/B15/C/D) with loot-box/microtransaction warning labels, the Tier-A reference for what content rules formally apply. Includes the ESRB equivalence table. Mandatory system in force since 27 May 2021 under DOF lineamientos. Applies mainly to physical distribution, and digital storefronts largely still show ESRB. Enforcement by RTC is light, a labeling system more than a review board", "markets": [ "MX" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_Mexicano_de_Equivalencias_de_Clasificaci%C3%B3n_de_Contenidos_de_Videojuegos", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "IFT: \"Estado del Gaming en México\" (Somos Audiencias)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Report or data series", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Government data series on Mexican gaming audiences that synthesizes The CIU, Newzoo, Endeavor and its own audience framework, the closest thing to official gaming statistics.", "markets": [ "MX" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://somosaudiencias.ift.org.mx/archivos/1_Videojuegos_1S2025.pdf", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "GDMEX: Asociación Mexicana de Entretenimiento Interactivo VideojuegosMX (Game Devs México)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The new official voice of Mexican game development: already delivered export tax benefits with the Economy Ministry (Nov 2025) and speaks for the sector on fiscal policy. The address for supply-side questions. Constituted May 2025 at the Secretaría de Economía. Very young organization. Published output is still thin and its website is partly placeholder, so track via trade-press coverage rather than the site itself", "markets": [ "MX" ], "language": [ "Spanish", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://mexicogames.org/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "IGRS: Indonesia Game Rating System (Komdigi; Perpres 19/2024 + Permenkominfo 2/2024)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Rating body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Every game distributed in the country requires official IGRS classification, with the same regulation doubling as industry-promotion policy (Perpres 19/2024). Also the anchor for child-protection rules under PP Tunas. Rating tiers are 3+/7+/13+/15+/18+ plus RC, with full enforcement from 2026. English coverage is partial.", "markets": [ "SEA" ], "language": [ "Bahasa Indonesia", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://igrs.id/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "AGI: Asosiasi Game Indonesia", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The developer-side voice in Indonesian policy, the counterpart to Komdigi in IGRS consultations and the organizer presence behind IGDX, the national industry conference. Covers development and publishing. Founded 2013. Trade-body advocacy. Publishes positions and events rather than data series", "markets": [ "SEA" ], "language": [ "Bahasa Indonesia", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.agi.or.id/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "PBESI: Pengurus Besar Esports Indonesia (+ Garudaku platform)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Esports body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Who governs Indonesian esports officially: provincial structures in all 34 provinces, national/student leagues, and athlete registration through Garudaku, unusually institutionalized for the region. KONI-recognized since 2020 and chaired by Budi Gunawan. Deeply state-embedded. Read output as government sports policy, not independent information.", "markets": [ "SEA" ], "language": [ "Bahasa Indonesia", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.instagram.com/pbesi_official/?hl=en", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Vietnam Decree 147/2024/NĐ-CP (online games & internet services)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Report or document", "format": "Regulation or law", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The single most consequential regulatory fact in SEA gaming: it forced Riot and Blizzard out of Vietnam while Garena and VNG consolidated, and it bans casino-style games from licensing entirely. In force 25 Dec 2024 with G1 to G4 licensing, a local-entity requirement for foreign publishers, under-18 playtime limits of 60 minutes per session and 180 per day, and app-store takedown powers. Enforcement against cross-border stores is ongoing and uneven Some English analyses.", "markets": [ "SEA" ], "language": [ "Vietnamese", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnams-new-internet-regulation-decree-147-2024.html/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "DEPA: Digital Economy Promotion Agency (+ Game Industry Promotion Act)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Government agency", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The center of Thai games policy: the in-progress Game Industry Promotion Act (registration regime and explicit targeting of \"hidden gambling\" mechanics, which would be ASEAN's first dedicated game law), plus official ecosystem sizing and state-backed event data Hosts gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show. Some English releases.", "markets": [ "SEA" ], "language": [ "Thai", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.depa.or.th/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "MDEC: Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (LEVEL UP KL + DICE Roadmap)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Government agency", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Export figures (RM150M in opportunities from LEVEL UP KL 2025), funding programs (Digital Games Testbed, RM3.5M/yr), SEA Game Awards, and Malaysia's studio ecosystem strategy. Sits under the Ministry of Digital. Runs LEVEL UP KL, SEA's premier game development conference, 12th edition 2026, and the Digital Content Ecosystem (DICE) Roadmap 2026 to 2030. Advocacy numbers (\"export opportunities\" ≠ closed deals).", "markets": [ "SEA" ], "language": [ "English", "Malay" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.mdec.my/levelupkl", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "TOGED: Türkiye Oyun Geliştiricileri Derneği", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The organized voice of Turkey's dev sector: trade delegations to GDC, legal-compliance briefings, education pipelines. The address for supply-side policy questions. Trade-body advocacy. 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Independent esports business analysis lives elsewhere", "markets": [ "TR" ], "language": [ "Turkish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://tesfed.org.tr/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Australian Classification Board: computer games (incl. 2024 gambling-content rules)", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Rating body", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Tier-A regulatory reference: paid loot boxes → mandatory minimum M, simulated gambling → legally restricted R18+ (world-leading strictness), redeemable-for-currency gambling content → refused classification. The searchable database shows every decision. The gambling-content rules are in force since 22 Sep 2024. 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Platforms report monthly account-removal numbers.", "markets": [ "AU" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "IGEA: Interactive Games & Entertainment Association", "group": "Institutions", "medium": "Organisation", "format": "Industry association", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The industry's voice on classification reform, tax incentives and platform policy. Publisher of both national data series above and the running record of policy positions. Covers Australia and New Zealand. Runs the IGEA Educates podcast. Trade-body advocacy. 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Useful for what the kids' end of the Indonesian market watches, and how closely it tracks the same Minecraft formats seen in English.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "Indonesian" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@FrostDiamond", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Children" ] }, { "name": "Total Gaming", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Let's Play and playthrough", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Garena Free Fire streams and highlights from Ajay, known as Ajjubhai, India's most-subscribed gaming creator. Useful for how a free-to-play mobile shooter sustains a creator economy in a market where console ownership is thin.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "Hindi" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@TotalGaming093", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "DayoScript", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Video essays and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Long-form critical essays on individual games and games culture from José Altozano, the reference point for Spanish-language games criticism on YouTube since 2012. 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Outside the Webedia and Ziff Davis groups but not independent. Channel mixes gameplay with análisis, and guides are split to a separate Guías Vandal channel. VERIFY most recent upload date.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "Guinxu", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Creation, modding and game dev", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Devlogs of commercial indie games built in Unity plus videos dissecting how known games work internally. The clearest Spanish-language window into what solo game development actually involves.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/c/guinxu", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Creator-owned, and the channel documents games the creator sells on Steam and Google Play, so self-promotion is built into the format. 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The clearest window into the child-audience gameplay economy that Korean 유튜버 (yutyubeo) culture built separately from the livestream world.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7rkxrTnIhiHEpXY1ec9NA", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Children" ] }, { "name": "메탈킴 (Metal Kim)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Reviews and first impressions", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Rapid-fire verdict reviews across console and PC games in a self-described 속사포 (soksapo, rapid-fire) style modelled on Zero Punctuation, running since the mid-2010s. The established Korean example of the fast opinionated review form.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@메탈킴", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "중년게이머 김실장 (Jungnyeon Gamer Kim Siljang)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "News and industry reporting", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Long-form analysis of the Korean industry's 명과 암 (myeong-gwa am, the light and the dark) from a veteran games journalist, including the standard explanations of why Lineage-like monetisation works. The closest thing on Korean YouTube to trade journalism in video form.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSgvQDek_7CQj08fu7kp1Iw", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Operated by ThisIsGame, an independent games outlet per this pack's News tab records, so outlet-owned but not conglomerate-owned.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Industry" ] }, { "name": "펙귄몬스터 (Penguin Monster)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Video essays and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Documentary-style chronologies of Korean games and companies, running from design intent and market context through to decline, with sources credited in closing credits. Functions as an archive of the Korean industry's history in video form.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcxF7BAF3GSz36Yx_0qGaQ", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. MCN-managed by TREASURE HUNTER, per the channel's own business contact and mailing address. The characterisation of its format and reception rests substantially on Namu Wiki and is wiki-level only. The ownership does not, it is from the channel itself.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "포프TV (Pope TV)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Creation, modding and game dev", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Weekly talks on game and software engineering careers from a former senior rendering engineer with FIFA, Halo, Minecraft and Space Marine credits. The most senior developer voice speaking Korean on the platform.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63J0Q5huHSlbNT3KxvAaHQ", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Industry" ] }, { "name": "김성회의 G식백과 (Kim Seong-hoe ui G-sik Baekgwa)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Community commentary", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Fast, meme-literate explainers on the controversies Korean gaming actually argues about, including item probability disclosure, censorship and game law, from a former developer turned advocate. The best entry point into what Korean gamers are angry about and why.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ0bi2aVJngKLwFTU5g_fLQ", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "이세계아이돌 ISEGYE IDOL (Isegye Idol)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "VTuber and persona-led", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Official channel of Korea's defining virtual idol group, carrying music videos, performance videos and produced clips. The clearest view of Korean persona-led production and of how a stream-born VTuber project industrialised into an idol operation.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@isegyeidol_ofcl", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Operated under PARABLE ENTERTAINMENT, whose copyright line appears on the channel's 2025 and 2026 releases and which announced the group's official channels on 30 Sep 2025. IMPORTANT SCOPE NOTE: the group originates in the 우왝굳 (Woowakgood) Waktaverse stream ecosystem, and the members' six individual channels are stream-native and out of scope. This cell is filled by a corporate produced-content channel, not by an individual creator, which is a different route from the Japanese VTuber row. The dormant 왝타버스 hub holds the pre-2025 archive.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "Domtendo", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Let's Play and playthrough", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Long-running edited Let's Plays and complete walkthroughs of Nintendo franchises including Zelda, Mario, Pokémon, Splatoon and Kirby, alongside current children's horror-game series such as Poppy Playtime and Garten of Banban. Running since 2010 across many thousands of videos, the most durable example of the German serial playthrough channel.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@Domtendo", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Managed via Ciberdime GmbH per the channel's own Impressum. Occasional Twitch streams exist and a separate Domtendo Clips channel carries clip content, which keeps the main channel edited. Reaction videos share the slate with playthroughs.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "Game Two", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Reviews and first impressions", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Verdict-led Tests and launch coverage in a weekly magazine show from the team behind Germany's best-known games format. Independent since July 2025 after 382 publicly funded episodes, and the only surviving German review institution of its kind in video form.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@GameTwo", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Produced by BEANS Entertainment GmbH within the Rocket Beans group, independent and founder-owned per this pack's News tab records. The parent Rocket Beans TV operation is substantially a live network, while this channel carries the edited show.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "PC Games", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "News and industry reporting", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Daily news videos plus Tests, Vorschauen, Grafikvergleiche and Reportagen from the magazine brand founded in 1992, with a weekly Gerüchteküche rumour show, a Saturday Kolumne and monthly release roundups. The broadest daily German games news operation in video outside the Webedia group.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWVmTAYeA--m-6MDNsxp4Ow", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Outlet-owned by Computec Media GmbH, a subsidiary of the Swiss Marquard Media Group, which is not on this pack's concentrated-owner list. VERIFY THE OWNERSHIP CHAIN against a primary register before publishing, since it currently rests on encyclopedia entries.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "Stay Forever", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Video essays and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The leading German games history and preservation project, running fifteen years of sourced episodes on the games and technology of the 1980s to early 2000s from two former GameStar editors-in-chief. The YouTube channel carries the illustrated archive and original Zeitzeugen interviews with industry veterans.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@StayForeverDE", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "SambZockt", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Creation, modding and game dev", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "German-language explainers on how games technically work, including the Die Technik von series dissecting the engineering behind specific titles, from a creator who ships his own games including BlobCat on Switch and Steam. The closest German YouTube comes to a developer-facing layer.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@Samb", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "Bob Lennon", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Let's Play and playthrough", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Long-running edited Let's Play series across Skyrim, roguelites, horror and indie titles from one of the two creators who built the francophone Minecraft Let's Play audience. Useful for hearing what the dominant French gameplay format sounds like in its established form.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "French" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo0U1tbk3YbqiLDhkeWOviQ", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "ActuGaming", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Reviews and first impressions", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Verdict-led tests at a stated minimum of two per week across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and PC, plus a Sunday Débrief and full event roundups, from an independent outlet that also runs the AG French Direct showcase for francophone games.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "French" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@ActuGaming", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Outlet-owned and recorded as independent in this pack, though the specific publishing company was not verified and should be checked against a primary register.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "Julien Chièze", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "News and industry reporting", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Daily French-language games news and industry commentary produced with a small team, running since April 2017 from a journalist who started at Joypad in the 1990s and co-founded Gameblog. The largest independent French actu gaming operation in video form.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "French" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRXcryyD7dzNQzd0Zkbj3ug", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "Game Next Door", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Video essays and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Chroniques breaking down game design questions such as difficulty, tutorial guidance, elitism and monetisation, using AAA and independent examples, from a duo whose format descends from the 3615 Usul lineage of French games criticism.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "French" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@GameNextDoor01", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Adults" ] }, { "name": "Doc Geraud", "group": "Media", "medium": "Video channel", "format": "Creation, modding and game dev", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Game design analysis and development journals from a working independent developer trained at ENJMIN with two years at Ubisoft, whose released games include Un Pas Fragile, Buissons and Larcin Lazer. A practitioner's account of why design decisions get made.", "markets": [ "Not market specific" ], "language": [ "French" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfrSok6xuClEq8bOwiEWfA", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [ "Industry" ] }, { "name": "WhatCulture Gaming", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Tracks what a high volume British games and pop culture publisher pushes into audio, useful for reading mainstream UK games coverage rather than enthusiast opinion.", "markets": [ "UK", "US" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/whatculture-gaming/id1433583146", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Produced by WhatCulture.com, a Newcastle based publisher. High publication volume. Charts in both the UK and the US, so treat it as cross market rather than UK only.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Button Boys", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Consumer reviews and recommendations", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Shows how British comedy performers frame games for a general audience, useful for reading how games reach listeners who do not follow games media.", "markets": [ "UK" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/button-boys/id1827054353", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Hosted by stand up comedians Glenn Moore, Sarah Keyworth and Pierre Novellie. Comedy led rather than journalistic. See the proposed ninth type in the notes file.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "IGN UK Podcast", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Gives the British editorial line of a large international games outlet, useful for separating UK specific framing from the same outlet's US output.", "markets": [ "UK" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ign-uk-podcast/id337004125", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. IGN and Geek Media, owned by Ziff Davis. Compare directly against Nintendo Voice Chat and Beyond from the same parent.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "The Computer Game Show", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A long running independent British panel show, useful as a non outlet counterpoint to publisher owned UK podcasts.", "markets": [ "UK" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-computer-game-show/id1100170036", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent. No outlet parent identified. The show's own site did not resolve during this run, so the Apple listing is used as the link.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "PlayStation Access", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Shows how a platform holder's own UK team presents its slate, useful as a record of first party messaging rather than independent coverage.", "markets": [ "UK" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/playstation-access/id1615420937", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Published by PlayStation UK, part of Sony Interactive Entertainment. This is first party promotional media. NEVER CITE AS FACT on questions about the platform's own performance.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Kinda Funny Games Daily", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A daily record of what the US games news cycle treated as important, useful for reconstructing the sequence and tone of a story week by week.", "markets": [ "US", "UK" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kinda-funny-games-daily-video-games-news-podcast/id1247343210", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Creator owned. Hosts Greg Miller, Tim Gettys and Blessing Adeoye Jr. Runs a paid membership tier alongside the free feed.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Kinda Funny Gamescast", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Longer form argument about specific games from the same creator owned group, useful for how a mainstream US audience reasons about quality.", "markets": [ "US", "UK" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kinda-funny-gamescast-video-game-podcast/id957171516", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Creator owned. Same parent as Kinda Funny Games Daily, so the two are not independent sources of each other.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "GOONS", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Consumer reviews and recommendations", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Personality led US games talk, useful for reading how games circulate through entertainment audiences rather than trade coverage.", "markets": [ "US" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/goons/id1475597548", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent. Ownership is not recorded here.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Nintendo Voice Chat", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A single platform beat covering Nintendo, useful for tracking one publisher's cadence and how coverage responds to its announcements.", "markets": [ "US", "UK", "JP" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-voice-chat/id276268457", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. IGN and Geek Media, owned by Ziff Davis. Charts in the US, the UK and Japan, where it is the highest placed foreign show.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Castle Super Beast", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Consumer reviews and recommendations", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Long form unstructured games talk from a streaming derived audience, useful for reading vocabulary and enthusiasm that does not appear in trade press.", "markets": [ "US" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/castle-super-beast/id688649759", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Creator owned, grew out of the Super Best Friends Play streaming group. Runs a paid tier. Informal register, TEXTURE ONLY for factual claims.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "The Jeff Gerstmann Show", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A veteran US critic working solo, useful for tracing how an individual reviewer's judgement differs from outlet consensus.", "markets": [ "US", "UK", "JP" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jeff-gerstmann-show-a-podcast-about-video-games/id1628348754", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Published under Daylight Media. Host previously led Giant Bomb, so treat his commentary on that outlet as interested.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Get Played", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Consumer reviews and recommendations", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Comedy network treatment of games including deliberately poor ones, useful for reading games as general entertainment rather than as a specialist field.", "markets": [ "US" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-played/id1466286684", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Published by Headgum, a comedy podcast network. Comedy led rather than journalistic. See the proposed ninth type in the notes file.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Giant Bombcast", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A long running US outlet podcast now under creator ownership, useful for watching an outlet's voice survive three changes of owner.", "markets": [ "US", "JP" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/giant-bombcast/id274450056", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Giant Bomb is independently owned by Jeffinitely, LLC, formed by Jeff Bakalar and Jeff Grubb, per Wikipedia as of 2025. Wiki sourced, so VERIFY against a primary filing. Runs Giant Bomb Premium. Also on the News tab of this pack.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Beyond", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A PlayStation focused beat from a large outlet, useful alongside Nintendo Voice Chat for comparing how one publisher covers two platforms.", "markets": [ "US" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond/id276268070", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. IGN and Geek Media, owned by Ziff Davis. Same parent as Nintendo Voice Chat and IGN UK Podcast.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "ゲームなんとか (Gemu Nantoka)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The highest charting Japanese language games podcast, useful as the clearest available sample of domestic Japanese games discussion in audio.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/id1345459080", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent, produced by ゲームなんとか制作委員会 (Gemu Nantoka Seisaku Iinkai). Note that Japanese game audio largely sits on radio and on Niconico rather than podcast feeds, so chart position here reflects a small field.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Bright Bit Brothers", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Independent Japanese games conversation, useful as a second domestic sample against ゲームなんとか (Gemu Nantoka).", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/bright-bit-brothers/id1507193733", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent, produced by ブライトビットブラザーズ (Bright Bit Brothers). Ownership NOT researched.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "ゲームの滝壺 (Gemu no Takitsubo)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Three host Japanese games discussion, useful for hearing how domestic listeners argue about releases without outlet framing.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/id1749310211", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent, hosts 夜中たわし (Yonaka Tawashi), ひゅうま (Hyuma) and イチィゴォー (Ichiigo). Ownership NOT researched.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "ゲームのスキマ (Gemu no Sukima)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Short form Japanese games talk, useful for sampling domestic reaction close to release dates.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/id1767391163", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent. Ownership NOT researched.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "週刊ゲームななめよみ (Shukan Gemu Nanameyomi)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A weekly Japanese games news read through, useful for tracking which stories the domestic audience heard about at all.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/id1639399297", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent, host シュナイダー (Schneider). Ownership NOT researched.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "ゲームの話をさせてくれ (Gemu no Hanashi o Sasete Kure)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Single host Japanese games commentary, useful as an individual voice against the panel format that dominates the domestic chart.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/id1677274455", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent, host アルマ (Aruma). Ownership NOT researched.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "IGN JAPAN しゃべりすぎGAMER ポッドキャスト (Shaberisugi GAMER)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The Japanese arm of an international outlet in audio, useful for comparing how the same parent covers games in Japanese and in English.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/id1258418439", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. IGN JAPAN, licensed from IGN, which is owned by Ziff Davis. Host Esra Krabbe. IGN Japan is also on the News tab of this pack.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "魔界GAME倶楽部 (Makai GAME Kurabu)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A commercial radio games programme released as a podcast, useful as evidence that Japanese games audio runs through broadcast rather than podcast native production.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/id1896883376", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Produced by FM802, an Osaka commercial radio station. Broadcast property first and podcast second. Only four episodes sit on the podcast feed, so the feed is not the full programme.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "のばラジ (Nobaraji)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Consumer reviews and recommendations", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A Japanese games YouTuber working in audio, useful for reading how creator audiences differ from outlet audiences.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/id1801572391", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Creator owned, host のばまん (Nobaman). Title uses ラジオ (rajio, radio) in the abbreviated form ラジ, consistent with the Japanese naming pattern noted in the market notes.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "アントニーのALL-IN (Antony no ALL-IN)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Another commercial radio games programme in podcast form, useful as a second example of the broadcast route into Japanese games audio.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/id1681695353", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Produced by interfm, a Tokyo commercial radio station. Broadcast property first.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Stay Forever", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Games history and preservation", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Takes one 1980s or 1990s game per episode and researches its development history, useful for German language primary detail on older titles that English sources do not cover.", "markets": [ "DE" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.stayforever.de/podcast/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Listener financed since 2016 with no advertising, no sponsors and no free review copies, stated by the makers. 8,353 crowdfunding subscribers as of 2026 per a GamesWirtschaft interview with Gunnar Lott and Christian Schmidt. Founders are former GameStar editors. CROSS TAB OVERLAP, currently on the YouTube tab of this pack.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Insert Moin", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "A very long running German games podcast positioning itself as independent games journalism, useful for German language argument about the industry over more than a decade.", "markets": [ "DE" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://insertmoin.de/podcast/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Crowdfunded at roughly five euros per month. Self describes as unabhaengiger Spielejournalismus zum Hoeren, meaning independent games journalism to listen to. The scan reports more than 3,600 episodes but the Apple feed carries 2,124, so the higher figure is UNVERIFIED.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Auf ein Bier von Gamespodcast.de", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Industry and business", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Argument about how games journalism is funded and how that shapes coverage, useful for a stated counter model to advertising financed games media.", "markets": [ "DE" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/auf-ein-bier-von-gamespodcast-de/id996280061", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Founded by Andre Peschke after leaving GameStar in July 2016. Peschke argues publicly that advertiser funded journalism produces clickbait, per IGM Online, so his commentary on ad funded outlets is interested. Listener financed.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "GameStar Podcast", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The audio output of a large German games publisher, useful as the mainstream German baseline against the independent crowdfunded shows.", "markets": [ "DE" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/gamestar-podcast/id1207844441", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Published by GameStar, part of IDG Germany under Funke Mediengruppe. Hosts Michael Graf and Gueraldine Hohmann. GameStar is also on the News tab of this pack. Parent group NOT verified in this run.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Outcast - I podcast videoludici", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Sustained Italian language games criticism across a large back catalogue, useful for Italian critical vocabulary and for arguments that do not reach English coverage.", "markets": [ "IT" ], "language": [ "Italian" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/outcast-i-podcast-videoludici/id983315759", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent, produced by Outcast Staff. Listed on the Grep.fm aggregator with a five star average across 64 reviews, which is an aggregator claim and not a measure of reach.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Power Pizza", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Consumer reviews and recommendations", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Italian pop culture conversation that treats games alongside comics and film, useful for seeing where games sit inside a broader Italian cultural audience.", "markets": [ "IT" ], "language": [ "Italian" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/power-pizza/id1412002260", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Hosts are cartoonist Simone Albrigi, photographer Nicola Bernardi and chef Lorenzo Civolari. Games are one strand among several, so this is not a dedicated games show. Host descriptions are partly Tier 4 community wiki sourced.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Joypad", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Games coverage produced by an Italian general news outlet, useful for how games are explained to a non specialist Italian readership.", "markets": [ "IT" ], "language": [ "Italian" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/joypad/id1491137742", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Published by Il Post, an Italian news organisation. This is general press coverage of games rather than enthusiast media.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "99Vidas - Nostalgia e Videogames", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Games history and preservation", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Weekly Brazilian retrospective on 1980s and 1990s games and the surrounding Brazilian media culture, useful for Brazilian specific memory that English retro coverage omits.", "markets": [ "BR", "JP" ], "language": [ "Portuguese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/br/podcast/99vidas-nostalgia-e-videogames/id460576922", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent. Scope has widened beyond games into general Brazilian nostalgia, so not every episode is a games episode. Charts in Japan at position 44, which is a finding about the thinness of that chart rather than about Brazilian reach.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Jogabilidade", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Single subject Brazilian episodes on one game, franchise or developer at a time, useful for sustained Portuguese language analysis rather than news.", "markets": [ "BR" ], "language": [ "Portuguese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/br/podcast/jogabilidade/id490118075", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent. A host guested on 99Vidas episode 700, so the two shows are not fully independent of each other. The show's own domain returned an error to automated fetching, so the Apple listing is used.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "El Podcast de los 3 Gordos Bastardos", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Long running Mexican games conversation, useful for Mexican and wider Latin American framing of releases that Spain focused shows treat differently.", "markets": [ "LATAM" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/mx/podcast/el-podcast-de-los-3-gordos-bastardos/id444069307", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent, hosts Adrian Araya, Ezequiel Segura and Rafa Mesa, based in Mexico City. The Apple feed carries 100 episodes while the scan cites 430 on feed and a recent episode numbered 650, so the feed is truncated and the totals are UNVERIFIED.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Fuera Del Control", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Mexican games and wider geek culture coverage from a team with long industry tenure, useful for Latin American coverage that spans games, film and anime together.", "markets": [ "LATAM" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/mx/podcast/fuera-del-control/id1460558455", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent. Listed first on Feedspot's Mexico roundup, which is an aggregator claim and not a measure of reach. Team tenure claims come from the same aggregator and are UNVERIFIED.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Podcast Reload", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Spanish games criticism from an editorially distinct outlet, useful for Spanish critical argument and for developer interviews conducted in Spanish.", "markets": [ "ES" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.anaitgames.com/podcast/reload", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Produced by AnaitGames, a Spanish games site. Named on the Mediavida forum as one of two shows Spanish listeners recommend, which is observed forum sentiment and not a measure of quality.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Rejugando", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Games history and preservation", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Twice weekly Spanish show pairing classic game retrospectives with current news, useful for Spanish language retro coverage on a fast cadence.", "markets": [ "ES" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://rejugando.com/programas/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent. The scan cites episode 304 while the Apple feed carries 177 episodes, so the feed is truncated and the higher figure is UNVERIFIED.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Reconectados Videojuegos", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "News and roundup", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Independent Spanish console discussion across PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo, useful as a non outlet Spanish voice against publisher owned shows.", "markets": [ "ES" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/reconectados-videojuegos/id1304330116", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent. Described favourably in Mediavida forum threads, which is observed forum sentiment recorded as evidence that the opinion exists and nothing more.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "게임발굴단 (Geim Balguldan)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Consumer reviews and recommendations", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "One of very few sustained Korean language games podcasts, useful as a rare audio sample of Korean console discussion given that Korean games discourse sits mostly outside podcasting.", "markets": [ "KR" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/kr/podcast/id1413277440", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent, credited to 노PD (No PD) and 이솦 (I Sop). Korea has no games category on its leading podcast platform, so chart context for Korean shows is limited. Biweekly.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "종합콘솔게임방송 - 겜덕비상 (Jonghap Console Game Bangsong - Gemdeok Bisang)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Consumer reviews and recommendations", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Korean console games talk with roots in an independent media network, useful for how Korean games audio sits inside a broader independent broadcasting lineage.", "markets": [ "KR" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/kr/podcast/id1138685754", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "OWNERSHIP FLAG. Formally joined 딴지라디오 (Ddanzi Radio) on 29 July 2016, a legacy Korean independent media institution. This affiliation is sourced only to Namu Wiki, a community wiki, and is NOT confirmed against a primary source. Ruliweb forum users associate podcasting broadly with partisan political media, which is observed forum sentiment about the format and not about this show.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "RETRO PEOPLE :: 본격 고전게임 탐험방송 (Bongyeok Gojeon Geim Tamheom Bangsong)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Games history and preservation", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Korean language classic games exploration, useful for Korean retro coverage and for how Korean listeners frame games history.", "markets": [ "KR" ], "language": [ "Korean" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/kr/podcast/id1315748287", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent, produced by CHRP, 채널라디오피플 (Channel Radio People). Running since 2014 and currently in a second season.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Friends Per Second", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Consumer reviews and recommendations", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Panel format US games conversation that also charts in the UK, useful as a second data point on which US shows travel to British listeners.", "markets": [ "US", "UK" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friends-per-second/id1629844110", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent. Ownership NOT researched. Charts in the UK as well as the US, so treat as cross market.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast", "group": "Media", "medium": "Podcast", "format": "Criticism and analysis", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Episode length single game studies built from listener contributions, useful for deep criticism of one title at a time rather than release cycle coverage.", "markets": [ "UK", "JP" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cane-and-rinse-videogame-podcast/id467041704", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "Independent and listener supported. Did NOT appear in the live Apple UK top ten but charts in Japan at position 21, so its domestic chart position is weaker than its overseas placement. Funding model NOT verified in detail.", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Power Play: Video Games, Politics, and the Battle for Global Influence (2026)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Book or paper", "format": "Industry journalism", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Exploring the burgeoning foreign and domestic movements to spread influence through video games", "markets": [ "UK" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://bookshop.org/p/books/power-play-video-games-politics-and-the-battle-for-global-influence-george-e-osborn/0faa94442520becc?ean=9781493094134&next=t&", "extra_links": [], "owner": "George E. Osborn", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "2026", "isbn": "9781493094134", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Millennial Monsters (2006)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Book or paper", "format": "Academic monograph", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Foundational on Japanese character merchandising, cuteness, and play going global. Good to pair with Matt Alt's Pure Invention. Covers the rre-smartphone era so best read for foundations, not current platforms", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520245655/millennial-monsters", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Anne Allison", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "2006", "isbn": "9780520245655", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Anime's Media Mix (2012)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Book or paper", "format": "Academic monograph", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The theory of JP transmedia (media mix) and essential for understanding character-first IP logic. Dense.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816675500/animes-media-mix/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Marc Steinberg", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "2012", "isbn": "9780816675500", "audience": [] }, { "name": "The Platform Economy (2019)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Book or paper", "format": "Academic monograph", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "How Japanese platform thinking (i-mode, LINE) prefigured the app economy. Very academic.", "markets": [ "JP", "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517906955/the-platform-economy/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Marc Steinberg", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "2019", "isbn": "9781517906955", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Pure Invention (2020)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Book or paper", "format": "Popular nonfiction", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Accessible cultural history of JP pop exports from Kitsugi's Jeep to the Walkman and emoji. Super fast onboarding read for Japan", "markets": [ "JP", "Global" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.abebooks.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "Matt Alt", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "2020", "isbn": "9781984826695", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Korea's Online Gaming Empire (2010)", "group": "Media", "medium": "Book or paper", "format": "Academic monograph", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The standard English account of how PC방 culture and online gaming industrialized in Korea. 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Its user base is predominantly women and skews older and married, which makes it a useful register for how mothers and housewives talk about children's games, screens and spending.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://girlschannel.net", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Ore-teki Game Sokuho JIN", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Aggregation blog", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "まとめサイト (matome site) that repackages 5ch threads, social posts and news into high-volume posts with editorial commentary. Running since 2006 and one of the two highest-traffic Japanese aggregators in games discourse. Useful for seeing which stories are travelling and how they are being framed for a mass Japanese audience. Coverage has widened well beyond games into celebrity, politics and general news. Content is rewritten rather than reported, so treat every claim as needing its primary source.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://jin115.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Hachima Kiko", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Aggregation blog", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "まとめサイト (matome site) founded June 2007 by 清水鉄平 (Shimizu Teppei), repackaging 5ch threads and social posts with editorial commentary. Its own 2025 media kit claims 55 million monthly page views and 8.8 million monthly unique users, with an audience roughly 7 to 3 male and concentrated in the 25 to 34 band. Useful for gauging what reaches a mass Japanese audience and in what register. Coverage now spans games, anime, manga and general news, and content is rewritten rather than reported, so treat every claim as needing its primary source.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://blog.esuteru.com/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Mamastar Community", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Forum", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Parent forum. Lived-practice texture.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://mamastar.jp", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Pixiv Encyclopedia", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Community wiki", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "User-written wiki attached to the illustration platform pixiv that documents the tags on fan art, so its entries explain characters, pairings, tropes and visual conventions in the terms fan artists actually use. The quickest way to decode an unfamiliar fandom tag or understand which characters and motifs a fan community is drawing and why. Community wiki.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://dic.pixiv.net", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Niconico Pedia", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Community wiki", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Dwango-run wiki (大百科, daihyakka, \"great encyclopedia\") that explains the tags, memes and slang of Nico Nico Douga, with each entry carrying its own comment board (掲示板, keijiban) where users react in real time. Strong for tracing the origin and evolution of Japanese net memes, game slang and vocaloid-era video culture, with the comment boards doubling as a live sentiment feed.", "markets": [ "JP" ], "language": [ "Japanese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://dic.nicovideo.jp", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "4chan", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Imageboard", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Toxic, but you probably already knew that.", "markets": [ "US" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://4chan.org", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "X / Twitter", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Social platform", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Real-time discourse. Horrible place.", "markets": [ "US" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://x.com", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/zocken", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "General German-language player sentiment and discussion. The venue for German community temperature on Reddit, not r/de. Never for citation. The main German-language gaming community.", "markets": [ "DE" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/zocken", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/PCGamingDE", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "German-language PC gaming discussion, builds, and platform sentiment.", "markets": [ "DE" ], "language": [ "German" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/PCGamingDE", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/jeuxvideo", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "The main French-language gaming community. French player sentiment and discussion at scale, including esports threads. Not affiliated with the Webedia site jeuxvideo.com despite the shared name.", "markets": [ "FR" ], "language": [ "French" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/jeuxvideo", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/italygames", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Italian player sentiment across PC, console, retro, and tabletop. The venue for Italian community temperature on Reddit, not r/italy. The main Italian gaming community.", "markets": [ "IT" ], "language": [ "Italian" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/italygames", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/GameDevelopersItaly", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Italian-language developer discussion. Useful as a window on the Italian dev scene, which has no trade press.", "markets": [ "IT" ], "language": [ "Italian" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDevelopersItaly", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/gamesEcultura", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Brazilian player sentiment where games meet wider geek culture. The biggest Reddit venue for Brazilian community temperature. The largest Brazilian gaming community.", "markets": [ "BR" ], "language": [ "Portuguese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/gamesEcultura", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/jogosbrasil", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Brazilian discussion of PC, console, and mobile games plus release and free-game news.", "markets": [ "BR" ], "language": [ "Portuguese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/jogosbrasil", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/playstationbrasil", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Brazilian platform-specific sentiment, pricing complaints, and buying culture on PlayStation.", "markets": [ "BR" ], "language": [ "Portuguese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/playstationbrasil", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/jogatina", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Brazilian general games discussion.", "markets": [ "BR" ], "language": [ "Portuguese" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/jogatina", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/VideojuegosMX", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Mexican player sentiment and discussion.", "markets": [ "MX" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/VideojuegosMX", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/videojuegos", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Spanish-language player sentiment across Spain and Latin America. A language venue rather than a country venue, so read alongside the national subs.", "markets": [ "ES", "MX", "LATAM" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/videojuegos/", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/esGaming", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Spanish player sentiment and discussion at scale. Sits alongside the Mediavida forum rather than replacing it.", "markets": [ "ES" ], "language": [ "Spanish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/esGaming", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/GeymingTr", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Turkish player sentiment in a casual register. The name is a phonetic spelling of gaming, an instance of the English loanword doing the work the betting-polluted word oyun cannot.", "markets": [ "TR" ], "language": [ "Turkish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/GeymingTr", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/oyun", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Turkish general games discussion, the second general venue alongside r/GeymingTr.", "markets": [ "TR" ], "language": [ "Turkish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/oyun", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/TrGameDeveloper", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Turkish developer discussion and publishing help. The largest gamedev subreddit found, consistent with Turkey's production-market profile.", "markets": [ "TR" ], "language": [ "Turkish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/TrGameDeveloper", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/TurkOyunSektoru", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Turkish industry and publishing discussion, the business side of the scene r/TrGameDeveloper covers from the craft side.", "markets": [ "TR" ], "language": [ "Turkish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/TurkOyunSektoru", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/saudi_gamers", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Saudi and pan-Arab player sentiment. One of the few venues in the MENA stack with no institutional or state-linked owner.", "markets": [ "MENA" ], "language": [ "Arabic" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/saudi_gamers", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/Iraqigamers", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Iraqi player sentiment and memes.", "markets": [ "MENA" ], "language": [ "Arabic" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Iraqigamers", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/EgyptGaming and r/EgyptGaminGG", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Egyptian player sentiment across two communities of similar size. Neither is clearly primary from outside, so both are listed.", "markets": [ "MENA" ], "language": [ "Arabic" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/EgyptGaming", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/Arabic_Games", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Arabic localization discourse, official and fan translations. 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The name reclaims the word spel, which in Swedish search otherwise pulls betting companies first.", "markets": [ "Nordics" ], "language": [ "Swedish" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Spel", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "Dutch gaming Reddit (r/GamingNL)", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Dutch gamers use the international English subreddits, and the national sub r/GamingNL stays around 1.5K members in a country of 18 million.", "markets": [ "NL" ], "language": [ "Dutch", "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingNL", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/PHGamers", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Philippine player sentiment across console, PC, mobile, and VR. The largest national gaming subreddit outside Europe, consistent with the Philippines' English-language position.", "markets": [ "SEA" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/PHGamers", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/IndoGamer", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Indonesian player sentiment, predominantly in English. The local-language conversation sits on Kaskus, so this is the English-language layer only.", "markets": [ "SEA" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/IndoGamer", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] }, { "name": "r/VietnamGaming", "group": "Communities", "medium": "Forum or community", "format": "Subreddit", "what_it_lets_you_find_out": "Vietnamese scene discussion, procurement, and gameplay, primarily in English. The local-language conversation sits on VOZ, so this is the English-language layer only.", "markets": [ "SEA" ], "language": [ "English" ], "cost": "", "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/VietnamGaming", "extra_links": [], "owner": "", "ownership_note": "", "caveat": "", "beat": "", "where_they_post": "", "year": "", "isbn": "", "audience": [] } ]