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People are getting their information about the B2B games industry in new ways. As traditional news sites fade, specialised newsletters and detailed reports are filling the gap with fresh updates.
These newsletters and reports are now key sources for industry insights. They offer expert analysis of topics such as news, investments, Steam marketing, AI, government policy, design, music, and more.
Here’s an alphabetical list of the top games industry newsletters and reports you might want to subscribe to in 2026.
Accord Player Ops Newsletter
Accord is a new platform that helps community managers and others interested in player sentiment analyse Discord channel activity. It converts thousands of chat lines into easily digestible, organised topics, making it simple to understand how players feel about a game at any given time. Accord’s Newsletter exemplifies this by focusing on major titles like Arc Raiders, promising to “shine a light on how players are responding to the latest game releases, announcements, and updates.” We’d buy that for a dollar.
AI & Games
Tommy Thompson from AI and Games consultancy produces this newsletter to provide clear, detailed, and straightforward insights into artificial intelligence research and its use in video game development. It’s aimed at developers, researchers, and enthusiasts who want to understand the technical side of game AI.
AI Gamechangers
AI Gamechangers is a weekly newsletter covering the practical uses of artificial intelligence in the games industry. It’s written by experts with decades of experience, including market-leading sites like Pocket Gamer.
Ampere Analysis
These reports include insights from analysts such as Piers Harding-Rolls and Louise Wooldridge. They offer detailed data on game and market performance, focusing on key metrics such as player activity and spending across major platforms. This information is essential for competitive intelligence and market tracking.
Alinea Analytics
Alinea’s platform is packed with data on game sales – an excellent source of free insight into key trends. It’s written by experienced ex-Newzoo Games Marketing Analyst Rhys Elliott so you’re in very safe hands. The newsletter gives you insights into:
- Weekly, monthly, and quarterly top 10 for copies sold on Steam and PlayStation and engagement data across PC, Xbox and Steam, based on accurate and benchmarked estimates
- Deep dives into the biggest releases, with data available right after launch
- Upcoming games to watch based on pre-launch metrics and buzz
- Alinea’s hot – and sometimes spicy – takes on the latest industry news
Between Music and Gaming
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We love a niche newsletter, and from the title, it’s clear that Kenny Vaughan shares his weekly thoughts on where music and gaming overlap. In it, he focuses on fresh ideas about how things could be done differently. Kenny’s passion for games and music is similar to Mat Ombler’s great MusicEXP newsletter (see below). He even says he “predicted a fair few trends ahead of the curve, including music in Fortnite back in 2017 as well as specific label partnerships ahead of their release.” Oooh, Kenny, look at you!
Crossplay
If you want to learn more about how parenting and video games connect, Crossplay by Patrick Klepek is a great resource. Patrick brings together his professional knowledge and his experience as a father of two. The newsletter offers a mix of news, personal stories, and analysis on topics like using platforms such as Roblox, choosing age-appropriate content, and game design for kids. It’s often complemented by Patrick’s “Spawnpoint” podcast with Keza McDonald, Video Games Editor at The Guardian.
DDM Game Investment Review
Published by the Digital Development Management (DDM) agency, this review carefully tracks and analyzes investments, mergers, and acquisitions in the global video game industry. It provides detailed quarterly transaction data and insights that investors, studios, and financial analysts will find valuable.
Drake Star Global Gaming Reports
Drake Star Global Gaming Reports, from Michael Metzger at the global investment bank Drake Star, provide an investment-banking perspective on the gaming industry’s financial landscape. They cover mergers and acquisitions, private placements, public market trends, and financing activities, offering useful insights for investors and corporate strategists.
Epyllion (Mathew Ball)
Matthew Ball is a leading strategist and the former Head of Strategy at Amazon Studios; as such, he is widely recognised as a primary architect of the modern “Metaverse” concept. Through his advisory firm, Epyllion, he produces exhaustive, data-driven reports that have effectively set the industry standard for understanding the convergence of gaming, film, and emerging tech. Furthermore, while he literally wrote the definitive book on the Metaverse, he is perhaps best known for his highly impressive annual video game industry survey. Ultimately, because this report offers such deep expert insight for free, it has become an absolute must-read for anyone operating in the gaming space.
Game Conference Guide
Created by Pavol Buday, the Game Conference Guide Newsletter keeps you up to date on all major and minor events in the global games industry. It also includes expert articles on how to navigate events and a detailed annual review of key gatherings. Don’t forget to visit the website, where you’ll find a user-friendly planner that lets you filter by region, month, and more.
Game File
Game File is an independent newsletter written by former Axios games journalist Stephen Totilo. It offers original reporting, scoops, and analysis on the business and culture of video games. The newsletter is for readers who want reliable news and thoughtful commentary from a trusted expert. Stephen is often seen as the Woodward and Bernstein of the games industry, digging deep to reveal the real stories that matter worldwide.
GameDiscoverCo
Simon Carless and his GameDiscoverCo agency produce this newsletter focusing on how players find and buy PC and console games, especially on Steam. It offers detailed analysis, data tools, and insights that help developers and publishers improve their market visibility. Simon’s insights are consistently impressive and packed with valuable data.
GameDev Reports
Curated by Dmitriy Byshonkov, GameDev Reports efficiently aggregates key data, market reports, and significant news from across the mobile, PC, and console gaming sectors. It saves time by keeping you updated on industry statistics and research findings.
Game Developer
The artist formerly known as Gamasutra has shed its vaguely dirty-sounding name in favour of a much more functional one that does what it says on the tin/packet. Game Developer is a B2B resource focusing on the art, craft, and business of video game development. Closely linked with the Game Developers Conference (GDC), it provides news, analysis, post-mortems, and community features for professional game developers across all disciplines.
Games Opportunities
Games Opportunities, created by industry veteran Colin McDonald, is more than just an insightful newsletter—it’s a valuable resource. It offers readers a monthly summary of key job openings in the video games industry during these tough times. Even though it stands apart from the others on this list, we believe Colin’s excellent work deserves a special mention.
GamesBeat
Newly independent B2B games news site, GamesBeat (having just announced its spin-off from VentureBeat), is the 800lb gorilla of the global video games industry B2B news websites and the #1 site clients want us to get them onto. Helmed by hard-working, super-connected editor Dean Takahashi, GamesBeat covers the intersection of the video game industry, technology, and entertainment. It focuses on business and technology, including trends, innovations (like AI and AR/VR), funding, and M&A, targeting industry decision-makers, investors, developers, and tech enthusiasts. The brand is also known for its industry events like GamesBeat Summit.
GamesIndustry.biz
Although it has undergone painful editorial changes, Gi.biz remains a solid choice for the latest daily musings on the global games industry. It provides daily news, analysis, market data (particularly for the UK and Europe ), interviews, and global video game industry job listings. Its newsletters, including the GI Daily, deliver key insights to industry professionals.
Game Maker’s Toolkit Digest
The Game Maker’s Toolkit (GMTK) Digest is a monthly newsletter created and written by Mark Brown, who runs the well-known YouTube channel Game Maker’s Toolkit, famous for its smart game design analysis. The Digest is a resource for both industry pros and fans who want to learn how great games are made. Subscribers get carefully selected content like new game reviews, brief updates on important industry news, and a list of recommended articles, podcasts, and videos about game design.
Hit Points
Hit Points is a newsletter by veteran games journalist Nathan Brown, who previously edited Edge magazine and now works as a game consultant. It takes a break from the busy news cycle to explore what’s going on in the industry and why it matters. The newsletter is ad-free and free from corporate influence, offering smart analysis straight to your inbox. You can subscribe for free, or choose a monthly or yearly plan to support Nathan’s work. Paid subscribers get at least one extra post each week and access to occasional interviews called Max HP.
HushCrasher
HushCrasher uses data to ‘help you make better decisions. Its team of game industry veterans and experienced economists are here to answer your most important questions with the highest level of expertise.’ They’ve put out some interesting data-led insights into topics such as how much it costs to build a video game, and a nifty tool to help fix regional pricing variations on Steam. Subscribe to their Substack newsletter for more data-led insights.
IDG Intelligence Daily News Digest
IDG Intelligence is a key source for Matthew Ball’s annual State of Video Gaming presentations. The company specialises in game research and analysis, producing industry reports and insights. Known for its insider expertise, the team includes many industry veterans and Wall Street analysts, making it a top choice for important decisions in the video gaming sector.
Ignition Zeitgeist
Ignition Zeitgeist is a newsletter from London-based creative agency Ignition, which describes itself as “a handy resource for staying ahead of the cultural curve, covering the latest trends in entertainment, tech and marketing.” We like it because, unlike the other newsletters on this list that focus entirely on video games, Ignition Zeitgeist also covers broader entertainment like movies and TV, plus where games overlap with these areas.
Investgame
InvestGame provides financial market intelligence for the global video game industry, tracking M&A, VC, PE, and public market deals. Key publications include:
- Quarterly & Annual Global Gaming Deals Reports: Regular updates and yearly summaries of industry transactions.
- Thematic Reports: Focused analyses on topics like CVC, mobile gaming, regional markets (e.g., Turkiye), and IPOs.
- Collaborative Reports: Joint publications with partners like Konvoy Ventures.
- Newsletters/Feeds: Offers a “Weekly Digest” newsletter
Knowledge
Knowledge is a new weekly videogame industry newsletter from the creators of EDGE Magazine. It’s edited by highly experienced industry veterans Pat Garratt (founder of VG247) and Marie Dealessandri (GamesIndustry.biz, MCV and Develop). It delivers insider insight, actionable advice, and industry analysis for professionals, prosumers, and newcomers. Knowledge describes itself as “covering topics including development, publishing, marketing, education and beyond. Knowledge provides analysis and shares insight from creatives, developers, marketers and key decision-makers at studios and publishers”
Konvoy
This newsletter, created by venture capital firm Konvoy Ventures, shares insights into the games industry from a VC’s point of view. It highlights investment trends, funding activity, market analysis, and strategic opportunities that matter to founders, investors, and industry leaders. Konvoy also publishes quarterly reports on industry investments.
MCV/Develop
Unless we’re very much mistaken, MCV Develop is the longest-running B2B trade publication, having been in operation since 1998, when a large chunk of its readership was likely still in school or had not even been considered. MCV/Develop is a UK-based trade publication from Biz Media, focusing on the business aspects of the video game industry. Formerly MCV and incorporating Develop magazine, it provides monthly news, analysis, data, and events, including the MCV/Develop Awards, for industry professionals such as developers, publishers, retailers, and service providers.
MeetToMatch
Is there anyone reading this who hasn’t used MeetToMatch? More to the point, is there anyone reading this who hasn’t wished that it were the industry standard for meeting platforms when faced with GDC insisting that we all use its terrible, proprietary system? Granted, MeetToMatch doesn’t offer the insight and analysis of other newsletters here, but we included it on this list because it’s such an invaluable source of new business and opportunities for many of us at pretty much all the major global gaming events. Plus, the newsletter gets you early-bird deals to keep it nice and affordable.
Mindgame Data
This newsletter explores data-driven trends through impactful, easy-to-decipher visuals (a bit like our fave coffee table book, Information is Beautiful by David McCandless). We especially like the slightly crazy Market Mind visualisation of the most popular and fastest growing games, so publishers and developers can see how much MindSHARE (their words- not ours) their game is capturing.
Mobilegamer.biz
Created by ex-Future Publishing Editor Neil Long, the Mobilegamer.biz newsletter offers news, interviews, and analysis tailored specifically for the mobile games business. It’s a key resource for developers, publishers, and investors operating within the mobile gaming ecosystem. Rather than focusing on news and announcements, Mobilegamer tends to drill down more into features and interviews about the business of mobile games.
MusicEXP
Full confession, experienced journalist Mat Ombler has worked with us here at BGM for several years now, and we can confidently say that nobody knows more about music and video games than he does. MusicEXP explores the intersection of the music and video game industries. The newsletter covers trends, partnerships, licensing opportunities, virtual concerts, and artist integrations within gaming.
Naavik Digest
We’re big fans of consulting firm Naavik, which is a bit of a content machine. The Naavik Digest delivers in-depth insights and strategic deconstructions of game design, business models, and company strategies within the games industry. But don’t limit yourself. We’d also recommend you listen to the Naavik Podcast and sign up for their epically long and detailed Deep Dives.
Newzoo
Pretty much everyone in the games industry knows research powerhouse Newzoo, and for good reason: it regularly provides generous, detailed insights. Newzoo’s resources offer comprehensive global data, forecasts, and trend analysis for PC, console, and mobile. The widely cited free reports are foundational for understanding market scale, growth, and significant industry shifts.
Niko Partners
The market research firm Niko Partners’ newsletter provides specialised expert analysis, data, and insights focused on the video game and esports markets of Asia and the MENA region. It’s essential for businesses seeking a deep regional understanding of market entry, investment, and strategy in these key growth areas. Niko also publishes a wealth of free research, so be sure to check it out.
Pocketgamer.biz
Pocketgamer.biz has been a reliable global source for the mobile games industry for many years. Along with a full calendar of international events and conferences, it provides the latest insights into the mobile games business. Its newsletter, offered as a Daily Digest or Weekly Roundup, includes news, interviews, data analysis, and event coverage relevant to mobile game developers, publishers, investors, and service providers.
Streamforge Videogame Marketing Deep Dives
Streamforge is a data-driven influencer marketing platform that uses billions of data points to help users identify the ideal influencers for their campaigns. This LinkedIn-exclusive newsletter, created by Streamforge co-founder Nick Lombardi, provides valuable insights. It focuses on high-profile games and examines the influencers who were engaged, along with their respective budgets. The posts detail the budget breakdown for each platform, distinguish between paid and organic promotions, list the creators involved, and analyse where the best return on investment (ROI) was achieved.
SuperJoost Playlist
This weekly newsletter, written by Business Professor and Author Dr Joost van Dreunen, looks at technology and entertainment developments through the lens of the video games industry. It offers clear, strategic analysis that links current events to wider economic trends and business strategies. We also highly recommend Joost’s very informative State of Play report, which he presented at SXSW in March 2025.
The Game Business
GamesIndustry.biz alumnus Chris Dring fronts this new kid on the block in partnership with Geoff Keighley, CEO of The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest. The Game Business provides market insights, data analysis, coverage of industry trends, and exclusive interviews on the global video game industry. The content, delivered via a newsletter and twice-weekly video podcasts/interviews, covers game sales, platform analysis, distribution, monetisation practices, policy changes, and shifting player behaviours.
The Daily Download
We would be remiss if we didn’t mention our cherished newsletter. With the surge in newsletters in the games industry, we recognised that staying up to date on the latest developments can be overwhelming. That’s why we created the BGM Daily Download—a concise and easy-to-read summary of the most fascinating happenings in the global video games industry, delivered fresh to your inbox daily. If a daily update is too frequent, consider subscribing to our Weekly Download on LinkedIn.
Video Games Industry Memo
There’s a very good reason why this newsletter has garnered over 5,000 subscribers in a short period of time. Created by the increasingly omnipotent George Osborn of Half-Space Consulting, it explains the interplay of policy, commercial, cultural, and political forces shaping the video games sector. VGIM offers unique insights into regulatory landscapes, public perception, and the industry’s societal influence and is all wrapped up in George’s distinct and highly readable style.
Video Game Insights (by Sensor Tower)
Now owned by industry intelligence behemoth Sensor Tower, Video Game Insights gives users Access to sales estimates, wishlists, prices, ratings, genres and much more for over 150,000 Steam games. In recent months, Video Game Insights also launched competitive intelligence for Xbox and PlayStation. Although there isn’t a dedicated newsletter for VGI, it’s worth following the company on LinkedIn for the latest updates, as there are good reports, such as one on the importance of Wishlists.
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Community Dev Newsletter by Victoria Tran
If you want expert advice on community building, Victoria is the person to follow. She’s a well-known speaker, writer, and award-winning community professional in the games industry. Having worked in various community roles at top game developers, Victoria shares her knowledge through her newsletter and her book, ‘Mastering Community Management.’
FAQ
Specialised newsletters are replacing traditional news sites because they provide expert, niche analysis that generalist outlets often miss. As the B2B games industry becomes more complex, professionals now rely on dedicated reports for deep dives into specific pillars like Steam marketing, game AI, and investment data. Newsletters offer a “hype-free” alternative to the frantic news cycle, delivering curated insights directly to an executive’s inbox.
GameDiscoverCo and Alinea Analytics are currently the industry leaders for Steam and PC market intelligence. GameDiscoverCo (by Simon Carless) focuses on discoverability and player behaviour, while Alinea Analytics provides benchmarked estimates on top-selling copies and pre-launch buzz. These resources are essential for developers and publishers looking to optimise their visibility on digital storefronts in 2026.
The DDM Game Investment Review and Drake Star Global Gaming Reports are the primary sources for tracking industry financial activity. These reports provide quarterly transaction data, private placement analysis, and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) tracking. For those seeking a venture capital perspective, the Konvoy and InvestGame newsletters provide specific intelligence on funding trends and public market performance.
The Game Maker’s Toolkit (GMTK) Digest and AI & Games are the top choices for technical and design-focused professionals. While AI & Games analyses the research and application of artificial intelligence in dev pipelines, the GMTK Digest (by Mark Brown) offers “prosumer” level deconstructions of what makes games actually work. These are ideal for designers who want to stay ahead of the “cultural curve” in game mechanics.
Yes, major research firms like Newzoo and Niko Partners regularly release comprehensive free reports and “Weekly Digests.” While many firms offer premium tiers, their free whitepapers are foundational for understanding the scale of the global market, regional growth in MENA and Asia, and broader consumer shifts. Additionally, newsletters like GameDev Reports act as efficient aggregators, summarising data from multiple sources to save you time.
You should choose a newsletter based on your specific B2B niche:
Business, Tech, or Creative. * Executives/Investors: Look toward GamesBeat, Drake Star, or Hit Points for high-level strategy.
Developers/Designers: Stick to Game Developer, AI Gamechangers, and Knowledge.
Marketers: Prioritise Streamforge Deep Dives and Video Game Insights for audience and influencer tracking.
The BGM Daily Download is a concise, daily summary designed to solve “information overload” by curating only the most vital global industry news. Unlike deep-dive reports that may take 20 minutes to read, this newsletter is built for speed, providing a “Freshly Squeezed” update of the day’s events. It is ideal for busy professionals who need to stay informed without spending hours digging through multiple sources.
