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DIGITAL, KONGREGATE, GAME INFORMER
Driving Growth in Digital Gaming
Our digital business continued its strong growth in
2014 and represents one of our fastest-growing
businesses. Our growth rate of 31% was similar to
that of our publishing partners, driving $948 million
in digital receipts. Based on data published by
DFC Intelligence, our market share of downloadable
content is approximately 42%. Other components
of our digital business include Xbox Live and
PlayStation Network digital subscriptions and point
cards, Steam Wallet cards, which grew 40% in 2014,
and sales of full game downloads. We continued to
expand the global availability of our digital edition of
Game Informer magazine with distribution in 16 countries
and five languages. In our mobile gaming business,
Kongregate’s revenues increased 76% compared to 2013.
GAME INFORMER
IS
THE LARGEST DIGITAL
MAGAZINE IN THE WORLD,
REACHING MORE THAN
2.8 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS.
Digital Receipts
(In Millions)
’11 ’12 ’13 ’14
$453.4
$629.6
$724.4
$947.9
12
2014 ANNUAL REPORT