Mat Piscatella
@matpiscatella.bsky.social
Senior Director & Video Game Industry Thought Leader at Circana. Formerly of Activision and Warner Bros Games. I helped get one of your favorite games greenlit.
Upcoming U.S. video game market results from Circana:
Coverage Month - Public Release Date
Nov (Nov 2 - Nov 29) - Dec 17
Dec (Nov 30 - Jan 3) - Jan 22
Digital Data Sharing Participating Publishers:
Coverage Month - Public Release Date
Nov (Nov 2 - Nov 29) - Dec 17
Dec (Nov 30 - Jan 3) - Jan 22
Digital Data Sharing Participating Publishers:
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Upcoming U.S. video game market results from Circana:
Coverage Month - Public Release Date
Nov (Nov 2 - Nov 29) - Dec 17
Dec (Nov 30 - Jan 3) - Jan 22
Digital Data Sharing Participating Publishers:
Coverage Month - Public Release Date
Nov (Nov 2 - Nov 29) - Dec 17
Dec (Nov 30 - Jan 3) - Jan 22
Digital Data Sharing Participating Publishers:
Circana - U.S. Video Game Industry Best-Selling Title Charts Digital Data Sharing Publishers - October 2025
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Circana - U.S. Video Game Industry Best-Selling Title Charts Digital Data Sharing Publishers - October 2025
Content - October 2025 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on PC Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Content - October 2025 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on PC Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
Content - October 2025 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on Nintendo Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Content - October 2025 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on Nintendo Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
Content - October 2025 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on Xbox Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Content - October 2025 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on Xbox Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
Content - October 2025 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on PlayStation Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Content - October 2025 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on PlayStation Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
2025 Year-to-Date Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
2025 Year-to-Date Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
October 2025 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
October 2025 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
October 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana - Battlefield 6, mobile content and Switch 2 hardware were among the drivers of total projected US spending on video game hardware, content and accessories reaching $4.9B in October 2025, growing 3% vs Oct 2024.
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
October 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana - Battlefield 6, mobile content and Switch 2 hardware were among the drivers of total projected US spending on video game hardware, content and accessories reaching $4.9B in October 2025, growing 3% vs Oct 2024.
"It takes too many button presses to get to a list of new video game releases on the PlayStation store"
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"It takes too many button presses to get to a list of new video game releases on the PlayStation store"
Circana Player Engagement Tracker - Top 15 Titles by Total Weekly Active Users (Not Concurrent) - W/E Nov 8, 2025
- Peak returns to Steam top 5 across US, CAN and MEX with The Roots update
- Arc Raiders climbs into top 15 on console, reaches 2nd on Steam US
- Dispatch climbs into Steam US top 10
- Peak returns to Steam top 5 across US, CAN and MEX with The Roots update
- Arc Raiders climbs into top 15 on console, reaches 2nd on Steam US
- Dispatch climbs into Steam US top 10
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Circana Player Engagement Tracker - Top 15 Titles by Total Weekly Active Users (Not Concurrent) - W/E Nov 8, 2025
- Peak returns to Steam top 5 across US, CAN and MEX with The Roots update
- Arc Raiders climbs into top 15 on console, reaches 2nd on Steam US
- Dispatch climbs into Steam US top 10
- Peak returns to Steam top 5 across US, CAN and MEX with The Roots update
- Arc Raiders climbs into top 15 on console, reaches 2nd on Steam US
- Dispatch climbs into Steam US top 10
At this pace, if Dispatch has just 96 more content drops more than 100% of players will be playing Dispatch.
If they make 200 more episodes, we're talking like 204% more players than there are players!
Only answer is MOAR EPISODES OF DISPATCH
If they make 200 more episodes, we're talking like 204% more players than there are players!
Only answer is MOAR EPISODES OF DISPATCH
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
At this pace, if Dispatch has just 96 more content drops more than 100% of players will be playing Dispatch.
If they make 200 more episodes, we're talking like 204% more players than there are players!
Only answer is MOAR EPISODES OF DISPATCH
If they make 200 more episodes, we're talking like 204% more players than there are players!
Only answer is MOAR EPISODES OF DISPATCH
As expected, Dispatch saw another jump in engagement with its final content release on Wednesday. According to Circana's Player Engagement Tracker, 4.2% of US Steam active players that day played the game. It saw roughly a full percentage point increase with each drop.
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As expected, Dispatch saw another jump in engagement with its final content release on Wednesday. According to Circana's Player Engagement Tracker, 4.2% of US Steam active players that day played the game. It saw roughly a full percentage point increase with each drop.
Forgive me, but I've been playing MLB The Show FOREVER and ya boy just threw his first ever perfect game in Ranked.
Like, thousands of games. Holy crap. Finally.
Clay Buchholz is my new all-time favorite pitcher.
Like, thousands of games. Holy crap. Finally.
Clay Buchholz is my new all-time favorite pitcher.
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Forgive me, but I've been playing MLB The Show FOREVER and ya boy just threw his first ever perfect game in Ranked.
Like, thousands of games. Holy crap. Finally.
Clay Buchholz is my new all-time favorite pitcher.
Like, thousands of games. Holy crap. Finally.
Clay Buchholz is my new all-time favorite pitcher.
Now swimming in de cecco. Ain't gonna be no shortage of baked ziti in this house lemmietellya.
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Now swimming in de cecco. Ain't gonna be no shortage of baked ziti in this house lemmietellya.
Age yourself with gaming
...oh no
...oh no
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Age yourself with gaming
...oh no
...oh no
Happy 5th Anniversary to PlayStation 5!
PS5 is the 2nd fastest selling PlayStation device in US history (trailing only PS2) with 26.7M units sold through Oct 4th, 2025.
And here are the top 10 best-selling PS5 games ($), led by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
PS5 is the 2nd fastest selling PlayStation device in US history (trailing only PS2) with 26.7M units sold through Oct 4th, 2025.
And here are the top 10 best-selling PS5 games ($), led by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy 5th Anniversary to PlayStation 5!
PS5 is the 2nd fastest selling PlayStation device in US history (trailing only PS2) with 26.7M units sold through Oct 4th, 2025.
And here are the top 10 best-selling PS5 games ($), led by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
PS5 is the 2nd fastest selling PlayStation device in US history (trailing only PS2) with 26.7M units sold through Oct 4th, 2025.
And here are the top 10 best-selling PS5 games ($), led by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
I'm a huge fan of physical video game stuff.
I'm an even bigger fan of physical video game magazines.
*opens up Game Informer*
*Snifffffffffff*
Oh yeah that's the good stuff.
I'm an even bigger fan of physical video game magazines.
*opens up Game Informer*
*Snifffffffffff*
Oh yeah that's the good stuff.
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'm a huge fan of physical video game stuff.
I'm an even bigger fan of physical video game magazines.
*opens up Game Informer*
*Snifffffffffff*
Oh yeah that's the good stuff.
I'm an even bigger fan of physical video game magazines.
*opens up Game Informer*
*Snifffffffffff*
Oh yeah that's the good stuff.
From Circana's Player Engagement Tracker - Been fun to watch Dispatch build an audience over time. Each of the spikes is a new content drop date, and it's been gaining a full point of the active daily US Steam audience each time new episodes have released. 3% of US daily actives played it on Nov 5.
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
From Circana's Player Engagement Tracker - Been fun to watch Dispatch build an audience over time. Each of the spikes is a new content drop date, and it's been gaining a full point of the active daily US Steam audience each time new episodes have released. 3% of US daily actives played it on Nov 5.
Circana Player Engagement Tracker - Top 15 Titles by Total Weekly Active Users (Not Concurrent) - W/E Nov 1, 2025
- Battlefield 6 climbs into top 3 on US PS & XBX. Leads across Steam NA Geos
- Dispatch entered top 15 on Steam US
- The Monster Update pushes R.E.P.O. back into Steam top 10s
- Battlefield 6 climbs into top 3 on US PS & XBX. Leads across Steam NA Geos
- Dispatch entered top 15 on Steam US
- The Monster Update pushes R.E.P.O. back into Steam top 10s
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Circana Player Engagement Tracker - Top 15 Titles by Total Weekly Active Users (Not Concurrent) - W/E Nov 1, 2025
- Battlefield 6 climbs into top 3 on US PS & XBX. Leads across Steam NA Geos
- Dispatch entered top 15 on Steam US
- The Monster Update pushes R.E.P.O. back into Steam top 10s
- Battlefield 6 climbs into top 3 on US PS & XBX. Leads across Steam NA Geos
- Dispatch entered top 15 on Steam US
- The Monster Update pushes R.E.P.O. back into Steam top 10s
Oh yeah the System Shock 2 Remaster looks amazing on Switch 2.
SHODAN it's been too long you psychotic, evil ball of horrors.
SHODAN it's been too long you psychotic, evil ball of horrors.
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Oh yeah the System Shock 2 Remaster looks amazing on Switch 2.
SHODAN it's been too long you psychotic, evil ball of horrors.
SHODAN it's been too long you psychotic, evil ball of horrors.
Of course I have a list in Excel.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Of course I have a list in Excel.
Gonna miss petting my best pal Tamodachi in Herdling.
I did lose one of my herd on the journey, which was tough.
But it's a beautiful little game that emotionally punches far above its weight.
Love everything Okomotive makes.
I did lose one of my herd on the journey, which was tough.
But it's a beautiful little game that emotionally punches far above its weight.
Love everything Okomotive makes.
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Gonna miss petting my best pal Tamodachi in Herdling.
I did lose one of my herd on the journey, which was tough.
But it's a beautiful little game that emotionally punches far above its weight.
Love everything Okomotive makes.
I did lose one of my herd on the journey, which was tough.
But it's a beautiful little game that emotionally punches far above its weight.
Love everything Okomotive makes.
From Circana's free 2025 US Holiday Purchase Intentions Report: 63% of folks say that food/grocery costs will impact their holiday purchasing this year, with that number going up to 76% for Gen Z.
The full report can be requested here: www.circana.com/post/2025-u-...
The full report can be requested here: www.circana.com/post/2025-u-...
November 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
From Circana's free 2025 US Holiday Purchase Intentions Report: 63% of folks say that food/grocery costs will impact their holiday purchasing this year, with that number going up to 76% for Gen Z.
The full report can be requested here: www.circana.com/post/2025-u-...
The full report can be requested here: www.circana.com/post/2025-u-...