Europe game sales rise 20% y/y in September, GI.biz reports

17.6M PC and console video games were purchased across Europe in September, with sales up over 20% year-over-year, Gamesindustry.biz’s Christopher Dring reports, citing data from GSD. Electronic Arts’ (EA) “EA Sports FC 25” claimed first place, with Ubisoft’s (UBSFY) “The Crew 2” coming in second. Other top sellers for the month included Pullup’s “Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2,” Sony‘s (SONY) “Astro Bot,” Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) “Hogwarts Legacy,” Take-Two’s (TTWO) “NBA 2K25” and “Grand Theft Auto V,” and Nintendo’s (NTDOY) “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.” On the hardware side, console sales fell 18% year-over-year, with Sony’s PlayStation 5 remaining in first place, Nintendo Switch in second, and Xbox Series X/S (MSFT) in third, according to GSD.