Microsoft Spent the Most on Ads in 2025, but EA was the #1 Publisher by Game Downloads Across PC and Console
25 February 2026 at 18:30
Global data firm Sensor Tower has released its State of Gaming 2026 report, which looks back at the video game industry in 2025 across a wide range of metrics, including where publishers are spending their marketing money and which publishers have the most downloaded portfolios. Last year, Microsoft was the publisher that spent the most on marketing for its PC and console games, but it came second in terms of cross-platform game downloads for its portfolio of titles, behind Electronic Arts (EA) in first, while Take-Two came in third. At least that's how it shakes up when you're not including [β¦]
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