Upcoming Video Game Forecasts

DFC Intelligence's Upcoming Video Game Analysis is a subscription-based forecasting product that tracks major game releases scheduled for the coming months. It assesses the top 350 AAA titles slated for PC and the major console platforms over the next year, giving publishers, investors, and other industry clients a forward-looking view of the release pipeline.

The product is delivered as an Excel spreadsheet that clients can incorporate directly into their own software. A single-user license includes the report, the spreadsheet, and a one-hour call with an analyst. Annual subscribers can also request assessments of individual products and use pivot table tools to break down the data by publisher, developer, platform, and other variables. More granular data, custom pivot tables, and detailed product analysis are available as one-off consulting. Purchases can be credited toward larger research packages or subscriptions if upgraded within a set window, stated as six months in the product notes and 90 days in the FAQ.

The accompanying FAQ describes DFC's broader positioning. Operating in the video game sector since the 1990s, the firm emphasizes "living research" that is continually updated, with updates sent to anyone who ordered in the past six months. It contrasts its work with marketing-driven "pay to play" research and offshore template-based reports, claiming its forecasts tend to match real outcomes. Standard products ship within about 24 hours, and custom builds within 48 hours. DFC no longer sells off-the-shelf game trackers, citing a crowded and unreliable market, but offers custom tracking data going back to 2005. Its reports rely on public information only, in compliance with SEC and international insider-information rules. Discounts apply to multi-report orders, and educational institutions can arrange subscriptions.