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Industry News January 11

Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader grossed over $12.5 million on Steam, becoming top game of December by revenue

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader has been another success for Owlcat Games. According to GameDiscoverCo’s estimates, it became the highest-grossing new release on Steam last month.

Game Development January 11

Soulash 2 dev Artur Smiarowski on successful Early Access launch: “EA releases have about half the visibility from Steam”

Polish indie developer Artur Smiarowski has shared results for its sandbox roguelike Soulash 2 one month after its Early Access launch. Here is how it performed compared to the first game, and why the EA model was chosen for the sequel.

Industry News January 11

All six ironSource founders to leave Unity amid mass layoffs and business restructuring

Unity continues to restructure, this time preparing for changes in its leadership. The founders of ironSource, an app monetization platform it acquired in 2022, will soon leave the company.