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All publications for 07.06.2024

Industry News June 7

Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius dev Gumi to lay off 80 employees after posting net loss of $37 million

Mass layoffs in the games industry have reached Japan. Mobile developer Gumi has decided to cut roughly 11% of its 689 employees.

Market Analysis June 7

PlayStation’s PC revenue estimated at $830 million, with Helldivers 2 outselling all first-party ports

Sony has released 14 titles on PC since August 2020. Analysts from VG Insights did some data crunching to estimate the performance of these games, including the recently launched Ghost of Tsushima.

Industry News June 7

Squad Busters hits $10 million in revenue, with US, Germany, and France being top three markets

Squad Busters is Supercell’s first globally launched game since Brawl Stars. It has been just over a week since its release, so it’s time to take a closer look at its revenue, downloads, and other metrics.