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All publications for 26.07.2024

Industry News July 26

Manor Lords already grossed over $60 million, or why players shouldn’t judge games’ success by CCU alone

The number of concurrent users (CCU) is often the only publicly visible data for most titles in the market. Here is what Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender thinks about this metric and its limitations.

Industry News July 26

Steam revamps game demos with separate store pages, user reviews, and other features

Valve continues to improve the Steam platform, with the latest update focusing on game demos. The new features offer a complete overhaul of how they work and behave on the store.

Industry News July 26

Video game actors go on strike over AI, with SAG-AFTRA saying companies only interested in “flagrant exploitation”

SAG-AFTRA and game companies have failed to reach an agreement on the use of generative AI in the industry. As a result, voice actors will go on strike starting at 12:01 a.m. today.