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All publications for 30.01.2024

Industry News January 30

BG3 drops out of top 10 highest-grossing games on Steam for first time since July, Enshrouded debuts at #2

Steam’s latest weekly chart is full of interesting shifts and strong debuts. For example, Enshrouded became the 2nd highest-grossing game on the platform among both premium and free-to-play products, proving to be a massive success for Keen Games.

Market Analysis January 30

Genshin Impact becomes fastest mobile game to hit $5 billion in player spending, ahead of Candy Crush and Honor of Kings

Genshin Impact has reached $5 billion in mobile revenue, according to data.ai. It is now one of the 13 mobile titles in this club.

Industry News January 30

Running LiveOps in 2024 and Zynga’s data-driven approach to it: new episode of Games and Names podcast

Games and Names, an industry podcast launched by AppMagic in partnership with WN Media Group, is back. The first episode of 2024 is all about LiveOps and the main challenges that mobile developers may face in this area.

Industry News January 30

Volition vets rise from ashes with new co-dev studio Shapeshifter Games focused on AAA production

A group of former Volition developers have started new studio Shapeshifter Games. This comes just months after the team fell victim to Embracer Group’s restructuring.