The first days of January are the best time to reflect on what happened in the previous year. This time, we are doing it with representatives of prominent game-related companies. We begin this series with Matt Martin, PR Lead at The Game Marketer.

2024 has once again been a record year for Steam across a variety of metrics. So we’ve done some data crunching to look back at the top games over the past 12 months, highlight the biggest winners, sum up key trends, and dive into other data about the state of the platform as a whole.

Indie hit Balatro is now experiencing a second wave of popularity. The poker roguelike continues to sell well on Steam, attracting more and more players this holiday season.

Andy Gavin, co-founder of Naughty Dog, has reminisced about the studio’s sale to Sony. He shared his thoughts in the context of rising game development costs.

China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) has published its last batch of game licenses in 2024. Here is how many titles the government approved compared to previous years.

11 bit studios CEO Przemysław Marszał has opened up about the shutdown of Project 8. He also outlined the company’s plans for the coming years and changes to its publishing strategy.

The start of the Winter Sale has brought many older games back to the top of the Steam charts. However, no game managed to dethrone Counter-Strike 2 from its leading position.

Industry analysts have described Arcane as a commercial failure for the company. The studio’s co-founder Marc Merrill responded to these claims and explained the original purpose behind creating the show.

WN Media Group has recently held a special games industry event in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Here are the key takeaways from the C-Level Summit.

Valve has shared the top Steam games of 2024 by gross revenue, concurrent player count, and other metrics. Let’s take a closer look at this year’s biggest titles on the platform.

It’s time to wrap up 2024, and here’s a sneak peek at the best-selling video games of the year in Europe. It seems that new releases haven’t performed that great compared to older hits.

On December 18, miHoYo released patch 1.4 for Zenless Zone Zero, titled “A Storm of Falling Stars.” As a result, the game has seen impressive growth in its daily revenue on iOS and Android.

Cloud Imperium Games has reportedly undergone a leadership shake-up. The company is making various efforts to ship Star Citizen and Squadron 42 on time.

WN Media Group has held its first summit focused on the iGaming market. Here are the results and key data about the B2B event.

GOG has reportedly cut dozens of jobs recently. Here are new details about the situation at CD Projekt’s subsidiary and the shortcomings of its business strategy.

GameDiscoverCo has put together a list of best-selling video games of 2024 on Steam and consoles. Let’s take a closer look at the expected leaders and some surprise winners.

Sony has strengthened its partnership with Kadokawa by increasing its stake in the corporation. This comes amid reports of a potential acquisition.

Metacritic has shared a list of the games with the lowest critic scores in 2024. This year’s “winner” may come as a surprise to most users, especially given that it is a sudden re-release of a little-known first-person shooter from the 2000s.

CyberAgent’s subsidiary QualiArts has released its financial report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. The Japanese developer has recorded impressive growth in its annual earnings.