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Industry News November 2, 2024

Pokémon TCG Pocket hits 10 million downloads, with more than $8 million in revenue

Pokémon TCG Pocket, a new mobile game from The Pokémon Company, launched globally on October 30. Here’s everything we know about its early metrics.
Industry News November 2, 2024

Hero Wars: Dominion Era hits $650 million in revenue in eight years, with 75 million downloads

GDEV has announced a new milestone for the biggest IP in its portfolio, Hero Wars. The game’s browser version, subtitled Dominion Era, has now reached 75 million installs.
Industry News November 2, 2024

Monster Hunter Wilds beta peaks at over 460k concurrent players on Steam, indicating strong interest in IP

Capcom has launched an open beta for Monster Hunter Wilds. Judging by its metrics on Steam, the game has every chance of boosting the company’s financial performance upon launch.
Industry News November 1, 2024

CD Projekt aims to reach nearly $1 billion in net profit for 2025-2028 as part of its incentive program

The CD Projekt board has outlined several draft resolutions for the upcoming meeting with shareholders. One of them is directly related to the company’s financial performance.
Industry News November 1, 2024

Remedy moves to self-publishing as Alan Wake 2 has yet to generate royalties, reports 128% Q3 revenue growth

Remedy Entertainment has released its financial report for the third quarter of 2024. The Finnish studio posted strong revenue growth, also outlining its self-publishing strategy.
Industry News November 1, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard peaks at over 70k CCU on Steam, surpassing all BioWare games and EA’s single-player titles

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been off to a solid start on Steam. Let’s take a closer look at the game’s early metrics and compare them to other titles in Electronic Arts’ portfolio.
Industry News October 31, 2024

Steam now requires devs to notify players if game uses kernel-level anti-cheat software

Valve has introduced new changes to Steam store pages. The new tool will help users see information about anti-cheat services used in games.
Industry News October 31, 2024

Ubisoft has six franchises with over €1 billion in revenue, with Rainbow Six Siege almost beating entire AC series

In its financial report for the first half of FY25, Ubisoft has disclosed some figures for its top-grossing franchises. This is unusual for the publisher, which typically prefers to focus on other metrics.
Industry News October 31, 2024

Microsoft reports record Game Pass revenue in Q1 and decline in hardware sales, with gaming growth driven by Activision Blizzard

Microsoft has released its financial report for the first quarter ended September 30, 2024. Here are the key takeaways about its video game business.
Industry News October 31, 2024

Ubisoft’s H1 report: revenue down 20%, €20M to polish AC Shadows, Star Wars Outlaws and XDefiant underperform

Ubisoft has released its financial report for the six-month period ended September 30, 2024. The French company saw declines across its key business metrics following the lower-than-expected launch of Star Wars Outlaws.
Industry News October 31, 2024

Call of Duty tops 500 million copies sold as Black Ops 6 becomes biggest release in franchise history

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have shared the first results of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The companies also revealed the figures for the entire franchise.
Industry News October 30, 2024

Report: Concord cost over $200 million, excluding Firewalk acquisition and IP rights

Following the news of the closure of Firewalk Studios, fresh details about Concord’s development costs have emerged. The game appears to have been a huge loss for Sony.
Industry News October 30, 2024

Andrew Wilson sees “breakout potential” in DA: The Veilguard as EA reports record Q2 bookings

Electronic Arts has released its financial report for the second quarter ended September 30, 2024. The company said the results beat its forecast and also shared some details about its video game pipeline.
Industry News October 29, 2024

Sony shuts down Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi, citing challenges in expanding PlayStation brand to other platforms and genres

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the closure of two of its first-party studios. This is part of the company’s refocused approach to expanding the PlayStation brand and its long-term growth.
Industry News October 29, 2024

Capcom bets big on Monster Hunter Wilds as it posts significant declines in H1 revenue and profit

Capcom has released its financial report for the six-month period ended September 30, 2024. The Japanese publisher remains optimistic despite a sharp drop in key business metrics.
Industry News October 29, 2024

Factorio and its DLC break into top 5 highest-grossing games on Steam, while Black Ops 6 tops weekly charts

The new leader on the Steam charts was easy to guess this time, but there are still many interesting additions and changes on the list. Let’s take a closer look at the highest-grossing products on the platform over the past seven days.
Industry News October 29, 2024

Tencent confirms leadership shakeup, denies mass layoffs across its gaming division

Tencent has refuted reports of mass layoffs that were rumored to affect hundreds of employees in its video game division. Instead, the Chinese tech giant shared information about changes in its leadership.
Industry News October 28, 2024

China already approved over 1,000 games in 2024, with Squad Busters and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE among latest

China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) has published a list of games approved for publication in October. This brings the total number of licenses issued this year to over 1,000.
Industry News October 28, 2024

Call of Duty peaks at over 300k CCU on Steam after launch of Black Ops 6: how it compares to previous games

Black Ops 6 may become a turning point for the Call of Duty franchise, especially given the huge bet Microsoft has made on Activision Blizzard. So it is time to take a closer look at the game’s launch metrics.
Industry News October 28, 2024

LocalThunk expected four friends and parents to buy Balatro, describing post-launch as “series of crazy events”

While Balatro is one of the biggest indie hits of 2024, solo developer LocalThunk didn’t expect the game to become such a huge success.
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