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Industry News November 6, 2024

Games industry layoffs surpass 13k for 2024 so far, with over 400 jobs cut in October

Game companies have been cutting costs this entire year, and October was no exception. Even the most conservative estimates show that there were over 400 layoffs last month.
Industry News November 6, 2024

Call of Duty: Mobile hits 1 billion downloads in five years, remains second top-grossing mobile shooter globally

Call of Duty: Mobile remains one of the top-grossing mobile games globally. The developers have now also boasted a new achievement in the number of installs.
Industry News November 6, 2024

Hogwarts Legacy hits 30 million copies sold: how it compares to Warner Bros’ best-selling franchises

Hogwarts Legacy has been a massive success for Warner Bros. Discovery’s gaming division, also strengthening the franchise’s position. And the game has now reached a new impressive milestone.
Industry News November 5, 2024

Nintendo revises full-year outlook as its H1 revenue fall over 30% and Switch sales continue to decline

Nintendo has released its financial report for the six months ended September 30, 2024. The company also lowered its full-year outlook.
Industry News November 5, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard becomes 2nd highest-grossing premium game on Steam, behind only Black Ops 6

Thanks to various Halloween sales events, many older hits games returned to the Steam charts over the past seven days. However, the top spots are still occupied by new releases and evergreen hits.
Events November 5, 2024

Gaming execs and decision makers to gather at WN Media Group’s C-Level Summit in Abu Dhabi on December 13

WN Media Group is coming to the United Arab Emirates next month with WN C-Level Summit Abu Dhabi’24. This event is designed to bring together decision makers of top video game companies across Europe and the Middle East.
Industry News November 5, 2024

Kingdom Come: Deliverance sold another 2 million copies this year, bringing its total to 8 million units

Warhorse Studios has announced a new sales milestone for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. The medieval RPG has now sold over 8 million copies globally.
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.
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