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Industry News October 17, 2024

PulluP Entertainment posts 13x growth in new game revenue on strong launch of Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2

PulluP Entertainment, the parent organization of Focus Entertainment Publishing, has released its financial report for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024. The recently launched Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 helped boost the company’s business performance.
Industry News October 17, 2024

Silent Hill 2 remake sells 1 million copies in three days: how it compares to original game

Konami has shared the first sales data for the Silent Hill 2 remake. Let’s take a look at the figures and compare them to the original game.
Industry News October 16, 2024

Don’t Nod to lay off up to 69 employees, also writing off €24 million for Jusant and Banishers

Don’t Nod has released its financial report for the first half of 2024. In addition to sharing key business metrics, the French company announced job cuts as part of its ongoing restructuring.
Industry News October 16, 2024

Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2’s victory lap continues, with 4.5 million players in first month

Developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment continue to celebrate the success of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. The game has reached a new milestone a month after hitting the market.
Market Analysis October 16, 2024

Indie games come close to AA/AAA games in revenue on Steam for first time ever, grossing $4 billion in 2024 so far

Indie games make up the majority of products released on Steam every year. But how much money doe they make on the platform and what is their revenue share compared to AA/AAA titles? A new report from VG Insights sheds some light on this matter.
Industry News October 16, 2024

Resident Evil 4 hits 8 million copies sold, rising among best-selling RE games of all time

Capcom has announced another major milestone for the Resident Evil 4 remake. The game continues to climb the franchise’s best-selling games list.
Industry News October 16, 2024

Over 700 Ubisoft workers go on three-day strike to protest company’s new return-to-office policy

Ubisoft employees have gone on strike for the second time this year. The latest walkout is a response to the company’s partial refusal to allow remote work.
Industry News October 15, 2024

Report: Bandai Namco cutting jobs amid game cancellations, denies pressuring devs to leave voluntarily

Bandai Namco might be another game company to cut costs amid the turmoil in the games market. The Japanese publisher is said to have been pressuring workers to leave voluntarily.
Industry News October 15, 2024

How Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO’s 3 million copies sold compare to other Dragon Ball fighting games

Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO has been off to an impressive launch, marking another successful release for Bandai Namco this year. Let’s take a look at its sales figures and compare them to some other titles in the franchise.
Industry News October 15, 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio becomes 2nd highest-grossing premium game on Steam, Stardew Valley jumps 67 spots

The Steam charts are now dominated by Japanese games, with some strong performance from indie titles. Here are the top products on the platform by gross revenue over the past seven days.
Industry News October 15, 2024

Alan Hartman retiring after more than three decades, with Rare exec Craig Duncan taking over as head of Xbox Game Studios

Games industry veteran Alan Hartman is leaving Microsoft. Best known for his work on the Forza franchise, the executive will retire next month after more than three decades.
Industry News October 14, 2024

Crime Scene Cleaner generates $5.4 million on Steam in 60 days: how it compares to other PlayWay games

Polish publisher PlayWay has shared some of the results its simulation game Crime Scene Cleaner has achieved in its first two months. Here is how it compares to other titles in the company’s portfolio.
Industry News October 14, 2024

Hooded Horse-published games sold 4.5 million copies in 12 months, also generating 9.5 million wishlists

Publishers rarely disclose the metrics of their games, which is why we love Hooded Horse’s transparency. Let’s take a closer look at the results the company’s games have achieved over the past 12 months.
Events October 14, 2024

WN Connect coming to Istanbul on October 16, with networking opportunities for local and global game companies

WN Media Group has announced a new WN Connect event taking place this week in Istanbul, Turkiye. The list of attendees includes industry professionals from companies such as BIGO Ads, Cubic Games, Xsolla, Tenjin, Owlcat Games, and more.
Industry News October 14, 2024

Game Freak confirms massive data leak breaching employee information, source code, and assets

Pokémon developer Game Freak has been hacked, resulting in a massive leak of various data. This includes personal information and internal files relating to both existing and unannounced games.
Industry News October 11, 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio hits 1 million copies sold, also ranking 1st in peak CCU among other Atlus games on Steam

Metaphor: ReFantazio has been off to an impressive start, promising to become another success for Atlus this year. Let’s take a close look at its launch and first metrics.
Market Analysis October 11, 2024

Circana: Deadlock ranked 1st in MAU on Steam in August, total US game spending fell 7% to $4.12 billion

Circana has released its monthly report on the US video game market. Here are the key takeaways, including the total spending, best-selling games, and most played titles.
Industry News October 11, 2024

Two new studios comprising former ZA/UM devs emerge, both focused on Disco Elysium-esque RPGs

Two new game development studios have just emerged. They have one thing in common: core members of their teams previously worked at Disco Elysium maker ZA/UM.
Industry News October 11, 2024

Genshin Impact tops $5 billion in revenue in China alone, on track to hit $10 billion globally in 2025

China remains the number one geo by revenue for Genshin Impact. Here’s how much money the mobile version of the game has generated in the country when taking into account third-party Android stores.
Industry News October 10, 2024

Black Myth: Wukong cost over $40 million to develop: how it compares to other AAA game budgets

Game Science has shared the estimated development costs of Black Myth: Wukong. The game, which has become a worldwide success, had a much more modest budget compared to other AAA titles, especially those made in the West.
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