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Industry News March 5

GTA V Enhanced peaks at over 187k CCU on Steam, with only 50% of user reviews being positive

Rockstar has released an enhanced version of GTA V for PC, upgrading its visuals and adding various improvements to its 10-year-old megahit. However, reception from Steam users is far from overwhelmingly positive.
Industry News March 4

Co-op horror game R.E.P.O. debuts strongly on Steam charts, outperforming most major AAA releases and evergreen hits

The global launch of Monster Hunter Wilds has resulted in a triumph on the Steam charts. Aside from Capcom’s latest hit, there were plenty of other notable additions and changes on the list over the past seven days.
Industry News March 4

Monster Hunter Wilds hits 8 million copies sold in three days: how it compares to other Capcom games’ launch sales

Capcom has announced the first major milestone for Monster Hunter Wilds. Here’s how its launch sales compare to previous installments in the series and other games in the publisher’s portfolio.
Market Analysis March 3

Monster Hunter Wilds grosses over $69M on Steam in 24 hours, making it 2nd top-grossing new game of February

What were the top-grossing new games on Steam in February 2025? GameDiscoverCo has shared data on the biggest releases, including their estimated gross revenue for the period.
Events February 28

WN Conference returning to Berlin on April 4, with talks from industry experts and developer showcase

WN Conference is back to Berlin after a three-year hiatus. It will take place in the capital of Germany this spring, expecting to bring together over 500 games industry professionals.
Industry News February 28

Monster Hunter Wilds tops 1.3M concurrent players, on track to become 5th biggest Steam game of all time by peak CCU

Capcom has launched Monster Hunter Wilds, likely its biggest release of the current fiscal year. Here’re the first results for the game on Steam based on publicly available metrics.
Industry News February 27

Warner Bros. Discovery reports $384 million in write-downs across its gaming division in 2024

Warner Bros. Discovery has released its financial report for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. The company’s video game division showed poor results, leading to hundreds of millions of dollars in write-downs and a cost-cutting restructuring plan.
Industry News February 27

AppLovin loses nearly $17 billion in market value as short sellers accuse it of fraud and tracking children’s data

Two short-selling firms have issued reports on AppLovin, accusing the company of inflaiting its metrics and engaging in illegal practices. This led to sotck market turmoil, with the CEO refuting all the claims and calling them misleading.
Industry News February 25

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii climbs 32 spots on Steam charts, Monster Hunter Wilds becomes top-grossing premium game

Monster Hunter Wilds is expected to significantly boost Capcom’s revenue in the fourth fiscal quarter as pre-orders for the game remain strong. Here are the top products on Steam by gross revenue over the past seven days.
Game Development February 24

How decorating game Furnish Master grossed $787k on Steam in 12 months, recouping its budget many times over

Alex Blintsov, CTO at Enraven Games and former development team lead at Pixonic, has created a relaxing decorating sim called Furnish Master. A year after the game’s Early Access launch, he shared its revenue, wishlists, and other valuable data.
Events February 24

WN Media Group to host monthly events for game developers in Belgrade, with first one kicking off on February 27

WN Media Group has announced a new series of networking meetups for games industry professionals in Belgrade. They will be held on the last Thursday of each month, with the first one kicking off on February 27.
Market Analysis February 21

Circana: US hardware revenue down 45% in January, with overall game spending down 15% to $4.51 billion

Circana has returned with its monthly overview of the US video game spending. Here are the top-grossing video games and hardware of January 2025, as well as other insights into the state of the market.
Events February 21

WN iGaming Lounge, first installment in new series of networking events in Cyrpus, to focus on Latin American market

WN Media Group has announced a new format of its business events called Lounge. These are small-scale meetups focused on networking and topics related to the iGaming sector.
Industry News February 21

Hasbro aims to be “one of the most profitable” game companies as Monopoly Go brings in $112M in 2024 and BG3 doubles expectations

Hasbro released its financial report for FY24. Despite the overall revenue decline, the company’s WotC and gaming business set new records driven by strong performance from its licensed business.
Events February 20

Over 500 attendees, developer contest winners, and other results of WN Conference Abu Dhabi’25

Last week, WN Media Group held a conference for games industry professionals in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Here are the key takeaways from the event, which brought together experts and leaders from companies like Mundfish, Ubisoft, Google, AD Gaming, GEM Capital, Razer, AppLovin, and more.
Industry News February 20

Marvel Rivals tops 40M players, Where Winds Meet hits 15M users in China, and more from NetEase’s FY24 report

NetEase has released its financial report for FY24. The Chinese company also shared new data on its video games, including Marvel Rivals and Where Winds Meet.
Industry News February 19

Palworld hits 32 million players across PC and consoles, cementing its place among best-selling indie games

Palworld has reached a new impressive milestone a year after its Early Access launch. Pocketpair’s survival title cements its place among the most successful indie games of all time.
Industry News February 19

Why Goliaths like Amazon lose to Steam: “We never validated our core assumptions before investing heavily in solutions”

Every once in a while, a large company comes up with a new way to disrupt Steam’s dominance in the PC game distribution. Most rival stores and solutions tend to fade into oblivion, while Valve’s platform only gets bigger and better. But why?
Industry News February 18

Civilization VII tops Steam charts among premium games, Avowed breaks into top 10

February has become a busy month for major releases, with strong performances from Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and Civilization VII. Here’s our weekly overview of the top games on Steam by gross revenue.
Industry News February 18

Starbreeze reports 3.4x revenue decline in 2024, but success of third-party publishing fuels its multi-title strategy

Starbreeze has published its 2024 results, reporting huge declines in sales. However, the company plans to stabilize and diversify its business through third-party publishing, licensing, and expanding its own brands into new platforms.
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