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Events November 8, 2024

Online gambling event WN iGaming Summit coming to Cyprus on December 11 in cooperation with Google

On December 11, WN Media Group will host its first event focused on online gambling. WN iGaming Summit, which will take place in Cyprus in partnership with Google, is expected to bring together over 500 professionals.
Industry News November 8, 2024

Warner Bros. Discovery to focus on four core game franchises as poor releases lead to $300 million-plus write-downs

Warner Bros. Discovery continues to suffer from a series of commercially failed video games. Here are the key takeaways from the company’s financial report for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024.
Industry News November 8, 2024

PlayStation’s Q2 report: profit up 184%, Astro Bot hits 1.5 million copies sold, PS5 tops 65 million units

Sony has released its financial report for the second quarter ended September 30, 2024. Here are the key takeaways about the company’s video game business.
Dev Interviews November 8, 2024

“There’re less than 1,000 games that make over $1M a month”: Video games vs. gambling in terms of competition, UA, and marketing

Games industry veteran Vladimir Nikolsky and online gambling traffic expert Alex Riddick have discussed the state of these two different markets during the recent WN Conference Cyprus’24. Here’re the main differences in terms of competition, user acquisition, and other issues.
Industry News November 7, 2024

Kojima Productions now owns full rights to Death Stranding IP as game surpasses 19 million players

In time for Death Stranding’s fifth anniversary, Kojima Productions has also that it now has full ownership of the IP.
Industry News November 7, 2024

Bandai Namco reports 188% growth in H1 video game profit, expects record full-year earnings

Bandai Namco has released its financial report for the first half of FY25 ended September 30, 2024. The company posted strong revenue and profit growth, thanks to the performance of its key franchises.
Industry News November 7, 2024

Take-Two’s Q2 report: Private Division divestment, NBA 2K25 sells 4.5 million copies, GTA+ subscribers up 36%

Take-Two has released its financial report for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024. The company posted modest growth in its key business metrics and shared several updates on its gaming pipeline.
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.
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