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Industry News October 23, 2024

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown sold 1 million copies, falling short of Ubisoft’s “ridiculously high” expectations

New details about the future of the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown developers have emerged following a report of Ubisoft’s decision to disband the team.
Game Development October 23, 2024

Epic Games responds to controversy over its new Fab marketplace: “Preserving someone’s work is paramount to us”

Epic Games has launched a successor to the Unreal Engine Marketplace and its other storefronts. The new unified marketplace will allow developers to sell and download assets for various engines and content creation tools.
Market Analysis October 22, 2024

Multiplayer games dominated Steam Next Fest in October, with 9 of top 10 demos featuring online or co-op elements

Another Next Fest has come to an end, so it is time to look at the biggest demos. One of the most interesting observation is the dominance of games with multiplayer features, especially compared to previous events.
Industry News October 22, 2024

Netflix shuts down its AAA studio led by former Overwatch, Halo, and GoW devs amid layoffs in its gaming division

Netflix has reportedly closed its in-house studio focused on AAA games. The team, made up of industry veterans, has been disbanded after two years.
Industry News October 22, 2024

Bohemia Interactive sold over 40 million copies of games on Steam in 15 years since selling first 174 units of Arma 2

Steam is the main storefront for game distribution on PC. Bohemia Interactive looks back at its debut on the platform 15 years ago, revealing how many copies of its games it has sold since then.
Industry News October 22, 2024

DayZ and Factorio break their CCU records, returning to top 10 highest-grossing premium games on Steam

Last week, a couple of older hits returned to the Steam charts and has seen outperformed most new releases. Here is our regular roundup of the top products on the platform by gross revenue over the past seven days.
Industry News October 21, 2024

PlayStation 5 accounts for 78% of Silent Hill 2’s launch sales in Europe

Critical acclaim and a very positive player reception have translated into strong sales for the Silent Hill 2 remake. Here is how the game is doing commercially in Europe.
Featured October 21, 2024

Liar’s Bar peaks at over 100k CCU on Steam, marking another indie success for Turkish devs this year

It’s fascinating to see Turkish studios finding success on Steam this year. The latest example is Liar’s Bar, a co-op twist on the card game cheat with a grim version of Zootopia-like characters and deadly rules.
Marketing October 21, 2024

Rise of hybrid-casual games and how BIGO Ads supports developers in monetization and user growth

The gaming landscape is changing rapidly, and hybrid-casual games have been a hot segment for a while now. Writing for Game World Observer, ad platform BIGO Ads has shared some of the key benefits of this model and how it opens up new growth opportunities for mobile developers.
Industry News October 21, 2024

Witchfire dev on why Metacritic and Steam reviews matter and how Epic Games deal helped studio stay independent

Witchfire appears to be a success for Polish studio The Astronauts, which recently summed up the first results of the game’s Early Access launch on Steam. The team also explained why the devs care about critic and user reviews.
Game Development October 18, 2024

Matt Bromberg plans to win back game developers’ trust with launch of Unity 6 and beyond

Unity has just released a new version of its engine, offering new features and improvements. Its new head is also serious about getting the company back on track and restoring its damaged reputation.
Legal October 18, 2024

Turkish prosecutor requests 88k years in prison for Farm Bank creator for defrauding thousands of gamers

The court case surrounding the infamous scam game Farm Bank and its creator Mehmet Aydin (Aydın in Turkish) has taken a new turn. The rapper-turned-entrepreneur could spend the rest of his life in prison.
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.
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