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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.
Industry News October 10, 2024

Cryptic Studios cutting jobs again: “Some wonderful people are being let go, through no fault of their own”

Cryptic Studios, owned by Swedish holding company Embracer Group, appears to have started a new round of layoffs. However, the extent of the cuts currently remains unclear.
Industry News October 10, 2024

Indie doodling builder Tiny Glade hits 500k unique players, with devs calling this milestone “bonkers”

Relaxing castle builder Tiny Glade has become a success for Pounce Light. The developers say they now have enough resources to continue supporting the game.
Market Analysis October 9, 2024

Inflated DAUs, “zombie” engagement, bot incentives: Hindenburg Research drops bomb on Roblox

The so-called “activist short-selling” firm Hindenburg Research has released a report on Roblox and its business. The company accused the game platform of manipulating metrics and lying to investors, among other things.
Industry News October 9, 2024

Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO peaks at over 91k CCU on Steam: how it compares to other fighting games

Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO has launched in Advanced Access, showing impressive numbers on Steam. Let’s take a look at its CCU count and compare it to other titles, including those in the similar genre.
Industry News October 8, 2024

Scopely eyeing “megadeal” next year to acquire franchises with at least $1 billion in revenue

Scopely is considering various options to expand its portfolio. The Monopoly Go! developer has plans to make a huge acquisition with the help of its parent company Savvy Games Group.
Industry News October 8, 2024

Silent Hill 2 jumps 78 spots to enter top 10 highest-grossing games on Steam, also peaking at nearly 15k CCU

Several upcoming and new releases, including Silent Hill 2, continue to climb the Steam charts. Let’s take a closer look at the top-performing games on the platform over the past seven days.
Legal October 8, 2024

Opening up Google Play to third-party app stores should help build Android ecosystem that Google can’t stop, Tim Sweeney says

The US court has issued the final ruling in Epic v. Google case. As a result, Google Play will have to change and open up to third-party Android stores, in addition to other notable requirements.
Industry News October 7, 2024

Throne and Liberty breaks into top 5 Steam games of 2024 by peak CCU with over 330k concurrent players

Last week, Lineage developer NCSoft launched its new MMORPG Throne and Liberty. Let’s take a closer look at its metrics on Steam.
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