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Industry News September 13, 2024

Unity shares jump 10% after Runtime Fee cancellation, but still down more than 50% year-to-date

The stock market has reacted positively to the cancellation of the Runtime Fee policy. However, this was still not enough to bring Unity shares back to September 2023 levels.
Industry News September 12, 2024

Space Marine 2 already earned 1.8x more than all other Warhammer 40k games combined last year, new estimates show

Joost van Dreunen, industry analyst and founder of new research firm Aldora, has shared some interesting data on the recently launched Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2. He compared its estimated revenue to other games based on this IP.
Game Development September 12, 2024

Unity cancels Runtime Fee to get back to its mission of “democratizing game development”

Unity has suddenly decided to completely abandon its controversial Runtime Fee policy. However, the company will raise prices for some of its subscription plans.
Industry News September 12, 2024

Citizen Sleeper hits 1 million players, developer reacts: “I really thought this game was going to be niche”

Citizen Sleeper, an acclaimed role-playing adventure game from Jump Over the Age, has reached an impressive milestone in the two years since its launch.
Industry News September 12, 2024

[UPD] Microsoft Gaming to lay off 650 people as part of post-acquisition optimization and team structure alignment

Microsoft has announced another round of layoffs this year. The company will cut around 650 roles across its gaming division.
Industry News September 12, 2024

Nexon turns Mintrocket into its wholly owned subsidiary to strengthen studio’s “independent culture”

Nexon has clarified the situation around its subsidiary Mintrocket. The Dave the Diver developer will become a new legal entity within the South Korean publisher.
Industry News September 11, 2024

Satisfactory peaks at over 100k concurrent players after its 1.0 launch, ranking 3rd among Coffee Stain games

Satisfactory has finally graduated from Early Access after four years. Coffee Stain’s factory building game is now showing impressive results in terms of player interest.
Featured September 11, 2024

Mark Darrah on Deadlock vs. Concord and state of live services: “I don’t know that the big publishers are prepared to work that way”

The failure and quick death of Concord has spawned a lot of debate on the current state of live service games. Former BioWare producer Mark Darrah shares his thoughts on the matter and what drives the decisions Sony and other large corporations.
Industry News September 10, 2024

Space Marine 2 reaches 2 million players: how its sales compare to other Warhammer games

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has reached its first major sales milestone. The game has already been played by 2 million users.
Industry News September 10, 2024

Report: Mintrocket to go independent, Nexon to maintain partnership with devs through investment

Mintrocket, known for last year’s hit Dave the Diver, is reportedly going independent from its parent company Nexon. Let’s refrain from making the Best Indie Game of 2023 jokes.
Industry News September 10, 2024

Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 tops Steam charts, BG3 returns to top 10, Spectre Divide debuts outside top 20

Black Myth: Wukong’s reign has finally come to an end following the global launch of Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2. Let’s take a closer look at the main changes among the top-grossing games on Steam over the past seven days.
Industry News September 10, 2024

Investor calls for taking Ubisoft private and cutting costs, accusing Guillemot family and Tencent of discounting its value

With Ubisoft shares still in turmoil, one of its investors has proposed some radical changes to its management and operations. One of them is to take the French company private.
Industry News September 9, 2024

Netflix games hit 210 million downloads, with GTA: San Andreas and Storyteller among leaders

Netflix has almost 100 games available to its subscribers, from successful indie titles to big franchises. Here are some fresh numbers on the company’s portfolio.
Industry News September 9, 2024

Former Capcom sound designers Hideaki and Saori Utsumi start Birdkin Studio to work on their indie game

Hideaki and Saori Utsumi, two former Capcom developers, have found a new game studio. The two-person team is now working on their debut project.
Industry News September 9, 2024

Age of Mythology: Retold peaks at over 25k CCU on Steam, continuing World’s Edge’s streak of successful RTS releases

Age of Mythology: Retold, a remake of the classic real-time strategy game, launched globally last week. It is time to take a closer look at its key metrics and player reception.
Game Development September 6, 2024

How CM Games made game development more immersive with guided tours inside its VR shooter Into the Radius 2

What’s the most valuable feature of VR development? The ability to do it while in the game itself. Here is how CM Games has been conducting guided tours around the harsh virtual environment of Into The Radius 2 with the help of senior game designer Anton Subbota.
Industry News September 6, 2024

Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 hits 134k concurrent players, already ranking 2nd in peak CCU among all Warhammer games

Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 has become available for buyers of its deluxe editions. Let’s dive into some early metrics for Saber’s first major release since its split from Embracer Group.
Industry News September 5, 2024

Polish dev Ancient Forge lays off almost half of staff, citing rising costs and poor progress on two projects

Another game development studio has been hit with mass layoffs. Polish developer Ancient Forge has cut almost half of its workforce.
Industry News September 5, 2024

Nexon aims to grow its annual revenue to $5.2 billion by 2027 through IP expansion and hyperlocalization

Nexon aims to significantly increase revenue and operating profit in the medium term. The company has now detailed its new strategy to investors.
Featured September 5, 2024

“We were two drowning rats”: Game Science investor bet everything on Black Myth: Wukong, which already sold 18 million copies

Black Myth: Wukong has reached a new impressive milestone two weeks after its launch. Here is some data shared by Game Science’s biggest external investor.
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