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Industry News June 27, 2024

Forza Horizon 4 races to its new all-time high of 71k concurrent players on Steam, up 550% from previous month

Forza Horizon 4 will become unavailable for digital purchase later this year. This led to tens of thousands of players joining the game at the same time.
Industry News June 27, 2024

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree sells 5 million copies in three days: how it compares to other 2024 games

Shadow of the Erdtree has delivered impressive results after topping charts and attracting hundreds of thousands of concurrent players. Here is how its launch sales compare to the base game and other 2024 releases.
Industry News June 27, 2024

A Way Out sells 9 million copies: “We never dared to dream of this many people playing our game”

A Way Out, debut game from Hazelight Studios, has reached an impressive milestone. The co-op hit has sold over 9 million units since its launch.
Industry News June 27, 2024

Dave the Diver surpasses 4 million copies sold across all platforms in 12 months

It’s been a year since the launch of Dave the Diver. To celebrate the anniversary, developer Mintrocket shared an updated on the game’s sales, as well as other stats.
Events June 27, 2024

WN Conference Istanbul’24 in numbers: over 1,000 attendees, developer showcase, and more

WN Conference Istanbul’24 took place in Turkey earlier this month. It brought together games industry professionals from companies such as Gram Games, Ubisoft Abu Dhabi, Google, Space Ape Games, Unity, and more.
Industry News June 26, 2024

8-year-old game The Descendant suddenly peaks at over 120k CCU on Steam due to influx of card farming bots

We rarely see older single-player games experience a surge in player count, especially with no major updates. So let’s take a closer look at the weird case of The Descendant, the 2016 episodic adventure game from Swedish company Gaming Corps.
Industry News June 26, 2024

Report: Perfect World lays off hundreds of employees after reporting 64% drop in annual net profit

It appears that Chinese gaming giant Perfect World has been hit with mass layoffs. The job cuts reportedly affected almost all of the company’s business units.
Industry News June 25, 2024

Elden Ring takes first two spots on Steam charts, plus successful launches of new indie games

To no surprise, Elden Ring has taken the Steam charts by storm. Let’s take a look at the top-selling titles on the platform over the past seven days.
Industry News June 25, 2024

Shift Up estimates that Stellar Blade sold over 1 million copies, generating $15.8 million in royalties

Shift Up has revealed the first data on its recent PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade. The South Korean company considers the game successful based on its commercial performance.
Industry News June 25, 2024

Co-op hell-escaping platformer Chained Together peaks at over 85k CCU, 10th biggest launch on Steam this year

Chained Together is another surprise hit from indie developers this year. The game has already hooked a lot of players on Steam thanks to its original concept.
Industry News June 24, 2024

DnF Mobile generates $270 million on iOS in China, outshining all other Tencent games in first-month revenue

Dungeon & Fighter Mobile has proven to be a massive success for Tencent. Here is everything to know about the game’s performance in its first month of launch in China.
Industry News June 24, 2024

Lineage maker NCSoft to spin off into two divisions focused on game development and QA

NCSoft has announced a major business restructuring. The Lineage maker will split into two entities, NC QA Company and NC IDS Company.
Legal June 24, 2024

Apple charged with violating DMA law due to its App Store’s anti-steering rules, EU launches another probe

Apple has now officially become the first company to be charged with breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA). EU regulators concluded that the platform holder prevents third-party developers from steering users to alternative app stores.
Industry News June 24, 2024

Chinese players account for majority of negative reviews for Shadow of the Erdtree, with its rating dropping to “Mixed”

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has been to a strong launch, with the DLC topping the charts and reigniting interest in the base game. However, many players have various complaints about the expansion after playing it for a while.
Legal June 24, 2024

“Monaco, Hungary, and Panama are underrated in terms of tax benefits,” says DH Private Clients CEO Milan Cimbolinec

Milan Cimbolinec, CEO of DH Private Clients, discusses with GWO the current situation in tax havens around the world, jurisdictions that are worth taking a closer look at, and the decreasing effectiveness of holding a second passport.
Industry News June 21, 2024

Cut to Bits lays off majority of staff due to “financial reasons” following launch of Venture to the Vile

Another indie studio has unfortunately announced layoffs. Canadian developer Cut to Bits faced financial struggled after the launch of its debut game.
Roundtable Discussion June 21, 2024

Deep dive into state of adult games market, its risks and trends: roundtable discussion

Adult games are part of the industry that you rarely see being covered or discussed. However, the market is definitely there. To explore the state of this niche for our new roundtable, we reached out to Nutaku, Erolabs, Anduo Games, and Texic.
Industry News June 21, 2024

Elden Ring sees 200% surge in player count following Shadow of the Erdtree’s launch, peaking at nearly 590k CCU

FromSoftware has just launched the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring. Given the original game’s huge commercial success and popularity, the DLC caused a surge in player count on Steam.
Marketing June 20, 2024

How tinyBuild games generated over 3 million wishlists in 2024 through playtests, sales, and Steam Next Fest

tinyBuild has managed to build up a strong player interest in its upcoming games on Steam. Here is how the publisher has generated over 3 million wishlists across its portfolio since the beginning of 2024.
Industry News June 20, 2024

CD Projekt to pay nearly $25 million in dividends to its shareholders, with co-founders getting over $5.5 million

CD Projekt has agreed on the dividend payment for the last fiscal year. Shareholders will receive PLN 99,910,510 ($24.8 million).
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