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Industry News June 17, 2024

Wuthering Waves already generated over $110 million across mobile and PC, Chinese media estimates

Wuthering Waves is on track to reach 1 billion yuan in revenue globally, according to estimates from Chinese media. Despite some criticism and comparisons to Genshin Impact, the gacha title has already become a huge hit for developer Kuro Games.
Industry News June 17, 2024

GZDoom-powered shooter Selaco sells over 50k copies in two weeks, exceeding devs’ expectations

Selaco is gaining momentum on Steam, reaching its first sales milestone two weeks after its Early Access launch. The indie first-person shooter has already exceeded the developers’ expectations.
Industry News June 17, 2024

Starfield hits 14 million players, but recent reviews drop to “Mostly Negative” due to controversy over paid mods

Starfield’s audience continues to grow, with Bethesda planning to further support the game. However, players are now fuming over paid mods sold by the studio.
Industry News June 17, 2024

Pieces Interactive closes its doors after Alone in the Dark failed to meet Embracer’s expectations

Although Embracer Group has officially ended its restructuring program, another studio has fallen victim to this painful process. Pieces Interactive ceased to exist after 17 years.
Industry News June 14, 2024

Kingdom Hearts series launches on Steam, with HD 1.5+2.5 collection peaking at 6,800 concurrent players

Square Enix has finally released the Kingdom Hearts series on Steam. Let’s take a look at how these games performed on the platform in terms of peak CCU and audience reception.
Game Development June 14, 2024

How Owlcat designed Kingdom management UI for Pathfinder using glued map and Inis miniatures

To celebrate its 8th anniversary, Owlcat Games looks back at the development of its very first game. Here is a breakdown of creating the Kingdom management system for Pathfinder: Kingmaker.
Industry News June 14, 2024

Warcraft GM John Hight starts “new quest” after 12 years at Blizzard: look back at his career journey

Another Blizzard Entertainment veteran has left the company. John Hight has decided to embark on a new journey after more than 12 years with the company.
Industry News June 13, 2024

Shift Up postpones IPO, with its overdependence on NIKKE raising concerns about its sustainability

Shift Up, known for Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory: Nikke, still plans to list its shares on the Korea Stock Exchange. However, the company recently faced some challenges from local financial authorities.
Industry News June 13, 2024

Wuthering Waves approaches $40 million in mobile revenue, hits 30 million downloads globally

Wuthering Waves has reached an impressive milestone in less than a month after its global launch. The game has now reached 30 million downloads globally.
Market Analysis June 12, 2024

Steam business update: Sustained revenue growth, top 5 languages (non-EFIGS), expansion into Asia and South America

Valve’s Kassidy Gerber recently shared several updates on Steam as a platform and some of its key metrics. Here are the key findings.
Industry News June 11, 2024

INDIKA sells 55k copies on Steam, currently performing below Odd Meter’s expectations

Odd Meter founder and game director Dmitry Svetlow has disclosed sales figures for INDIKA. The studio’s debut game has yet to reach 100k copies sold across all platforms.
Industry News June 11, 2024

Resident Evil Village tops 10 million copies sold, ranking as 6th best-selling title in RE franchise

Resident Evil Village has reached a new impressive milestone three years after its launch in 2021. The game has now sold over 10 million units globally.
Events June 11, 2024

WN Media Group and ChinaJoy renew partnership for upcoming gaming events in China

Organizers of the WN Conference have announced a renewed partnership with ChinaJoy, one of the largest video game events in the world.
Industry News June 11, 2024

Black Myth: Wukong tops Steam Charts, while UE5-powered indie shooter Bodycam debuts in top 10

Here is our weekly overview of the top-selling games on Steam by gross revenue. Some major evergreen hits have been upstaged by several new titles and pre-orders for upcoming releases.
Industry News June 10, 2024

Dark and Darker peaks at over 28k CCU upon its return to Steam, but players bash its misleading F2P marketing

Dark and Darker is back on Steam after more than a year away due to a legal battle with publisher Nexon. Despite decent player interest, the game received mixed reviews from users due to its new monetization model.
Industry News June 10, 2024

Over 220k concurrent players flock to free clicker Banana to hunt for rare in-game items worth up to $1,800

Steam is not only a bottomless sea of myriad games, but also a community marketplace for various cards and items. And here is a story of how a free clicker caused a huge stir on the platform within a few weeks.
Industry News June 10, 2024

Diablo IV breaks its CCU record on Steam, peaking at nearly 40k concurrent players

Season 4 has reignited faith in Diablo 4 among many players, and the update’s success had had a positive impact on its metrics. At least that’s what you see when looking at numbers on Steam, which provides publicly visible stats.
Industry News June 10, 2024

Phil Spencer on studio closures: “I have to make hard decisions” to run sustainable business and grow

After hosting a new Xbox Showcase, Phil Spencer finally addressed the recent studio closures. The Microsoft Gaming CEO detailed the decision making behind this process, also commenting on other things related to the Xbox business.
Industry News June 7, 2024

Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius dev Gumi to lay off 80 employees after posting net loss of $37 million

Mass layoffs in the games industry have reached Japan. Mobile developer Gumi has decided to cut roughly 11% of its 689 employees.
Market Analysis June 7, 2024

PlayStation’s PC revenue estimated at $830 million, with Helldivers 2 outselling all first-party ports

Sony has released 14 titles on PC since August 2020. Analysts from VG Insights did some data crunching to estimate the performance of these games, including the recently launched Ghost of Tsushima.
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