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Industry News February 15, 2024

Tekken 8 reaches 2 million copies sold: how it compares to its fighting game rivals and other releases of 2024

Tekken 8 has reached an impressive milestone in less than a month after its launch. Bandai Namco’s title also joined other successful Japanese games launched since the beginning of 2024.
Market Analysis February 14, 2024

Gaming deals activity in 2023 decreased by over 50% compared to record numbers of 2020-2022

The global games industry saw 567 closed deals in 2023, according to market intelligence platform InvestGame. The Activision Blizard deal fueled growth in the total deal value, but overall the investment climate remains turbulent.
Industry News February 14, 2024

PlayStation lacks understanding of how to generate sustainable profits, Sony Group president says

Sony has released its financial report for the third quarter of FY23 ended December 31, 2023. The company’s gaming business continues to grow, but leadership thinks that PlayStation, as a business unit, needs a better understanding of how to generate sustainable profits.
Industry News February 13, 2024

Baldur’s Gate 3 brought in $90 million for Hasbro in 2023, fueling its Digital Gaming segment’s growth

Hasbro has released its financial report for the full year ended December 31, 2023. Despite an overall revenue decline, the company saw solid growth in its Digital Gaming segment thanks to the success of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Monopoly Go.
Industry News February 13, 2024

Kingdom Come: Deliverance hits 6 million copies sold on its 6th anniversary

To celebrate Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s sixth anniversary, Warhorse Studios has shared updated sales figures for its medieval RPG.
Industry News February 13, 2024

Granblue Fantasy: Relink becomes another Japanese game to surpass 1 million copies sold in 2024

With over 1 million copies sold, Granblue Fantasy: Relink has now joined a list of other successful Japanese games to cross this mark in 2024.
Industry News February 13, 2024

Suicide Squad drops 53 places on Steam charts, while Helldivers 2 dethrones Palworld as top-grossing game

Another week, another dive into Steam’s global top sellers. And after Palworld’s three-week reign, it looks like we finally have a new king.
Industry News February 13, 2024

Report: Immortals of Aveum’s budget totaled $125 million, with sales being “tiny fraction” of pre-launch projections

It is no secret that Immortals of Aveum, a first-person magic shooter developed by Ascendant Studios, turned out to be a commercial failure. But now a new report has emerged about the game’s estimated budget.
Industry News February 13, 2024

Baldur’s Gate 3 enters top 25 most-reviewed games on Steam, ahead of titles like RDR2, Skyrim, and Valheim

Baldur’s Gate 3 has reached a new milestone, reaching over 500k user reviews on Steam. This makes it one of the most-reviewed games on the platform of all time, ahead of many other successful releases.
Industry News February 12, 2024

Batman: Arkham Knight sees impressive spike in player count on Steam, surpassing Suicide Squad in daily CCU

The number of active players in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has quickly dropped on Steam. It now has fewer concurrent users than Batman: Arkham Knight, Rocksteady’s previous game released nine years ago.
Industry News February 12, 2024

Free horror game Silent Hill: The Short Message surpasses 2 million downloads

Silent Hill: The Short Message, a free horror game developed by Konami and HexaDrive for PlayStation 5, has been downloaded more than 2 million times since its launch on January 31.
Industry News February 12, 2024

Helldivers 2 hits 1 million copies sold, attracting over 360k concurrent players on PS5 and PC

It seems like Helldivers 2 is exceeding expectations after its strong launch last week. The game has already sold around 1 million units in less than a week.
Industry News February 9, 2024

Take-Two reports $1.3 billion in Q3 revenue, as GTA V approaches 200 million copies sold

Take-Two has published a financial report for the third quarter ended December 31, 2023. The company is now working on a cost reduction program, which doesn’t involve job cuts.
Dev Interviews February 9, 2024

Exploring immersive sim game design with Raphaël Colantonio: “You basically let the player cheat the game”

During the recent WN Conference in Belgrade, we had a chance to speak with Raphaël Colantonio, creative director of WolfEye Studios and founder of Arkane. Check out our interview with one of the industry’s most prominent creative minds for a quick dive into the immersive sim genre and Raphaël’s approach to game development.
Industry News February 9, 2024

Helldivers 2 becomes Sony’s biggest PC launch, peaking at over 81k concurrent players

Helldivers 2 has just launched on Steam and PlayStation 5, and player interest is definitely there. The game has already become Sony’s biggest launch on Steam in terms of peak concurrent players.
Legal February 8, 2024

Microsoft says Activision planned to eliminate “significant number of jobs” before acquisition in its response to FTC

Microsoft has responded to a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint about the recent layoffs in its video game division. The company argued that Activision itself had planned to make the cuts long before the acquisition.
Industry News February 8, 2024

Palworld “could be taken as a signal to someone else with deeper pockets that Pokémon isn’t unassailable,” Mark Darrah says

Palworld has been causing debate since its launch, with Pocketpair also accused of plagiarism and the use of AI. Mark Darrah, veteran game developer and former BioWare producer, has shared his thoughts on the matter and what the game’s success could mean for Nintendo.
Industry News February 8, 2024

Persona 3 Reload sells 1 million copies in its first week, becoming fastest game by Atlus to reach this mark

Persona 3 Reload has reached an impressive milestone. The game sold 1 million copies globally in its first week.
Deals February 8, 2024

Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic Games to build “transformational” games and entertainment universe

Epic Games has just received a $1.5 billion investment from Disney. Together, the companies will work on a multiyear project to create new games and other entertainment experiences as part of an “expansive” universe within Fortnite.
Industry News February 7, 2024

Paradox Interactive reports record revenue of $252 million for 2023, as Cities: Skylines tops 1 million copies sold

Paradox Interactive has published its financial report for the full year ended December 31, 2023. Despite strong revenue growth, the Swedish company is not satisfied with the quality and commercial performance of some of its games.
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