News June 1 CD Projekt profit drop by 64% as company still does not disclose Cyberpunk 2077 sales CD Projekt has released a financial report for the first quarter of 2021 (ended March 31). Although the company saw a little increase in sales, its profit experienced a major drop.
News May 31 Embracer Group building huge archive of every video game ever made Embracer Group has announced its plan to build an archive to “embrace the history of games.” The Swedish holding is now working on collecting and cataloging titles from different consoles, countries, and ages.
News May 31 Leak: GTA VI in production since 2016 and set in Cuba and Florida Rockstar hasn’t officially announced GTA VI yet, but the game is already surrounded by different rumors and speculations. The latest leak spotted online dates back to 2016 and comes from an anonymous source who accurately detailed Red Dead Redemption 2 before.
Game Development May 31 Outfit7’s Jernej Česen discusses company’s expansion into new IPs, including upcoming RPG Mythic Legends Jernej Česen, General Manager and Senior VP of Distribution & BI at Outfit 7, discusses the company's expansion into new IPs, including upcoming strategy RPG game Mythic Legends.
News May 31 NCSOFT’s new mobile MMORPG Trickster M now earning almost $1 million a day On May 19, NCSOFT released its new free-to-play game Trickster M, which is an heir to the 2003’s MMORPG Trickster Online. Although the title is now only available in South Korea, it is now earning almost $1 million a day.
News May 31 Biomutant debuts both in 1st and 2nd place on Steam weekly chart Although Biomutant was met with mixed reviews, the game showed a strong debut on the Steam chart. It took over the first two places, all thanks to the title’s strong pre-orders.
News May 28 GameRefinery: Project Makeover generates almost 50% of total match-3 downloads on iOS GameRefinery has released a new match-3 snapshot report. Analysts broke down the genre’s latest trends and top-grossing mechanics on the US App Store. Interestingly, Project Makeover became the first game in years to break into top-5 highest-grossing Match-3 titles.
Game Development May 28 Mind Scanners creator Malte Burup on forcing a game design onto a concept, the psychotherapy of the 1800s, and the player’s struggle to become a hero Malte Burup, creator of Mind Scanners, discusses game design choices behind his quirky Orwellian brainchild.
News May 28 Empires & Puzzles creator Small Giant Games made over €400 million in 2020 Small Giant Games has officially become the second largest game developer in Finland after Supercell. The studio’s net sales were over €400 million last year, with its other financial metrics also increasing.
News May 28 Electronic Arts generates almost 30% of its revenue from Ultimate Team mode According to Electronic Arts, Ultimate Team made a “substantial portion” of its revenue last year. Now we know exactly how much money the company made from this game mode, which accounts for almost 30 percent of its total earnings.
