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Industry News November 28, 2023

Lethal Company becomes top-rated game of 2023 on Steam, also breaking into top 5 new titles by peak concurrent players

Lethal Company continues to gain momentum following its successful launch on Steam. In addition to its chart-topping positions, the co-op indie horror is now the top-rated game of 2023 on the store.
Legal November 28, 2023

How devs can protect their games, problems with patent trolls, and other legal issues in games industry

The seventh episode of Games and Names, a  games industry podcast launched by AppMagic in partnership with WN Media Group, is here. It is dedicated to a really complex yet important topic — the legal side of the games industry and how developers can protect the results of their creative work.
Marketing November 27, 2023

How Steam Awards nomination can boost game’s rating on Steam, explained by Potion Craft dev niceplay games

Many developers have noticed a surge in positive reviews for their games during the new Steam sale. This is due to a special badge that players can win after completing certain tasks at the annual award event.
Industry News November 27, 2023

Ghostrunner 2 hits $6 million in revenue, recouping its production budget of just over $4 million

Polish developer One More Level has disclosed the first figures for Ghostrunner 2, a sequel to its commercially successful cyberpunk action game. Let’s take a closer look at the data.
Industry News November 27, 2023

Report: ByteDance plans to ditch Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse as part of its plans to move away from mainstream gaming

TikTok maker ByteDance has reportedly decided to restructure its gaming business. This will likely affect the Chinese tech giant’s main video game arm, Nuverse.
Industry News November 24, 2023

MediEvil co-creator Jason Wilson selling his BAFTA award to keep roof over his head

Jason Wilson, co-creator of 1998’s hack and slash game MediEvil, has decided to sell his Game of the Year BAFTA award. Despite his vast experience, he seems to be struggling to find a new job in the industry.
Industry News November 24, 2023

Diablo IV quadruples its launch numbers on Steam by peaking at over 23k concurrent players (with nuances)

Diablo IV has seen a huge surge in player count on Steam this week. Let’s take a look at how Blizzard’s successful ARPG has been performing on the store since its October launch and compare it to some other releases.
Industry News November 24, 2023

Ubisoft might be testing in-game ads integrated into Assassin’s Creed gameplay, drawing criticism from players

Players have found out that Ubisoft has apparently started experimenting with in-game ads. These pop-up banners appear during gameplay, promoting discounts on the latest Assassin’s Creed title.
Industry News November 23, 2023

How Embracer Group decides which of 200+ games in its pipeline get green light during its cost-cutting restructuring

Mass layoffs aside, one of the main elements of Embracer Group’s ongoing restructuring program is a review of all games in its pipeline. Chief strategy officer Phil Rogers has detailed the process and the progress the Swedish holding company has made so far.
Market Analysis November 23, 2023

EA Sports FC 24 was 2nd highest-grossing game in US and UK last month, ranking 5th in MAU on console

EA Sports FC 24 is the first game in the sports series that doesn’t use the FIFA brand. Here is how its launch numbers compare to the previous title.
Game Development November 22, 2023

9 stages of game production according to Tim Cain: from test rooms and “beautiful corner” to Beta and release

Game production consists of many stages, which may differ depending on the specific company or team. Here is how the process works according to Tim Cain, acclaimed developer and one of the creators of Fallout.
Market Analysis November 22, 2023

Chinese games market revenue to top $47 billion in 2023, marking recovery from first-ever decline last year

Niko Partners has updated its China Games Market 2023 Half-Year report, sharing new projections for the full year. The country is expected to see a rise in video game revenue after its first-ever decline in 2022.
Industry News November 22, 2023

RoboCop: Rogue City hits 435k players in two weeks, record launch for publisher Nacon

RoboCop: Rogue City has been a massive success for both developer Teyon and publisher Nacon. Here are the game’s key achievements since launch.
Game Development November 22, 2023

GameMaker rolls out one-time fee commercial license, while other engines make “awkward moves” with their pricing

GameMaker has a special Thanksgiving surprise for its community by announcing major changes to its pricing model. And the team decided to do the opposite of what some other engine makers do.
Industry News November 21, 2023

Steam Deck tops Steam weekly charts, while indie hit Lethal Company outshines PUBG and Baldur’s Gate 3

Shortly after Valve announced the OLED version of Steam Deck, its handheld PC has become the top-selling product on the store. Here are all the notable shifts that have occurred on the charts over the past week.
Industry News November 21, 2023

Fortnite generated over $20 billion in lifetime revenue, according to its co-creator Donald Mustard

Even after the start of its troubles with mobile app stores and legal battles with Apple and Google, Fortnite remains one of the highest-grossing games globally. Here is how much money Epic Games’ biggest hit has generated to date.
Game Development November 20, 2023

Halo engine “still had 1992’s Marathon code in it”: devs discuss messy codebase of AAA games

No game engine is perfect. And sometimes developers may have a hard time working with specific frameworks due to a large amount of legacy code or lack of good documentation.
Industry News November 20, 2023

Talos Principle 2 hits 100k copies sold, reaches highest CCU of any game published by Devolver in 2023

The Talos Principle 2, the long-awaited sequel to Croteam’s acclaimed first-person puzzle game, has reached its first sales milestone just over two weeks after launch.
Industry News November 20, 2023

Roblox hits $7 billion in player spending on mobile, with downloads approaching 1 billion

The mobile version of Roblox remains one of the highest-grossing apps globally. Here are the key metrics for the game platform, including downloads and the top countries by revenue.
Industry News November 17, 2023

Ark: Survival Ascended tops 600k copies sold on Steam, as publisher remains confident in its further success

Ark: Survival Ascended, a remaster of Ark: Survival Evolved, has reached a new milestone shortly after its Early Access launch on Steam. The developers are now working on console versions of the game
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