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Market Analysis August 11, 2023

Survey suggests “there’s nothing ‘special’ about CoD when it comes to console choice”, with PS players more worried about FIFA

A survey, conducted by research data and analytics firm YouGov for Microsoft, has now been made public in full. The unredacted results shed more light on the positions of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo in the EU console market, as well as which games consumers value the most.
Events August 10, 2023

WN Conference coming to Cyprus on September 12-13, with talks from Owlcat Games, Google, Meta, and more

The next WN Conference has been officially announced. It will take place in Cyprus next month. The list of speakers includes Owlcat Games, Playkot, Tactile Games, Nexters, AWS, Google, Meta, and more. Here are all the details about the upcoming event.
Industry News August 10, 2023

Roblox working on multimodal generative AI model while hoping to reach 1 billion DAU one day

Roblox has released its financial report for the second quarter ended June 30. The company is optimistic about its future, but some results and metrics have sent its stock down over 20%.
Industry News August 9, 2023

Honkai: Star Rail hits $500 million in mobile revenue, nearly on par with Genshin Impact in its first three months

Honkai: Star Rail has reached another milestone three months after its global launch. China and Japan remain the two largest revenue generators for miHoYo’s latest game.
Industry News August 9, 2023

56.5 million games, 3.3 million PS5s, $5.38 billion in revenue: key takeaways from PlayStation’s quarterly report

Sony has published its financial report for the three months ended June 30. Here are the financial highlights for the company’s gaming division, including sales of video games and PlayStation 5.
Industry News August 9, 2023

Take-Two reports 98% increase in net loss, but its FY25 guidance hints at possible GTA VI release window again

Take-Two has released a new financial report for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30. The company posted strong growth in revenue and net bookings, although its net loss is still growing.
Marketing August 8, 2023

Punch Club 2 hits $1.4 million in gross revenue after launching with over 100k ‘fresh’ wishlists

tinyBuild has detailed its marketing strategy for Punch Club 2: Fast Forward, a sequel to its fighting management sim. Here is how the publisher prepared for the successful launch.
Industry News August 8, 2023

Dark and Darker finds new publisher to launch outside of Steam as Ironmace’s legal dispute with Nexon continues

Ironmace Games has suddenly launched its upcoming PvPvE dungeon crawler Dark and Darker into Early Access. Still unavailable on Steam due to a legal battle with publisher Nexon, the game is now being sold through another platform.
Industry News August 7, 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3 breaks into top 10 Steam games by peak concurrent players, although Swen Vincke expected 100k CCU at max

Baldur’s Gate 3 has every chance of becoming one of the most successful releases of 2023. The game’s performance during its first four days of launch has exceeded everyone’s expectations, including Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke.
Industry News August 7, 2023

Square Enix shares posted worst intraday drop in three years on profit decline and below-expected game sales

Square Enix shares have experienced a huge decline after the company released its report for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30. Analysts were unhappy with a 79% drop in operating profit and lower-than-expected game sales.
Industry News August 7, 2023

Embracer Group shuts down Campfire Cabal as part of its cost-cutting restructuring program

Campfire Cabal has been shut down less than a year after its formation. The studio fell victim to a business restructuring currently underway at its parent company Embracer Group.
Industry News August 4, 2023

Unity’s net loss decreased to $193 million in Q2, with Grow Solutions revenue up 157% year-over-year

Unity has released its financial report for the second quarter ended June 30. The company is showing strong revenue growth, while its net loss continues to decrease.
Industry News August 4, 2023

Baldur’s Game 3 peaks at over 472k concurrent players, second biggest launch of 2023 in terms of CCU

After nearly three years in Early Access, Baldur’s Gate 3 has finally launched globally. Larian Studios’ latest RPG is now taking Steam by storm.
Featured August 3, 2023

Larian’s thorny path to Baldur’s Gate 3: from underdogs with Intel 486s to global company that survived against all odds

Baldur’s Gate 3 has finally launched today, and Larian Studios looks stronger than ever — both financially and creatively. However, the company has overcome many headwinds in its nearly 30-year history, from crises to publishers that couldn’t care less about the team and their passion.
Market Analysis August 2, 2023

Less than 10% of 200 new Nintendo Switch releases in any given month reach top 300 most downloaded games

Nintendo Switch is one of the most closed and mysterious platforms when it comes to the amount of sales data available. However, discoverability expert Simon Carless has tried to analyze the state of the platform and chances of finding success in this oversaturated market.
Industry News August 2, 2023

Electronic Arts’ full-game net bookings up 143% in Q1, largely driven by Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Electronic Arts has released its financial report for the three months ended June 30. Here are the key takeaways and data on the company’s top-performing games and franchises.
Events August 2, 2023

WN Connect Shanghai’23, held in partnership with ChinaJoy 2023, sets attendance record

The latest WN Connect took place on July 27 in Shanghai, China. Here are some results of the event that was held in connection with ChinaJoy, the largest digital entertainment conference and expo in Asia.
Market Analysis August 1, 2023

Ampere: Final Fantasy XVI was 6th biggest PS5 game by MAU in June, with US and Japan accounting for over 50% of all players

Final Fantasy XVI was one of the most played games on PlayStation 5 in June. Here is some fresh data from Ampere Analysis that proves the title’s commercial success.
Industry News August 1, 2023

Remnant II hits 1 million units sold, likely fastest Gearbox-published game to reach this milestone

Remnant II is selling much faster than its predecessor, proving to be a commercial success. The game has exceeded the expectations of publisher Gearbox.
Legal July 31, 2023

South Korean court denies arrest warrant for head of Ironmace amid legal dispute over Dark and Darker

An arrest warrant was recently requested for the head of South Korean developer Ironmace Games. This happened amid the legal battle between the studio and publisher Nexon over Dark and Darker.
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