XDefiant hits 300k concurrent players, attracting over 3 million unique users in two days (gameworldobserver.com)
Poland to scrutinize digital game platforms like Steam and PSN on suspicion of anti-competitive practices (gameworldobserver.com)
Poland to scrutinize digital game platforms like Steam and PSN on suspicion of anti-competitive practices | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)
Poland to scrutinize digital game platforms like Steam and PSN on suspicion of anti-competitive practices (gameworldobserver.com)
Paradox Interactive says “we have areas where we need to do better” after reporting $44 million in Q1 revenue (gameworldobserver.com)
Frostpunk hits 5 million copies sold in six years, boasting average playtime of 24 hours (gameworldobserver.com)
Genshin Impact dev miHoYo enters top 15 largest private companies with $23 billion valuation (gameworldobserver.com)
Dwarf Fortress hits 800k copies sold, generating over 1 million wishlists on Steam (gameworldobserver.com)
Owlcat founder breaks down RPG budgets and Larian’s impact on genre: “We can’t invest $200 million to make BG3” (gameworldobserver.com)
Owlcat founder breaks down RPG budgets and Larian’s impact on genre: “We can’t invest $200 million to make BG3” | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up to go public at projected valuation of $2.3 billion (gameworldobserver.com)
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up to go public at projected valuation of $2.3 billion (gameworldobserver.com)
Atari acquires 7.5% stake in tinyBuild for $2 million, sending company’s stock up 70% (gameworldobserver.com)
Insomniac leak reveals sales of PlayStation games on PC, plus Spider-Man 2 had budget of whopping $315 million | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)
tinyBuild hit with layoffs amid financial struggles, months after it warned of possible reorganization (gameworldobserver.com)
tinyBuild hit with layoffs amid financial struggles, months after it warned of possible reorganization (gameworldobserver.com)
Ghostrunner 2 hits $6 million in revenue, recouping its production budget of just over $4 million (gameworldobserver.com)
Valve confirms Steam Deck sales amount to “multiple millions” following announcement of OLED version | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)
Steam Deck sales could already reach 3-4 million units, with US, China, and Russia among top countries (gameworldobserver.com)
Cryptic Studios and Zen Studios appear to be latest studios affected by Embracer Group’s restructuring | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)
Embracer Group has already conducted layoffs at several first-party developers. It seems that Cryptic Studios and Zen Studios are the latest teams to be affected by the ongoing restructuring.
Rami Ismail on why hits like BG3 lead to fewer funded games in genre: “Everything that’s successful tightens the noose” | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)
Rami Ismail on why hits like BG3 lead to fewer funded games in genre: “Everything that’s successful tightens the noose” | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)
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Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart peaks at less than 9k concurrent players on Steam, third worst PC launch for PlayStation game (gameworldobserver.com)
Launched on July 26, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart only peaked at 8,757 concurrent players (CCU) on Steam (via SteamDB)....
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart peaks at less than 9k concurrent players on Steam, third worst PC launch for PlayStation game (gameworldobserver.com)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the latest PlayStation game ported to PC. While it got attention thanks to the use of DirectStorage 1.2, its launch numbers are quite unimpressive compared to SIE’s other first-party titles on Steam.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart peaks at less than 9k concurrent players on Steam, third worst PC launch for PlayStation game | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)