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CHARTS: Battlefield V takes Steam No.1 almost three years after launch STEAM TOP TEN

CHARTS: Battlefield V takes Steam No.1 almost three years after launch

Thanks to a 90 per cent price cut

Video game Kickstarter campaigns raised $13m in first half of 2021 $$$$

Video game Kickstarter campaigns raised $13m in first half of 2021

One of the most successful periods since 2015's blockbuster year

CD Projekt revenue up 29% for first half of 2021 NEWS

CD Projekt revenue up 29% for first half of 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 was "leading source" of revenue for firm

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Monster Hunter World hits 20m copies shipped DATA

Monster Hunter World hits 20m copies shipped

This is Capcom's best-selling game to date, with sales almost double that of second place, Resident Evil 7

IGDA dev survey shows unionisation level has doubled since 2019 DATA

IGDA dev survey shows unionisation level has doubled since 2019

12 per cent of workers are involved in a union

Montréal games scene has grown 8% over last decade DATA

Montréal games scene has grown 8% over last decade

Economic promotion agency says that the industry is 15,000 people strong

Final Fantasy XIV has attracted 24m players DATA

Final Fantasy XIV has attracted 24m players

Title has brought in six million new users since the end of 2019

CHARTS: Battlefield 2042 pre-orders dominate Steam Top Ten STEAM CHARTS

CHARTS: Battlefield 2042 pre-orders dominate Steam Top Ten

Follows open beta for the upcoming shooter

CHARTS: Amazon's New World shoots straight to Steam No.1 spot STEAM TOP TEN

CHARTS: Amazon's New World shoots straight to Steam No.1 spot

Title hits 913.6k concurrent player peak

Humble Bundle hits $200m charity fundraising milestone $$$$

Humble Bundle hits $200m charity fundraising milestone

Firm has raised $50m since July 2019

CHARTS: CS:GO DLC Operation Riptide takes Steam No.1 STEAM TOP TEN

CHARTS: CS:GO DLC Operation Riptide takes Steam No.1

Deathloop drops to sixth

CHARTS: Deathloop shoots its way to Steam No.1 spot STEAM TOP TEN

CHARTS: Deathloop shoots its way to Steam No.1 spot

Pre-orders for the eagerly anticipated violent Groundhog Day clocked in at third place, too

Roblox hit 48.2m daily active users in August DATA

Roblox hit 48.2m daily active users in August

That's a 32 per cent increase year-on-year

Women and minorities in management roles at Riot inched up in 2020 DATA

Women and minorities in management roles at Riot inched up in 2020

But female hires slowed down in this time

CHARTS: Bandai Namco's Tales of Arise takes No.1 on Steam STEAM TOP TEN

CHARTS: Bandai Namco's Tales of Arise takes No.1 on Steam

RPG makes three appearances in the charts this week

Chinese government games crackdown sees Tencent and NetEase stock plummet NEWS

Chinese government games crackdown sees Tencent and NetEase stock plummet

Investors spooked by the prospect of increased regulation in the region

GameStop reports 26% net sales increase as firm restructures $$$

GameStop reports 26% net sales increase as firm restructures

Company focusing increasingly on ecommerce rather than physical stores

Garry's Mod has sold 20m copies DATA

Garry's Mod has sold 20m copies

Title began life in 2004 ahead of a 2006 Steam release

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