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CHARTS: Battlefield V takes Steam No.1 almost three years after launch STEAM TOP TEN Sep 6th, 2021

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 $$$$ Sep 3rd, 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 Sep 2nd, 2021

CD Projekt revenue up 29% for first half of 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 was "leading source" of revenue for firm

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Roblox hit 48.2m daily active users in August DATA Sep 16th, 2021

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 Sep 13th, 2021

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 Sep 13th, 2021

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 Sep 10th, 2021

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 $$$ Sep 9th, 2021

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 Sep 8th, 2021

Garry's Mod has sold 20m copies

Title began life in 2004 ahead of a 2006 Steam release

#ADayOffTwitch protest sees peak viewership drop 21% week-on-week NEWS Sep 3rd, 2021

#ADayOffTwitch protest sees peak viewership drop 21% week-on-week

Campaign asked users and streamers to go offline to draw attention to platform's lack of action over harassment

Gamescom 2021 attracted 13m viewers DATA Sep 1st, 2021

Gamescom 2021 attracted 13m viewers

That's a 30 per cent increase year-on-year

CHARTS: Pre-orders for new Destiny 2 DLC The Witch Queen claim Steam No.1 spot STEAM CHARTS Aug 31st, 2021

CHARTS: Pre-orders for new Destiny 2 DLC The Witch Queen claim Steam No.1 spot

Expansion set to launch in February 2022

European and UK games markets generated $27.3bn in revenue in 2020 DATA Aug 25th, 2021

European and UK games markets generated $27.3bn in revenue in 2020

FIFA was the best-selling release of the year, to the surprise of no-one

UK gave out over $247m in tax relief in 2020/21 ££££ Aug 25th, 2021

UK gave out over $247m in tax relief in 2020/21

That's a 48 per cent increase year-on-year

CHARTS: Sega's Humankind makes one small step to No.1 on Steam STEAM TOP TEN Aug 23rd, 2021

CHARTS: Sega's Humankind makes one small step to No.1 on Steam

Battle royale title Naraka: Bladepoint drops to second place

Grand Theft Auto Online audience grew 72% in Q1 DATA Aug 3rd, 2021

Grand Theft Auto Online audience grew 72% in Q1

There was also a 77 per cent increase in new players

CHARTS: Pre-orders for Amazon's New World heads up Steam Top Ten again STEAM TOP TEN Aug 2nd, 2021

CHARTS: Pre-orders for Amazon's New World heads up Steam Top Ten again

Those who pre-purchase the title gain access to a closed beta

Krafton IPO could raise as much as $3.75bn ₩₩₩ Jul 29th, 2021

Krafton IPO could raise as much as $3.75bn

Firm going public in August

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