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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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Update: Apex Legends watched for over three-times as many hours as Fortnite on Twitch in last 72 hours DATA Feb 15th, 2019

Update: Apex Legends watched for over three-times as many hours as Fortnite on Twitch in last 72 hours

Respawn's new title watched for 19,806,033 hours in the last three days alone

The Division 2 PC pre-orders six times higher than original on Ubisoft's own site, partnership with Fortnite firm Epic's new store responsible $$$ Feb 15th, 2019

The Division 2 PC pre-orders six times higher than original on Ubisoft's own site, partnership with Fortnite firm Epic's new store responsible

Oh, and the French firm is totally working on a battle royale game

New study finds no link between violent games and aggressive kids DATA Feb 14th, 2019

New study finds no link between violent games and aggressive kids

"Despite interest in the topic by parents and policy-makers, the research has not demonstrated that there is cause for concern."

Xbox Game Pass subscribers spend 20 per cent more time playing, try 40 per cent more different titles DATA Feb 14th, 2019

Xbox Game Pass subscribers spend 20 per cent more time playing, try 40 per cent more different titles

Microsoft's head of planning for the all-you-can-eat service takes us behind the scenes

Titanfall 2 PC playerbase increases almost sixfold following Apex Legends launch STAND BY Feb 12th, 2019

Titanfall 2 PC playerbase increases almost sixfold following Apex Legends launch

Respawn’s robot shooter hit highs not seen since 2017

Titanfall Fortnite rival Apex Legends played by 25m people in first week JESUS! Feb 12th, 2019

Titanfall Fortnite rival Apex Legends played by 25m people in first week

Hits two million concurrent users, too

God Eater 3 fights through returning giants in a Lunar New Year sale-driven Steam Weekly Chart STEAM CHARTS Feb 11th, 2019

God Eater 3 fights through returning giants in a Lunar New Year sale-driven Steam Weekly Chart

With only two new releases to break into the charts, big games from bigger publishers returned in last week's sale

Titanfall battle royale game Apex Legends attracted 10m people in first three days NICE Feb 8th, 2019

Titanfall battle royale game Apex Legends attracted 10m people in first three days

Developer Respawn boasts of one million concurrent player peak

The Sims 4 has become a billion-dollar success for EA CASH Feb 7th, 2019

The Sims 4 has become a billion-dollar success for EA

The legacy lifestyle game gained almost five million new players in 2018

Updated: Apex Legends had close to 3m unique users in first 24 hours NICE Feb 5th, 2019

Updated: Apex Legends had close to 3m unique users in first 24 hours

Developer Respawn says this is what the studio is working on for the time being

Subnautica resurfaces with a cool spot at the top of this week’s Steam Top Ten STEAM CHARTS Feb 4th, 2019

Subnautica resurfaces with a cool spot at the top of this week’s Steam Top Ten

Below Zero expansion manages to sink Resident Evil’s early chart dominance

Capcom, Sega and EA top major publisher review score chart on Metacritic DATA Jan 30th, 2019

Capcom, Sega and EA top major publisher review score chart on Metacritic

While Activision Blizzard, Paradox and 505 take the top spots in the mid-sized company rank

Report: Video games firms clocked in $5.7bn in investment in 2018 $$$$$ Jan 29th, 2019

Report: Video games firms clocked in $5.7bn in investment in 2018

More than double the year prior

Resident Evil 2 secures a stronghold at the top of this week's Steam Top Ten STEAM CHARTS Jan 28th, 2019

Resident Evil 2 secures a stronghold at the top of this week's Steam Top Ten

It’s been a stellar week for Capcom as the Japanese publisher steals the entire Top 5

Star Citizen raised around $39m in 2018 $$$ Jan 25th, 2019

Star Citizen raised around $39m in 2018

Funding up 12 per cent year-on-year, sci-fi title still outstripping Kickstarter totals by a huge margin

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