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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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Tencent sheds $78bn in value due to rising costs OUCH May 14th, 2018

Tencent sheds $78bn in value due to rising costs

Rising costs and continued investments will strain profits

Shadow of the Tomb Raider estimated to have cost $75 to $100 million to develop PLUNDER May 14th, 2018

Shadow of the Tomb Raider estimated to have cost $75 to $100 million to develop

Eidos head grilled on the future of lengthy cinematic experiences

Conan Exiles takes a hefty swing at Steam’s No. 3 spot STEAM CHARTS May 14th, 2018

Conan Exiles takes a hefty swing at Steam’s No. 3 spot

Funcom scrambles to keep up with server demand after a herculean launch.

PUBG and Fortnite help headset firm Turtle Beach hit record revenue NOT BAD May 14th, 2018

PUBG and Fortnite help headset firm Turtle Beach hit record revenue

Net revenue at the hardware specialist up 185 per cent year-on-year

Chinese PC games revenue to reach $17.4 billion by 2022 REPORT ROYALE May 10th, 2018

Chinese PC games revenue to reach $17.4 billion by 2022

Esports and battle royale credited for faster-than-expected growth

Report: 'Bad design' is the No.1 complaint of Steam user review authors DATA May 8th, 2018

Report: 'Bad design' is the No.1 complaint of Steam user review authors

Comes ahead of bugs

UK games tax relief claimed by £1 billion-worth of game development in the last year TAX CLAIMS May 4th, 2018

UK games tax relief claimed by £1 billion-worth of game development in the last year

Fewer developers approved for tax relief in Q1 2018 than the year prior

Report: Kingdom Come Deliverance has lost 95 per cent of its player base DATA May 2nd, 2018

Report: Kingdom Come Deliverance has lost 95 per cent of its player base

But it does boast the highest concurrent player figure of a new game this year on Steam

Dead Cells has sold 730k copies since its Early Access launch NICE May 1st, 2018

Dead Cells has sold 730k copies since its Early Access launch

Metroidvania roguelike title broke even for French studio Motion Twin in its first week

Things are looking up for SteamSpy WOOP May 1st, 2018

Things are looking up for SteamSpy

Founder Sergey Galyonkin is trying out some new ways of tracking games

Frostpunk is looking cool at Steam No.2 spot STEAM CHARTS Apr 30th, 2018

Frostpunk is looking cool at Steam No.2 spot

Follows game selling 250,000 copies in its first 66 hours on sale

Frostpunk sold 250k copies in 66 hours ICE COOL Apr 27th, 2018

Frostpunk sold 250k copies in 66 hours

Not bad.

Epic's battle royale game Fortnite made $223m in March, SuperData reckons DATA Apr 27th, 2018

Epic's battle royale game Fortnite made $223m in March, SuperData reckons

Boosted by influencers such as Ninja

Military sim Arma 3 surpasses four million sales DATA Apr 27th, 2018

Military sim Arma 3 surpasses four million sales

Average play time per use clocks in at more than 150 hours

DATA Apr 26th, 2018

PC games market will make $32.9bn in 2018, Newzoo reports

Total market to be worth $137.9bn

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