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Steam hits new record of 27.4m concurrent users News Nov 29th, 2021

Steam hits new record of 27.4m concurrent users

That's two million higher than January 2021

Report: Cloud games market to be worth $13.6bn by 2026 News Nov 17th, 2021

Report: Cloud games market to be worth $13.6bn by 2026

Currently worth around $1 billion

Halo Infinite multiplayer beta hits 272.6k Steam concurrent users on first day News Nov 16th, 2021

Halo Infinite multiplayer beta hits 272.6k Steam concurrent users on first day

Test was surprise-released to celebrate both the sci-fi shooter and Xbox's 20th anniversary

Deep Rock Galactic surpasses 3m sales News Nov 11th, 2021

Deep Rock Galactic surpasses 3m sales

Title has shifted one million units since January

Forza Horizon 5 brought in 4.5m players on launch News Nov 11th, 2021

Forza Horizon 5 brought in 4.5m players on launch

Biggest release for an Xbox first party title

Sweden's games industry brought in $3.8bn revenue in 2020, workers up 11% News Nov 10th, 2021

Sweden's games industry brought in $3.8bn revenue in 2020, workers up 11%

Companies made $834 million in profit last year

CHARTS: Age of Empires IV conquers Steam Top Ten News Nov 1st, 2021

CHARTS: Age of Empires IV conquers Steam Top Ten

Strategy hit takes both first and second places

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Ubisoft's second most profitable game ever News Oct 29th, 2021

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Ubisoft's second most profitable game ever

Title outperforming predecessor Odyssey

CHARTS: Back 4 Blood defends No.1 spot on Steam News Oct 25th, 2021

CHARTS: Back 4 Blood defends No.1 spot on Steam

The Left 4 Dead spiritual successor appears to have be very popular

Sea of Thieves has attracted 25m players News Oct 20th, 2021

Sea of Thieves has attracted 25m players

Title has brought in five million users since March

Xbox Game Pass misses Microsoft's subscription goal News Oct 20th, 2021

Xbox Game Pass misses Microsoft's subscription goal

Firm hoped for a 48 per cent rise

Monster Hunter World hits 20m copies shipped News Oct 19th, 2021

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 News Oct 19th, 2021

IGDA dev survey shows unionisation level has doubled since 2019

12 per cent of workers are involved in a union

Final Fantasy XIV has attracted 24m players News Oct 15th, 2021

Final Fantasy XIV has attracted 24m players

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

CHARTS: Amazon's New World shoots straight to Steam No.1 spot News Oct 4th, 2021

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

Title hits 913.6k concurrent player peak

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