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

Titanfall 2 PC playerbase increases almost sixfold following Apex Legends launch

Respawn’s robot shooter hit highs not seen since 2017

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

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hit an all-time peak of 20 million unique players over December News Jan 3rd, 2019

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hit an all-time peak of 20 million unique players over December

Record player count follows Valve’s shooter going free-to-play last month

Hearthstone has attracted 30m new players in the last year News Nov 6th, 2018

Hearthstone has attracted 30m new players in the last year

Blizzard’s Warcraft card game spinoff hits the milestone over four years after launch

Assassin's Creed Odyssey peak Steam player count already 33 per cent higher than Origins' News Oct 9th, 2018

Assassin's Creed Odyssey peak Steam player count already 33 per cent higher than Origins'

Title hits 62,000 user peak

78.3m people played Fortnite in August News Sep 21st, 2018

78.3m people played Fortnite in August

Game's biggest month yet

Rocket League has attracted 10m new players since start of 2018 News Sep 20th, 2018

Rocket League has attracted 10m new players since start of 2018

Car football title hits 50m total player count - but we don't know how well it has sold

SCUM caps off first week with 700,000 players and a server wipe News Sep 6th, 2018

SCUM caps off first week with 700,000 players and a server wipe

Developer reminds players that Early Access means more wipes are likely in future

Report: Realm Royale player base has dropped by 94 per cent since launch News Aug 16th, 2018

Report: Realm Royale player base has dropped by 94 per cent since launch

Looks like people played it for just fortnight

Monster Hunter World is Japan's biggest game on Steam yet News Aug 10th, 2018

Monster Hunter World is Japan's biggest game on Steam yet

Overtakes Dark Souls 3

Player figures don't mean anything in the age of the subscription service Interviews & Opinion Aug 7th, 2018

Player figures don't mean anything in the age of the subscription service

We need to be more critical than ever when we know nothing about the people playing a game

We now have a better idea of how Sea of Thieves is doing - but some key figures are missing News Aug 7th, 2018

We now have a better idea of how Sea of Thieves is doing - but some key figures are missing

22 hours 43 minutes played on average, but no idea on DAU or MAUs

Over one million players have fired up Defiance 2050 in less than a month News Jul 27th, 2018

Over one million players have fired up Defiance 2050 in less than a month

Trion Worlds reveals the milestone alongside a three-stage upcoming content plan

Sims 4 audience has risen 35 per cent year-on-year News Jul 27th, 2018

Sims 4 audience has risen 35 per cent year-on-year

Continued support and expansions help grow the life-sim four years after launch

Roughly 30,000 players a week are still playing Halo Wars 2 News Jul 17th, 2018

Roughly 30,000 players a week are still playing Halo Wars 2

A healthy userbase is still finishing the fight one year after launch

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