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📊 Games & Numbers (30.10.24 - 12.11.24) 🎮 PC/console games ◾️Call of Duty series games have been purchased over 500 million times. Only Mario has more (879.4 million copies). ◾️Hogwarts Legacy has been bought by more than 30 million players. It took less than two years to achieve this; Warner Bros. reported 22 million copies sold at the beginning of this year. ◾️Phasmophobia has been purchased more than 20 million times. ◾️Kingdom Come: Deliverance has been bought more than 8 million times. The game was released in 2018. The sequel is set to release on February 11, 2025. ◾️Over 19 million people have played Death Stranding. This doesn’t refer to sales, as the game was distributed for free through subscription services. ◾️Despite mixed player reviews, Dragon Age: The Veilguard showed the best concurrent user count among all EA’s story-driven games - 89,400 people. Only multiplayer games like Apex Legends, Battlefield, EA Sports FC, and The Sims 4 (after transitioning to the F2P model) had higher numbers. ◾️The open beta testing of Monster Hunter Wilds reached 463,000 concurrent users. It took place from November 1 to 4. The game will be released on February 28, 2025. 📱Mobile games ◾️Call of Duty: Mobile has been downloaded over 1 billion times in 5 years. ◾️On October 26, Honor of Kings repeated its own DAU record. Over 100 million people logged into the game. This was due to the project’s ninth anniversary. ◾️Goddess of Victory: Nikke earned $890.6 million in Gross Revenue two years after release. 58.4% of all revenue was generated by Japanese users. ◾️GDEV reported that the browser game Hero Wars: Dominion Era has earned more than $650 million since its release in October 2016. This figure includes revenue from mobile platforms. Apparently, this is the highest-earning browser game in the world. ◾️Pokemon TCG Pocket, launched on October 30 this year, has already surpassed $50 million in Net Revenue, according to AppMagic. 43% of revenue comes from Japan, 27% from the USA. On November 9, the game’s daily revenue was $5.56 million. The game has been downloaded more than 17 million times. This is the second most successful mobile game launch in the franchise after Pokemon GO. ◾️Royal Kingdom has earned more than $20.5 million during its soft launch since April 2023. 74% of this amount was paid by British users. The game will be released worldwide on November 21. ◾️Since its release on October 17, the mobile Age of Empires has earned $13.89 million (as of November 11), reports Chinese publication GameLook. According to AppMagic, the game has more than 5 million installations worldwide. ◾️DAU in Roblox has exceeded 88.9 million people. The biggest growth is due to people over 13 years old. More numbers + links to the sources are here: https://lnkd.in/djiknuv3

📊 Games & Numbers (18.09.24 - 01.10.24) 🎮 PC/console games ◾️According to Video Game Insights estimates, Black Myth: Wukong is the best-selling game on Steam in 2024, with over 20 million copies sold. ◾️More than 14 million people have played Football Manager 24. This number reflects player counts, not sales, as the game was available through subscription services. ◾️The total sales of Ghost of Tsushima exceed 13 million copies. Recently, Sucker Punch announced a sequel to the series: Ghost of Yōtei. ◾️Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is the second most successful new release in the European market in 2024. According to GSD, only Helldivers II performed better. ◾️The meditative platformer GRIS, published by Devolver Digital, has been purchased over 3 million times since its release in December 2018. ◾️Manor Lords has sold over 2.5 million copies since its release on April 16, 2024. ◾️Revenue from the VR shooter Ghosts of Tabor has surpassed $20 million, as reported by the developers themselves. ◾️In the first 3 days of sales, Frostpunk 2 sold 350,000 copies. ◾️Sales of Dragon Age: Inquisition has exceeded 12 million copies. While many considered the game a "commercial failure," the studio disagrees. ◾️Ampere Analysis estimates that Star Wars: Outlaws sold 800,000 copies in its release week. Ubisoft has not officially disclosed the numbers. ◾️More than 40 million people have played Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi franchise. These numbers reflect player counts, not sales, as the series' games have appeared in subscription services. 📱Mobile games ◾️On September 28, Genshin Impact celebrated its 4th anniversary. According to AppMagic, the game has generated $6.3 billion in revenue on mobile platforms. In its last year, it earned $931.4 million, the lowest annual revenue to date. However, this does not account for some users who may be migrating to PCs and consoles. ◾️Dungeon & Fighter: Mobile earned over $808.9 million in China alone and only on iOS, according to AppMagic. On its best revenue day (June 22, 2024), the game made $9.9 million. In September, the game averaged $5 million per day. ◾️Total revenue for Pixel Gun 3D on all platforms since its launch in 2013 has reached $210 million, with over 220 million downloads. ◾️Revenue for AFK Journey in less than six months has amounted to $158.3 million, according to AppMagic. Most of the revenue (over 70%) now comes from Asian regions, and in the first four months after launching in the West, the game earned $71 million. ◾️Pokemon Sleep generated $120 million in revenue over 14 months. 74% of all revenue comes from Japan, and 13% from the US. 📲 Platforms ◾️The mobile version of the Epic Games Store has been downloaded more than 10 million times. It was released in August 2024. All the links to sources are stored here: https://lnkd.in/gRM_n7rK

📊 Games & Numbers (07.08.24 - 23.08.24) In case you missed the latest sales updates during the Gamescom buzz, here’s a comprehensive roundup: 🎮 PC/Console Games Black Myth: Wukong has shattered records with over 10 million copies sold and a peak simultaneous player count exceeding 3 million across all platforms. On Steam alone, the peak concurrent users hit 2.41 million—these figures are verified and not approximations. Mortal Kombat 1 from Warner Bros. Discovery and NetherRealm Studios (WB Games) has sold 4 million copies since its September 19, 2023 release. Enshrouded has attracted over 3 million players since its early access launch on January 24, 2024. It reached its first million players within just four days and doubled that figure by the end of the first month. Balatro has been acquired by 2 million gamers, with a major gameplay update slated for release in 2025. Abiotic Factor saw 600,000 sales in its first three months. The game hit 250,000 sales within 8 days of launch, with the USA and China being the top markets. Another Crab’s Treasure crossed 500,000 copies sold in just 3.5 months. Cataclismo, which entered Early Access at the end of July, has already sold 120,000 copies. The game is published by Hooded Horse Inc. Hunt: Showdown achieved a new peak concurrent user record on Steam five years post-release, hitting 60,000 users thanks to a compelling new update. Delta Force: Hawk Ops has garnered over a million wishlists, although the game’s release date remains unannounced. 📱 Mobile Games The Battle Cats from Japan has amassed over $700 million in revenue, with 68% of earnings coming from Japan, 11% from the USA, and 8% from South Korea. It boasts over 78.3 million installs and has maintained over 1 million monthly active users since June 2021. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has generated over $500 million since its April 2018 launch. The bulk of revenue is from the USA, Germany, the UK, and France. Dice Dreams has surpassed $400 million in revenue. Before MONOPOLY GO!’s release, it earned $125 million; the remaining $275 million came post-launch. The USA is the primary market for the game. AFK Journey launched in China and generated $5.1 million in its first 5 days, representing 7% of its total revenue of $78.8 million. Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney has estimated the financial impact of Fortnite’s removal from the App Store and Google Play at $1 billion, but views it as a "small price for freedom." #GameSales #GamingStats #GameIndustry#GamingNews #VideoGameSales #GamingTrends #BlackMythWukong #MortalKombat1 #EnshroudedGame #BalatroGame #AbioticFactor #AnotherCrabsTreasure #CataclismoGame #HuntShowdown #DeltaForceHawkOps #TheBattleCats #HarryPotterHogwartsMystery #DiceDreams #AFKJourney #FortniteImpact

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Is Sony avoiding Free-to-Play Multiplayer games in its Live Service Model? About a third of their State of Play event was dedicated to Concord, Sony’s upcoming hero shooter. Suprise Suprise, Concord won’t be Free to Play. Rather it will follow the Helldivers 2 strategy: launching at a $40 price point. There is an interesting opinion piece on Gamesindustry.biz that dives much deeper into what this may mean for Sony, and the effects on the game lifecycle. To pull some interesting quotes from the article: ‘’ Sony is making things a bit harder for itself by avoiding free-to-play – but its calculation that this approach will lead to a more sustainable live service business in the medium to long-term may be well founded’’. ‘’ The decision of whether or not to charge up-front for the game has knock-on effects across the design of the game’’. ‘’ Sony has been watching the Hoyoverse cash roll in on PlayStation; it sees and understands how F2P works and what it requires and has nonetheless made a choice to eschew that approach’’. It being an opion piece, all we can do at this point is make educated guesses about the Live Service Model Sony is going to employ. Looking back to 2023 where we’ve seen Free-to-Play games being shut down for reasons other than not enough players e.g., Rumbleverse, Knockout City, Apex Legends Mobile and more. Combined with games that have become platforms themselves – Fortnite, Roblox etc. that people keep coming back to, it may make sense to charge an entry fee for a live service game. What are your thoughts? The opinion piece: https://lnkd.in/eAXA2iqA.

📊 Games & Numbers (04.09.24 - 17.09.24) 🎮 PC/console games ◾️Sales of Black Myth: Wukong surpassed 18 million copies in just two weeks. This was reported by Daniel Wu, one of the founders of Hero Games, the largest shareholder of the game's developers. According to him, the game's development cost $70 million and took 6 years. ◾️Street Fighter 6 sales reached 4 million copies across all platforms. The total sales of the series as of the end of the first half of 2024 stand at 55 million. ◾️Sales of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 are approaching 3 million copies, earning more than all other Warhammer universe games combined in 2023. ◾️Harrison Froschke, Senior Product Manager at Blizzard Entertainment, revealed on his LinkedIn the revenue of Diablo IV. The game has surpassed $1 billion in earnings, with $150 million coming from microtransactions. Blizzard had officially reported that the game earned $666 million in its first 5 days of sales. ◾️More than 1 million people have played Citizen Sleeper. The studio and publisher (Fellow Traveller) proudly shared this on their social media. ◾️Released on August 15, shapez 2 has already sold 260,000 copies. In the first week, the game was purchased 70,500 times. It launched with 330,000 wishlist entries. ◾️Earth Defence Force 6, released in September 2022, has sold 550,000 copies in two years. 📱Mobile games ◾️According to Appfigures, the gross revenue of Royal Match has reached $3 billion. The previous billion was achieved in January this year, and the game has surpassed 300 million downloads. ◾️Sensor Tower reports that The Last War: Survival has earned over $900 million since its release. 30.4% of that amount came from the US, 22.9% from South Korea, and 12.4% from Japan. The RPD (revenue per download) in South Korea is $53, the highest among all countries. Additionally, The Last War: Survival accounts for 30% of the revenue from strategy games in South Korea. ◾️In its first year, Monster Hunter Now has earned over $225 million, according to data from AppMagic. ◾️Trivia Crack by Etermax has been downloaded more than 800 million times. It took 11 years to reach this milestone. ◾️Using AppMagic, mobilegamer.biz found that games from Netflix Games have been downloaded more than 210 million times. The leader is GTA: San Andreas with 25.2 million downloads. ◾️Infinity Nikki by Infold Games has surpassed 14 million pre-registrations. The game, in addition to mobile platforms, will also be released on PlayStation 5 and PC. All the links to the sources are here: https://lnkd.in/dnGv8H-c

Local game publishers like Leder Games, Atlas Games and Asmodee's Fantasy Flight Games continue to develop new titles as novice developers find success on Kickstarter. Games sales climbed during the pandemic as people searched for ways to have fun at home. The North American board game market was valued at about $5.4 billion, or more than 41% of the global market, in 2023. By 2032, the global board games market is projected to climb to $32 billion, according to Fortune Business Insights.

Warner Bros. Discusses 'Volatile' AAA Console Games, Will Lean Into Free-To-Play And Mobile: During a recent Morgan Stanley conference, Warner Bros. Discovery gaming boss J.B. Perrette discussed some of the company's strategy for gaming going forward, and it includes more live-service, mobile, and free-to-play games. From a report: He said, "We're doubling down on games as an area where we think there is a lot more growth opportunity that we can tap into with the IP that we have and some of the capabilities we have on the studio where we're uniquely positioned as both a publisher and a developer of games." Perrette said WBD's recent gaming output has focused on AAA games for console, and that's great when a game like Hogwarts Legacy sells 22 million copies and becomes the best-selling game of the year, but this kind of success is never guaranteed in what Perrette said was a "volatile" market. He pointed out that one of WBD's latest big games, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, was a disappointment for the company. So the plan going forward, he said, is to help reduce volatility by focusing on core franchises and bringing at least some of them to the mobile and free-to-play space, as well as continuing to invest in live-service games that people play--and spend money on--over a long period of time. This will help WBD generate more consistent revenue, he said, going on to tease that WBD had some new mobile free-to-play games coming this year. Also worth noting is that just because WBD may push into new places, that doesn't necessarily mean it will stop making big single-player AAA games. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

📊 Games & Numbers (24.08.24 - 03.09.24) 🎮 PC/console games ◾️ Steam set a new record with 37.2 million concurrent users on the platform. ◾️ Crime Scene Cleaner sold over 200,000 copies in less than 2 weeks. ◾️ Valve’s Deadlock is gaining popularity. The game hit a new peak of 171,000 concurrent users. It’s still in closed beta. According to VG Insights, the game has over 1.5 million wishlists. ◾️ GameDiscoverCo estimates that Black Myth: Wukong has 3 million buyers on PS5, with 2 million in China. ◾️ Over 19 million people have played Control. This doesn’t reflect sales since the game has been available on subscription services. ◾️ The mobile game CarX Street has launched on Steam. The game had 600,000 wishlists at release. Unlike the mobile version, the game is sold for $19.99 with no microtransactions. The mobile version has been downloaded over 50 million times. 📱Mobile games ◾️ Sensor Tower reports that Coin Master has surpassed $6 billion in revenue. The game has an interesting history. It was nominally released in 2012 but didn’t receive any support until February 2016. By December 2018, the game was making $10 million a month. In August 2020, Coin Master had a total revenue of $1.37 billion. By August 2024, the developers managed to increase it more than fourfold. ◾️ Merge Mansion by Metacore has earned $500 million in 4 years of operation, with 55 million downloads during that time. ◾️ Sensor Tower reports that Zenless Zone Zero reached $100 million in revenue faster than any other game released in 2024. The main regions are China (39.7% of revenue), Japan (27.7%), the USA (10.1%), and South Korea (9.1%). The RPD in South Korea is $14, second only to Japan. Note that Sensor Tower does not account for PC and console sales, so the actual revenue of the game is even higher. ◾️ Goddess of Victory: Nikke launched a collaboration with Evangelion, resulting in the project’s revenue doubling on the day of the update's release. According to AppMagic, the peak gradually normalized afterward. Other ◾️ More than 335,000 people from 120 countries attended Gamescom ’24 this year, which is 4.6% more than last year. All the links (and some graphs) are available here: https://lnkd.in/dbUV8q9w