Video Game Industry Will See a Dip in 2021, Newzoo's Report Claims
Newzoo claims that the video game market will see a decline in revenue compared to last year. Reasons for such assumptions include Apple's policies and the universal deficit of chips.
video games
Angelika Kaldus
May 17, 2021
Video Games Industry Is Bigger Than Film, Sports and Music
The gaming market has overtaken the movie industry - valued at nearly $180 billion in 2020 - and Gen Z values it more than sports.
video games
Angelika Kaldus
May 11, 2021
Hood: Outlaws & Legends With Decent Steam Debut
Hood: Outlaws & Legends recorded a fairly successful debut on Steam. Technical issues lowered user ratings, but the game achieved good activity scores.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 11, 2021
Uncharted 4 Downloaded 37 Million Times
On the occasion of the fifth birthday of Uncharted 4 Naughty Dog published an article about the behind-the-scenes of the game. According to the text, the title has been downloaded and launched by a total of 37 million players.
video games
Agnes Adamus
May 10, 2021
Resident Evil Village With Record Launch on PC
Capcom can celebrate today. Yesterday's launch of Resident Evil Village on PC was a great success, achieving the highest number of active players on Steam in the series' history and very high user ratings.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
May 8, 2021
One in Four Cyberpunk 2077 Players Maxed Out Street Cred
CD Projekt Red boasted on Twitter that 23.5% of players have reached the maximum street cred level in Cyberpunk 2077. At first glance, this result may not seem very impressive, but compared to other games, the stat comes out quite well.
video games
Milosz Piotrowski
May 6, 2021
Record Number of 300,000 Apex Legends Players at Season 9 Launch
The start of Season 9 in Apex Legends translated into server problems on all platforms. Indeed, the Legacy patch attracted a record number of players and enabled the game to set a new record on Steam.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
May 5, 2021
Paid Subscription to CS:GO Stats Annoys Players
Among other changes, the latest update to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive includes CS:GO 360 Stats, a subscription service that gives players access to detailed stats. It costs $1 per month, but that seems like too much for the community.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
May 5, 2021
Blizzard Lost 29% of Playerbase in Just 3 Years
For three years, the number of people who regularly play Blizzard's games is steadily decreasing. However, the studio is increasingly efficient in earning money on those who have not yet abandoned its games.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 5, 2021
Titanfall 2 Sets New Record on Steam Thanks to Apex Legends and Discount
With the upcoming release of Apex Legends Season 9, which features some references to the Titanfall series, and a sale on Steam, the shooter Titanfall 2 is setting new popularity records.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 26, 2021
Naraka: Bladepoint Beta Ends Up in Top 6 Most Popular Steam Games
Beta tests of the close-combat battle royale game Naraka: Bladepoint turned out to be quite a success. An activity record of over 120 thousand players was set.
video games
Agnes Adamus
April 26, 2021
Xbox Game Pass May Already Have 23 Million Subscribers
We have learned that the number of Xbox Game Pass subscribers has exceeded 23 million. It is expected that by the end of the year this result will increase to more than 30 million.
video games
Adrian Werner
April 22, 2021
Warzone Boasts Over 100 Million Players in Total
Call of Duty: Warzone continues to gather new players. It has been announced that over 100 million people have already played the title.
video games
Adrian Werner
April 21, 2021
Apex Legends has 100M Players, and the Devs are „Just Getting Started”
As much as 100 million users have already played Apex Legends. According to Respawn Entertainment, this phenomenal result is just the beginning, and the creators are already preparing a surprise for the fans of their battle royale.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
April 15, 2021
GTA 5 Dethrones LoL as Most-watched Video Game
Thanks to RP mods, Grand Theft Auto 5 has climbed to number one on the list of most-watched games on streaming services this year.
video games
Adrian Werner
April 8, 2021
Outriders Devs Suprized by Game's Popularity but There are Some Technical Issues
On the launch day, the latest game of People Can Fly - Outriders - was played by almost 112 thousand people at the same time. However, players complain about problems with connection, which resulted in the game's average score on Steam dropping to „Mixed”.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 2, 2021
Tekken 7 Sold 7 Million Copies, New Character Available
Tekken 7's latest fighter, Polish PM Lidia Sobieska, is already available as paid DLC. Meanwhile, the game's director, Katsuhiro Harada, boasted that the title was bought by 7 million players.
video games
Karol Laska
March 23, 2021
Game Pass Makes Us Play More Games, Longer
Game Pass has proven to be a big success for Microsoft. Users of this service play longer, more titles and are more willing to reach for game genres that they are unaccustomed to.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 23, 2021
Rainbow Six: Siege Sets New Popularity Record on Steam
Last weekend was the best ever for Rainbow Six: Siege in terms of active players. Ubisoft's tactical shooter had over 200,000 people on the servers during Saturday's peak.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
March 22, 2021
DLC and Changes Failed to Convince Marvel's Avengers Players to Return
The arrival of a new hero - Hawkeye - to Marvel's Avengers and additional story missions didn't encourage players to return to Crystal Dynamics' game in significant numbers.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 22, 2021