Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
Microsoft’s game revenue is up by 50% in Q3 2021
Microsoft reported its financial results for the 3rd quarter, showing that the game business had seen a nice bump of 50% year-on-year.
It Takes Two has hit 1 million copies sold
It Takes Two, the second game from Hazelight Studios, has now hit 1 million copies sold around the world.
Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139… tops UK Chart
UK Charts. Week of April 24, 2021:
1. Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
2. FIFA 21
3. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
The Switch is 6th best-selling console of all time in Japan
A new report indicates that the Nintendo Switch has become the sixth best-selling console of all time in Japan.
Focus Home Interactive acquires Streum On Studio
Focus Home Interactive has announced that it has acquired Streum On Studio, a video game developer based in France.
CD Projekt refunded 30,000 copies of Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt began offering refunds on Cyberpunk 2077 in December 2020. This was a result of the condition the game launched in.
Hades wins DICE Awards 2021 Game of the Year Award
The 2020 release from Supergiant Games, Hades has won the Game of the Year Award at the 24th annual DICE Awards.
Frostpunk hits 3 million copies sold
Developer 11 Bit Studios has announced that its frozen survival title, Frostpunk, has now hit 3 million copies sold worldwide.
Sony looks to be rolling video content into PlayStation Plus
According to images that were captured yesterday, it looks like Sony is preparing to roll video content into PlayStation Plus.
Xbox no longer requires Xbox Live Gold for free-to-play games
From yesterday, Xbox users no longer require an Xbox Live Gold subscription in order to play online free-to-play games.
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