Stores and publishing

On the evening of November 20, the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl took place. The game launched on PC and Xbox Series, including on Game Pass. Judging by the numbers, at least on Steam, its start was successful

On November 19, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 was released on PC and Xbox Series. Users on Steam criticized the new flight simulator. Only 14% of the players who left reviews rated it positively.

Google Corporation has summarized the initial results of the outgoing year and announced the best games in its app store for 2024.

During the week of November 12 to 19, Farming Simulator 25 earned more on Steam than any other paid game. This allowed it to top the platform's premium chart, pushing Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, which had held the top spot for three weeks, down from first place.

Despite the small number of new releases, there were still quite a few changes on the Steam charts last week. Here is a quick overview of the top-grossing products on the platform over the past seven days.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has introduced Olivier Courtemanche as the new leader of its mobile division. Justin Kubiak has been named the head of mobile business development and partnerships.

The platform now tracks traffic more accurately, allowing developers to obtain more reliable data about who visits their game pages.

Square Enix has brought back one of its most iconic RPGs, Dragon Quest III, in a new remake for modern systems. The game has been off to a promising start, judging by its early metrics.

On November 14, Sony Interactive Entertainment launched LEGO Horizon Adventures, a Lego-themed reimagining of the first game in the Horizon series. Let’s take a look at its early metrics on Steam.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reviewed content shared by users on Steam. They identified a large amount of unacceptable material on the Valve platform

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has conducted research into Steam. The organization found over 1.8 million instances of extremist or hateful content, stating that the platform needs to tackle these issues.

Valve has been accused by the Anti-Defamation League of "permitting the spread of hate" on its digital platform and marketplace, Steam.

CD Projekt has launched a new initiative as part of its GOG store. Celebrating the platform’s 16th anniversary, the company is presenting a program with a number of old games updated and improved by the team.

The digital store GOG announced the launch of a program aimed at preserving iconic games from the past. Its goal is to ensure their functionality on PCs now and in the future

On November 13, the State Duma of the Russian Federation passed a draft law in its first reading that obligates Apple to allow the installation of the RuStore app store on iPhones and iPads in Russia.

Techland announced that the Dying Light: The Beast spin-off surpassed 1 million wishlists in less than three months since its announcement.

On November 12, the new installment of Farming Simulator was released on PC and consoles. At the very least, the farming simulator proved to be very popular on Steam. The peak online player count on Valve's platform reached 126,761 people

Many free-to-play hits on Steam have experienced an increase in gross revenue over the past seven days. Here’s our weekly roundup of the top games on the platform, including new releases and impressive comebacks from older hits.

Neowiz has entered into an $8 million agreement with Warsaw-based developer Zakazane to publish its forthcoming neo-Western RPG

Sony has unveiled its latest financial outcomes, indicating growth across its PlayStation division.

Sony has released its financial report for the second quarter ended September 30, 2024. Here are the key takeaways about the company’s video game business.

Kadokawa Corporation, the parent company of FromSoftware, is working on "developing a structure" aimed at "expanding the scope" of its in-house publishing for console and PC games

Digital Bros has announced the rebranding of its Hook Indie Publishing label to 505 Pulse

Microsoft has started testing a new AI chatbot as a tech support assistant for Xbox

Thanks to various Halloween sales events, many older hits games returned to the Steam charts over the past seven days. However, the top spots are still occupied by new releases and evergreen hits.

The list of the best-selling products in Valve's store for the week of October 29 to November 5 has been published. Let's take a detailed look at the top ten, excluding free-to-play products

Capcom has launched an open beta for Monster Hunter Wilds. Judging by its metrics on Steam, the game has every chance of boosting the company’s financial performance upon launch.

Remedy Entertainment has released its financial report for the third quarter of 2024. The Finnish studio posted strong revenue growth, also outlining its self-publishing strategy.

Respawn has restricted access to Apex Legends for users running the game on Linux operating systems, impacting those playing on the Steam Deck.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been off to a solid start on Steam. Let’s take a closer look at the game’s early metrics and compare them to other titles in Electronic Arts’ portfolio.

Remedy Entertainment reported on the third quarter of 2024. We've highlighted the key points

Capcom announced that from November 1 to 4, there will be an open beta for Monster Hunter Wilds. The testing immediately caught the attention of gamers: in just a few hours, the Steam online count exceeded 463,000 concurrent users

The release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard took place on the evening of October 31st. Just a few hours later, the game's peak online presence on the Steam platform reached 70,414 people

Valve has introduced new changes to Steam store pages. The new tool will help users see information about anti-cheat services used in games.

Microsoft released its report for the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, which ended on September 30. We have selected key metrics from the gaming division.

Indie studio Pounce Light, made up of just two developers, shared with GameDiscoverCo the successes of their castle-building simulator Tiny Glade, which was released on September 23

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the closure of two of its first-party studios. This is part of the company’s refocused approach to expanding the PlayStation brand and its long-term growth.

The new leader on the Steam charts was easy to guess this time, but there are still many interesting additions and changes on the list. Let’s take a closer look at the highest-grossing products on the platform over the past seven days.

The top-grossing game on Steam for the week of October 22 to 29 was predictably Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The new shooter from Activision climbed nine spots in the charts, dethroning Counter-Strike 2.

The top-grossing game on Steam for the week of October 22 to October 29 predictably became Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The new shooter from Activision climbed nine spots in the charts, dethroning Counter-Strike 2

Black Ops 6 successfully launched on Steam, despite the simultaneous release on Game Pass. According to SteamDB, the peak concurrent users for the main Call of Duty HQ application reached 306,460 people during the first weekend following the release of the new installment in the series

Black Ops 6 may become a turning point for the Call of Duty franchise, especially given the huge bet Microsoft has made on Activision Blizzard. So it is time to take a closer look at the game’s launch metrics.

Inside Bungie, there was a separate team that defined the visual style of its games, prepared guides and benchmarks for working with graphics, and assisted production with lore. It was called Bungie Creative Studios. Now it no longer exists. It has become part of PlayStation Studios

The Creative Studios team from Bungie has transitioned to PlayStation Studios to aid in the development of its live service games

Another Next Fest has come to an end, so it is time to look at the biggest demos. One of the most interesting observation is the dominance of games with multiplayer features, especially compared to previous events.

Valve does not plan to launch hardware on a yearly or cyclical basis, as this approach is considered "not really fair to customers"

The list of the best-selling products in the Valve store for the week from October 15 to October 22 has been published. Let's go through the top ten, excluding free-to-play products

Steam is the main storefront for game distribution on PC. Bohemia Interactive looks back at its debut on the platform 15 years ago, revealing how many copies of its games it has sold since then.

Valve has released a list of the most popular demos from the October "Steam Next Fest." It includes games that were tried by the highest number of unique players during the week of the event.

Last week, a couple of older hits returned to the Steam charts and has seen outperformed most new releases. Here is our regular roundup of the top products on the platform by gross revenue over the past seven days.