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Discounts and indies (and discounted indies!) dominated the Steam copies sold chart last week. But a new DLC also made an appearance. Let’s take a look. ...
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PlayStation’s June 2025 ranking by copies sold brings familiar faces, new contenders, and another strong showing for Xbox-published titles. Sports, action games, and new hits all found their target audiences – and new ones. ...
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Things have really heated up on Steam, and not just because of the heatwave that’s got the whole Alinea team praying for winter. PEAK performance (sorry) As we covered in last week’s newsletter, co-op climbing title PEAK is reaching incredible heights right now. ...
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Our Steam estimates for week 24 are in! Last week – as ever – was eventful, with three big new launches, continued indie greatness, and some games that returned to the spotlight due to heavy discounts. ...
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Stellar Blade, a Korean-made hack-and-slash title, finally launched on Steam on June 11, following over a year of PlayStation exclusivity. As we covered last week, Stellar Blade was the #5 Steam game by revenues for week 23 – before it had even launched! ...
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It was a big week for games last week. Nintendo finally launched the Switch 2 and sold 3.5 million units, Summer Game Fest’s many announcements led to Steam followers galore, and PlayStation and Xbox held some exciting showcases of their own. ...
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PlayStation’s May top 10 by copies sold shares plenty of RPG-heavy similarities with the Steam ranking. But Xbox-published games and sports titles – again – featured more heavily on Sony’s platform. ...
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It’s that time again. We already published our May data on Steam’s top new games by revenues, but now it’s time to look at the top-performing Steam games by copies sold. ...
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Launching July 24, 2025 on Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox Series X|S & Game Pass day one Narrative moves markets, and in China, everyone is still talking about Black Myth: Wukong. ...
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Elden Ring’s player engagement is through the roof: Over 45% of its Steam players have played for 100+ hours Elden Ring is one of the most successful premium games of all time. ...
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We’ve already dived into April’s top new Steam games by revenues and PlayStation’s top games by copies sold for the month. Now it’s time to turn our eye to the top 10 Steam games by copies sold. ...
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April is usually a quiet time of year for PlayStation players. Usually. Things were a bit different in 2025, boasting a new JRPG franchise that’s an early GOTY contender, PlayStation’s biggest Xbox release to date, shadow drops, and revitalised old classics. ...
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