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Report: Steam sales and revenue drop significantly year over year [No More Robots]

The report was compiled by No More Robots, the publisher behind Descenders and Hypnospace Outlaw. Omitting AAA titles and some of the lowest-visibility games, the report paints a grim picture for struggling game devs releasing PC games on Steam.

Published 6 days ago, by

Sarah LeBoeuf

Team 17 brings in 97% revenue increase year-over-year for H1 2019

Overcooked and My Time at Portia publisher has also created a list of ideal studio and IP acquisitions to target for sustainable future growth.

Published 6 days ago, by

Johnny Cullen

Report: Apple Arcade will cost just $4.99 a month [Update]

While not yet official, the price was found within an App Store API for beta testers of iOS 13. Analysts tell GameDaily that Apple Arcade is likely to appeal to a 'small but dedicated segment.' [Update: price confirmed]

Published 6 days ago, by

James Brightman

Steam distribution agreement makes release parity standard with no added compensation

Questions about Steam's stance on release parity arose after a tweet from Glass Bottom Games founder Megan Fox. As she points out, other storefronts often offer some sort of compensation for parity, rather than making it a standard part of the contract.

Published 1 week ago, by

Sarah LeBoeuf

Adult visual novel removed from Steam, raising questions about Valve's inconsistent curation

Taimanin Asagi was meant to be a four-episode Steam release, but those plans have been scrapped as Valve removed the game's store page in advance of the game's episodic release. The extreme adult visual novel contains explicit material, including non-consensual sex.

Published 1 week ago, by

Sarah LeBoeuf

Pokémon Masters, already at 10M downloads, could be one of 2019's top mobile games [Update]

Sensor Tower says Pokémon GO is such an outlier that it's not a fair comparison with Masters.

Published 1 week ago, by

James Brightman

MWM, developer behind VR installment Groundhog Day 2, rebrands as game publisher

MWMi, a branch of the Madison Wells Media entertainment company, will continue its VR efforts while working with developers to publish new video games. First up is Creature in the Well, a pinball-inspired dungeon crawler from indie dev Flight School.

Published 1 week ago, by

Sarah LeBoeuf

Steam's overhauled Library arrives September 17 along with dev-requested features

Valve is giving Steam a much-needed update that will purportedly improve communication between developers and players.

Published 1 week ago, by

Mike Futter

Report: A decade on, Minecraft could be 'more valuable than Halo' (DFC Intelligence)

Minecraft is still one of the world's biggest games. DFC talks to us about its staying power and what Microsoft can do to keep it relevant moving forward.