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Death in Service
The recent wave of live-service game closures highlights a systemic failure in the gaming industry’s pursuit of perpetual revenue models.
- A wave of high-profile live-service game closures occurred in early 2023, including Rumbleverse, Knockout City, Apex Legends Mobile, Battlefield Mobile, CrossfireX, and Echo VR.
- The console and PC sectors lack the 'soft launch' efficiency of the mobile industry, where developers test titles in select territories and kill underperforming projects before global release.
- Supercell’s development model demonstrates the high failure rate of live-service titles, with the company’s cancelled projects outnumbering its actual releases by a ratio of nearly four to one.
Hit PointsFeb 2023
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Plus 'sample': Biomutant Attacks, Elite's Odyssey Perplexes
The newsletter focuses on identifying which premium PC and console titles are positioned for success or already performing well, using a mix of automated data scrapes and manual chart reviews.
- Biomutant is the leading Steam hype title with 182,000 followers, ranking second overall in unreleased game wishlists.
- Top-performing titles on Steam currently include Biomutant, Days Gone, Mass Effect Remaster, Resident Evil Village, and Subnautica: Below Zero.
- Elite Dangerous: Odyssey is generating high revenue on Steam despite facing significant technical issues and mixed user reviews.
GameDiscoverCoJun 2021
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Plus: Going Medieval, or Finding a Hokko Life?
This analysis examines current market trends and sales performance for PC and console titles, focusing on the Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Epic Games Store platforms during late May 2021.
- The colony builder Going Medieval entered Steam Early Access with approximately 300,000 wishlists, demonstrating strong market demand for deep, pastoral-themed gameplay.
- High-budget 'AA' titles like Biomutant face significant sales risks when high price points ($60) do not align with perceived gameplay depth, potentially damaging long-term performance.
- The Epic Games Store Mega Sale successfully utilized deep discounts and coupons to drive older titles like NBA 2K21 and Red Dead Redemption 2 back to the top of sales rankings.
GameDiscoverCoJun 2021