Tag: Industry News

ARC Raiders reportedly passes 12M copies sold and hits 3.2M DAU record

Posted on By Ronny Fiksdahl

A holiday surge that shows no signs of slowing New reporting citing Alinea Analytics estimates claims ARC Raiders has now crossed 12 million copies sold, alongside a new daily active user peak of 3.2 million. If accurate, it’s another major milestone for Embark Studios’ extraction shooter as players continue piling in across PC and consoles….

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GOG Acquired by Co-Founder Michał Kiciński — A Win for Indie Games

Posted on By Ronny Fiksdahl

A Win for Indie Games December 2025 — GOG, the DRM-free digital game store, has been acquired by Michał Kiciński, one of its original co-founders. Previously owned by CD PROJEKT, the shift to Kiciński’s leadership could signal a stronger focus on indie games and player freedom. A New Chapter for GOG Kiciński confirmed the acquisition,…

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Steam connection issues briefly hit chat, downloads, and live services

Posted on By Ronny Fiksdahl

Steam had a brief connectivity wobble Earlier today, Steam experienced a short disruption that affected several parts of the platform — not only Friends & Chat, but also downloads and other live features. The Steam Friends & Chat outage left many players across regions (USA, EU, and Asia) seeing Steam stuck on “Offline / Connecting…”,…

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The Fallout: Why Soaring RAM and SSD Prices Feel Personal to PC Gamers & Builders

Posted on By Daniel Sarach

Why rising RAM and SSD prices hit PC gamers right in the gut I’m writing this not as a dry market analyst, but as someone who’s wrestled with PC-build budgets, late-night upgrade plans, and that deeply relatable frustration when a “good deal” becomes shockingly expensive. That’s what’s happening now: what used to be a quick…

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Netflix’s $72 billion Warner Bros deal could reshape AAA gaming

Posted on By Ronny Fiksdahl

A $72 billion studio deal that also hands Netflix a full-blown AAA games publisher Netflix has agreed to buy the studio and streaming division of Warner Bros. Discovery in a cash-and-stock deal worth around $72 billion. If it clears regulators, the acquisition would close between late 2026 and early 2027 and give Netflix control of…

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Cloudflare Outage – What Really Went Wrong on November 18, 2025

Posted on By Ronny Fiksdahl

Cloudflare’s huge outage – what actually went wrong? A few days ago, I wrote about how a sudden Cloudflare meltdown made huge parts of the internet feel “broken” – from games and gaming sites to tools many of us use every day. This follow-up is the short version of what Cloudflare has now confirmed actually…

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Who Owns Tanks Blitz? East-Games, Lesta & Platform Rules

Posted on By Ronny Fiksdahl

Who really owns Tanks Blitz now? A RU/BY-only case study in state ownership, platform rules, and transparency Editor’s note (Nov 19, 2025): Right-of-reply requests were sent to Lesta, IT Technologies, East-Games, Apple, and Google. No substantive responses were received by the deadline. We will update this article in full if any party provides a statement…

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Steam Widens Store Pages to 1200px: A Quick Dev Checklist

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Steam store pages just got wider—what devs should tweak today Valve has widened many Steam product pages from 940px to 1200px, and the Steam store page update is now live across desktop and the Steam client. The layout remains responsive on narrower windows, Steam Deck, and mobile. Official announcement. What changed Content area targets ~1200px…

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Xsolla brings U.S. Buy Button to Web Shop, plus creator stores

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Xsolla updates Web Shop with Buy Button for Android (U.S.), creator storefronts, Offerwall, and smarter segmentation Xsolla has rolled out new Web Shop features, led by the Xsolla Web Shop Buy Button in the U.S. The update is aimed at helping mobile studios keep more revenue as external payments expand on iOS and Android, alongside…

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Interview: RAD — Repeat After Death makes your last run the enemy (Steam demo).

Posted on By Ronny Fiksdahl

Hands-on at gamescom asia × Thailand Game Show 2025 (Bangkok): ‘RAD — Repeat After Death’ turns your past runs into your worst enemy Fix Gaming Channel spoke with Derric about RAD — Repeat After Death, a 2D action-roguelike where your previous runs return as hostile echoes that mirror your moves. A free demo is live…

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From Game Jam to 1,000,000 Copies: ‘RV There Yet?’ Rockets Up Steam

Posted on By Ronny Fiksdahl

‘RV There Yet?’ hits 1 million sales after a jam-born co-op road trip finds its crowd According to a team update from composer Dennis Filatov, RV There Yet? has crossed 1,000,000 copies sold. The achievement of RV There Yet reaching 1 million copies is a significant milestone. This milestone marks a breakout moment for a…

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CS2’s Skin Market Just Collapsed

Posted on By Daniel Sarach

CS2’s skin market just collapsed — why treating skins like “investments” is a terrible idea If you’re new to Counter-Strike 2, those flashy knives and gloves might look like “assets.” Don’t treat them that way. A small but seismic Trade-Up change on October 23–24, 2025 made knives/gloves dramatically easier to obtain. Within hours, prices across…

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Facepunch Interview — Rust, s&box & Garry’s Mod

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A floor chat with Facepunch on Rust’s monthly cadence and the road to s&box Fix Gaming Channel sat down with Grant Smith (Chief Business Officer) and Ash Cook (Marketing Manager) of Facepunch Studios at Gamescom Asia × Thailand Game Show (QSNCC, Bangkok) to talk about Rust’s monthly updates, the evolving roadmap for s&box, and why…

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