Spec Ops: The Line suddenly delisted from PC stores
Game Developer
JANUARY 30, 2024
Yager's beloved shooter was pulled from PC retailers without any explanation, and 2K has so far not said why.
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Windows on Arm is not ready for the complexities of the PC gaming landscape
Game Developer
JULY 8, 2024
While a move to Arm promises users with lighter and more efficient PC hardware, the state of PC gaming on Arm has a lot of catching up to do as the developer ecosystem remains in infancy.
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Obsidian's Alpha Protocol gets surprise relisting on PC
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MARCH 20, 2024
Alpha Protocol has had a soft spot in players' hearts for years, and its return on PC allows it to find a new(er) audience.
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Ghost of Tsushima's PC port introduces new PlayStation overlay, trophy support
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APRIL 17, 2024
Sucker Punch's samurai game is bringing Trophies to PC in the aims of giving PC players the semi-full PlayStation experience.
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Sony wants its PC ports to help drive PlayStation 5 sales
Game Developer
MAY 30, 2024
PlayStation wants to have the best of console and PC worlds with its first-party release approach, but how effective is it really?
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PlayStation chairman says company needs more "aggressive" PC approach
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Helldivers 2's successful launch on PC and PlayStation 5 may have spurred a chance in Sony's PC approach.
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PlayStation VR2 could be getting PC support later this year
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
'We are currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access additional games on PC.'
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Dragon's Dogma II opens with 200K concurrent PC players
Game Developer
MARCH 22, 2024
Even with its review lashing on Steam, Dragon's Dogma II has become one of Capcom's biggest PC launches in recent memory.
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Epic Games Store reached 295 million PC players in 2024
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Epic's game store had 'significant' increases in 2024 across key areas like PC players, spending, and engagement.
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Helldivers 2 becomes PlayStation Studios' biggest PC launch
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Even with launch issues, Helldivers 2 is leading Steam's top-sellers chart, and appears to be hitting off with the PC crowd.
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Sony partially pulls back on account linking requirement for PC games
Game Developer
JANUARY 29, 2025
PC ports for Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 no longer require account linking, though Sony said doing it can lead to in-game benefits.
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Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered has sold 1.5 million PC copies
Game Developer
MAY 24, 2023
Sony's growing attention to the PC crowd has paid off, at least for those who like Spider-Man.
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How Marvel's Spider-Man optimized its web-swings for PC gamers
Game Developer
MARCH 21, 2023
Renowned PC-porting studio Nixxes reflects on its first project for Sony, speaks directly to #stutterstruggle.
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THQ Nordic planning "strictly limited" physical run for PC games
Game Developer
JUNE 26, 2023
THQ Nordic tries to find a balance in making its games accessible to everyone while also letting the physical PC releases feel like events unto themselves.
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Amazon Games' Christoph Hartmann thinks the company needs to build its own talent and focus on the console/PC market
Game Developer
JUNE 27, 2024
If Amazon is going to make it in video games, Hartmann thinks the company has to build out its own talent and open strong in the PC and console worlds.
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Google Play Games aims to capture Android and iOS mobile game revenue on PC
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Google Play Games is a defense strategy against competing storefronts that host PC ports of mobile games, ensuring Google continues to capture revenue from users who abandon mobile to play on PC.
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Report: Gamurs Group torches PC Invasion and continues layoffs
Game Developer
APRIL 15, 2025
The media conglomerate behind Destructoid and Prima Games has seemingly axed more positions.
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Gameloft closes Budapest studio as it shifts focus to console and PC
Game Developer
MARCH 7, 2023
Gameloft will still make mobile games, but it sounds like it wants to continue pursuing the PC and console crowd after the success of Disney Dreamlight Valley.
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Microsoft says Call of Duty exclusivity experiment on PC was a "resounding failure"
Game Developer
JULY 14, 2023
The company was referring to Activision's decision to make digital copies of Call of Duty exclusive to Battle.net on PC from 2018 to 2022.
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Korean devs report a burst of interest in single-player console and PC games
Game Developer
AUGUST 14, 2024
Developers at Pearl Abyss, Round8 Studio, Shift Up, and other studios say developers and players in the region want to break out of the free-to-play market.
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Mobile game Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is coming to PC
Game Developer
APRIL 4, 2024
Bringing the revenue-generating juggernaut to PC gives the game new life.and possibly expanded revenue for EA.
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Monster Hunter Wilds opens to 1.3 million PC players
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The player count for Monster Hunter Wilds greatly rose up overnight, and it's now Capcom's most-played PC game ever.
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FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa is pushing into PC and console publishing
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The Japanese media conglomerate is looking to capitalize on the sustained success of Elden Ring.
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Embracer boss says 'volatile' PC and console business is the 'bad guy'
Game Developer
AUGUST 19, 2024
The company, however, is 'confident' the segment can deliver following a colossal restructuring program.
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Microsoft will integrate its Copilot AI into Xbox and PC games
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MAY 21, 2024
The tech giant's AI focus is now bleeding into its games division, and Copilot will gradually be embedded into different Xbox titles.
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Sony adds PC support to PSVR2 in August with $60 adapter
Game Developer
JUNE 3, 2024
PlayStation's newest VR headset can finally be used to play non-PS games, but the transition will lead to some compromises.
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Embracer prioritizing 'controlled key IPs' to improve profitability of PC and console releases
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AUGUST 15, 2024
The conglomerate currently has 127 projects in development–down on the 215 it had in the works this time last year.
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Google Play Games adds UK and New Zealand to PC beta
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MAY 25, 2023
More countries, more beta participants for Google Play Games.
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Lightspeed Studios nabs SIE alum Michael Pattison as VP of console/PC publishing
Game Developer
MAY 23, 2024
Ahead of the release for its big triple-A title The Last Sentinel, Lightspeed has brought on an executive with years of marketing and brand experience.
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Transitioning from PC-only development to multiple platforms
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FEBRUARY 1, 2024
An efficient transition requires good organization skills and solid knowledge on how consoles development can be done efficiently.
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Stellar Blade dev Shift Up eyes PC port and sequel in studio growth plans
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MAY 20, 2024
Shift Up wants to build Stellar Blade into a franchise as it actively begins to start up a new project to become a hopeful cross-platform giant.
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Sony’s PC learning curve hits an incline | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 10, 2024
Now that Sony releasing its first-party titles on PC as well as PlayStation has become relatively commonplace, it’s easy to lose sight of what a major change in strategy this represents. Read more
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Randy Pitchford: Borderlands 4's Steam release isn't the end of the PC store wars
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AUGUST 22, 2024
Gearbox's loot-shooter series is launching on Steam once more, but Pitchford believes the storefront is still in need a proper retail rival.
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The Epic Games Store on iOS and Android will be 'consistent' with PC marketplace
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MARCH 21, 2024
'Fundamentally we believe that every platform should be an open platform and should allow open competition.'
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Niko Partners: 62% of China PC players spending more on games than last year
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 3, 2024
Almost two thirds of PC gamers in China have spent more on games than any other platform in 2024, according to a new report by Niko Partners. The China Gamer Behaviour and Markets Report, which surveyed 1,079 gamers in April 2024, also said that 19% of PC gamers claimed they spent at least 30% more on titles than they did last year.
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Microsoft expands PC Game Pass to Ukraine, Egypt, and more countries
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APRIL 11, 2023
World expansion. Exclusive.
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Microsoft will bring its Xbox PC games to NVIDIA's streaming service
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FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Now that it has a new partnership with Microsoft, NVIDIA no longer has any objections to Xbox's merger with Activision Blizzard.
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Xbox: We will do a $1bn on PC this year
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 11, 2023
Xbox chief Phil Spencer says Microsoft will generate $1 billion from PC games this year. Part of that is the growth it's seen on other platforms, including PC. In a panel called 'What's Next For Gaming', Spencer observes that contrary to popular opinion, Xbox is a far bigger business today than it was during the Xbox 360 era.
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EA's Rocket Arena suddenly delisted from digital PC stores
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NOVEMBER 17, 2023
The 2020 online shooter Rocket Arena was made unpurchasable without warning, further complicated by developer Final Strike doing support work on Fortnite.
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Epic Games Store sees $950 million in PC game sales over 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Epic today published its Epic Games Store 2023 Year in Review blog post , revealing some metrics for the PC storefront and affirming plans to launch an iOS store in Europe this year. After a slight dip in 2022, consumer spending on the PC Epic Games Store was up 16% in 2023 to $950 million.
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Microsoft inks 10-year deal to bring PC titles to cloud streaming platform Boosteroid
Game Developer
MARCH 14, 2023
It didn't take Microsoft long to mention how the deal will help it bring Activision Blizzard titles, including Call of Duty, to the masses.
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Microsoft killed PS5 version of Bethesda's Indiana Jones game
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JUNE 22, 2023
As with Redfall , MachineGames' incoming Indiana Jones game was meant to be fully multiplatform before Microsoft elected to make it just for Xbox and PC.
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