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As we approach the end of January, our @MPGAnalytics team have been wrapping up their findings from 2022. From the success of @XboxGamePass to some unhappy @Steam users, check out their latest blog for some interesting trends from the past year!: ow.ly/Wbk750MB9Me
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Love or hate the jokes, High on Life has reached new heights as a Game Pass Day One: -Around 2.5M Xbox players with 900K DAU plus 100Ks of PC Game Pass players -50-150K Steam players & 11K peak CCU -3rd Most Played on Xbox Store & 2nd on Steam Top Sellers -80K peak Twitch views
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Love or hate the jokes, High on Life has reached new heights as a Game Pass Day One: -Around 2.5M Xbox players with 900K DAU plus 100Ks of PC Game Pass players -50-150K Steam players & 11K peak CCU -3rd Most Played on Xbox Store & 2nd on Steam Top Sellers -80K peak Twitch views
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Small but Mighty: A paid version of Dwarf Fortress is now available on Steam 16 years after release. The original is still free to download from developers: -Overwhelmingly Positive review score -22K Steam Peak CCU -40K Peak Twitch Views, the highest for the game
The Callisto Protocol: Just surviving after releasing with performance issues that see a Mixed Steam response: -200K-250K Steam, nearly 130K PlayStation & 100K Xbox players -17K Steam Peak CCU & 250K Peak Twitch Views -Player numbers impacted by cancellation of Japanese version
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Darktidings of Joy: Warhammer 40K Darktide had a successful pre-order beta with encouraging engagement after release: -Nearly 700K Steam & 90K PC Game Pass players -Higher Steam peak CCU than Vermintide 2, even during its free weekends -A TBC Xbox release, will momentum last?
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Darktidings of Joy: Warhammer 40K Darktide had a successful pre-order beta with encouraging engagement after release: -Nearly 700K Steam & 90K PC Game Pass players -Higher Steam peak CCU than Vermintide 2, even during its free weekends -A TBC Xbox release, will momentum last?
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Battlefield 2042 attempts to come back for victory on Game Pass: -Estimating ~3.5M Xbox players before Game Pass -Xbox PCCU increased by nearly 4x to 20K & a similar trend on Steam going F2P on EA Play -A slow start, remains to be seen if there's long term effect on engagement
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Battlefield 2042 attempts to come back for victory on Game Pass: -Estimating ~3.5M Xbox players before Game Pass -Xbox PCCU increased by nearly 4x to 20K & a similar trend on Steam going F2P on EA Play -A slow start, remains to be seen if there's long term effect on engagement
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Sonic Frontiers zooms to the top of the franchise. Fans can breathe a sigh of relief as Sonic hits the highs of Mania: -30K PlayStation & 40K Xbox players -Over 100K Steam players with 19K peak CCU -74K Twitch peak views since release
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Look behind you, a three headed monkey! The jokes are not getting old for Return to Monkey Island, becoming the series' fastest selling game: -100K-150K Steam players with peak CCU at 15K & 41K peak Twitch views -3rd on Nintendo eShop -Releases on PlayStation & Game Pass today
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Look behind you, a three headed monkey! The jokes are not getting old for Return to Monkey Island, becoming the series' fastest selling game: -100K-150K Steam players with peak CCU at 15K & 41K peak Twitch views -3rd on Nintendo eShop -Releases on PlayStation & Game Pass today
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In preparation for Darktide releasing soon, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 going free on Steam for the weekend injects engagement: -4M Steam players & CCU peaking at over 45K currently, the best since release 5 years ago -300K PlayStation & 1.7M Xbox players helped by time on Game Pass
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In preparation for Darktide releasing soon, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 going free on Steam for the weekend injects engagement: -4M Steam players & CCU peaking at over 45K currently, the best since release 5 years ago -300K PlayStation & 1.7M Xbox players helped by time on Game Pass
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God of War: The single player & former PlayStation exclusive succeeds with 23M copies sold. Sony will hope Ragnarok triumphs too: -Around 27M PS & 1.3M Steam players (players ≠ sales) -Internal models show strong retention -10K peak Twitch views this month as excitement builds
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God of War: The single player & former PlayStation exclusive succeeds with 23M copies sold. Sony will hope Ragnarok triumphs too: -Around 27M PS & 1.3M Steam players (players ≠ sales) -Internal models show strong retention -10K peak Twitch views this month as excitement builds
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With Spooky Season here, we look at the top Steam horror games to see witch came out on top… -The Forest improves peak CCU by 10x helped by a 75% off sale, gaining 300K-500K players -Dead by Daylight tops Xbox peak CCU at over 40K followed by DayZ & A Plague Tale: Requiem
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With Spooky Season here, we look at the top Steam horror games to see witch came out on top… -The Forest improves peak CCU by 10x helped by a 75% off sale, gaining 300K-500K players -Dead by Daylight tops Xbox peak CCU at over 40K followed by DayZ & A Plague Tale: Requiem
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Will The Sims 5 have similar success as its predecessor? Moving to F2P last week, the single player phenomenon The Sims 4 has a resurgence in players: -300K-500K increase in Steam players, 30% growth with 95K record peak CCU -Gained 400K PlayStation players -34K Twitch peak views
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A royal performance: Former PlayStation exclusive Persona 5 Royal has a strong first week on Game Pass: -500K players across Xbox & PC Game Pass, 66K peak CCU -150K estimated Steam players, 35K peak CCU -6 years after PlayStation release, estimated 4.5M players for PS4 & PS5
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