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The 'We Were Here' franchise gave away 7 million copies of its latest game. Why?
11.10.2023
Also: why Steam's locking down your dev accounts, game discovery news galore
Bitcoin price metric copies move that last came before -25% FTX crash
5.9.2023
Bitcoin SLRV Ratio data performs a moving average crossover absent since before the FTX implosion hit the market
Starfield Leaker Booked On Felony Charge After Allegedly Trying To Sell Stolen Copies
25.8.2023
The saga of a now infamous Starfield leaker has ended up with a 29-year old man booked on a felony charge after allegedly trying to sell stolen copies of the game online prior to its September 1 release date.Read more
Threads copies Twitter again, introduces ‘rate limits’ to combat bots
18.7.2023
Zuckerberg’s “copycat” app has been forced to impose rate limits to block crypto and spam bots
Bitcoin spending copies history as metric flags '1st stage bull market'
14.7.2023
Bitcoin on-chain spending is heating up — and so far, is "rhyming" with past BTC price cycles
Upcoming Horror Game Shows What’s Driving Big Releases Away From Physical Copies
26.6.2023
Last month, Remedy announced Alan Wake II, the long-anticipated sequel to its 2010 action game, won’t be released on a disc when it launches on October 17. This news was upsetting to those who prefer to have a physical game on their shelf, but in an interview with Eurogamer, creative director...
Report: Two Men Got Jobs At Amazon Just To Steal Copies Of Zelda
1.6.2023
A report from Japanese magazine Shūkan Bunshun says that in the leadup to the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom earlier this month two men—in isolated cases—got contract jobs at Amazon for the express purpose of getting their hands on a copy of the game early.Read more
Wartales: how did it sell 600k copies on Steam?
24.5.2023
Also: following up on the 'cold start problem', and lots of discovery news
Physical Copies Of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Still Require Digital Downloads Even Though It's Single-Player
25.4.2023
The next big Star Wars game is nearly here and it sounds way too big for the Blu-ray disc it’s copied on. Jedi: Survivor requires 155 GB of available space to install on PC, and a warning on the front of the box indicates at least some of the data will have to be downloaded, whether you own...
Elden Ring Sells 20 Million Copies, Makes Excellent Point
23.2.2023
It was announced earlier today that Elden Ring, FromSoftware’s 2022 Game Of The Year For Loads Of People (including most staff at this website), has sold 20 million copies worldwide since its release a year ago. That is a lot.Read more
Bitcoin due new 'big rally' as RSI copies 2018 bear market recovery
21.1.2023
There is plenty to be optimistic about when it comes to further BTC price gains, RSI analysis concludes
Three Arrows Capital Founders Served Subpoenas via Twitter in Bankruptcy Process
5.1.2023
The founders of the now-defunct cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) have been served subpoenas by the fund’s liquidators via Twitter. While serving subpoenas on Twitter is rare, it has happened on various occasions in the past, including when Wikileaks was served on Twitter...
TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Sells 1 Million Copies In A Week
13.7.2022
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge was released last month across multiple platforms and to widely positive reviews. Now, the studio behind the retro-inspired arcade beat ‘em up has shared the news that TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge sold one million copies in just its first week....
This game sold (nearly!) 500k copies - why didn't you know about it?
27.6.2022
Talking to Hydroneer's creator. Also: your Steam wishlists in context!
V Rising Adds Offline Mode, Sells 1 Million Copies
26.5.2022
I wrote about V Rising yesterday, and noted that it had sold over 500,000 copies. Well, it has now sold a lot more than that, having hit the one million mark less than a week after release.Read more
Why Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Is Selling Zillions Of Copies
21.4.2022
WB Games announced today that Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga had a massive launch, selling through over 3 million copies worldwide, and has set new records for Lego games across all platforms around the world. To put it another way: This latest Lego Star Wars game is one of the biggest releases...
Wrestling Man Collects 2,706 Copies Of Burger King Video Game
29.11.2021
What drives a man to spend his time and money procuring a couple thousand copies of Burger King’s stealth-action advergame Sneak King? I have no idea, but wrestler and professional thumbtack enthusiast Leeroy Patterson seems to be having a great time doing it.Read more
Report: North Korean Man Sentenced To Death For Smuggling Copies Of Squid Game
24.11.2021
Last week, Radio Free Asia reported that copies of Squid Game had been smuggled into North Korea on USB drives and SD cards. Now, according to RFA, a man who is said to have smuggled in the show has been sentenced to death by a firing squad. Read more
The NFT Magazine Project Plans to Drop a Periodical in the Form of an NFT on Ethereum
23.10.2021
On November 2, a non-fungible token (NFT) magazine is coming to the Ethereum blockchain called “The NFT Magazine” — a periodical publication containing articles and illustrations in the form of an NFT. The project, promoted by Advtech IT Solutions, has partnered with members...
Man Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Four Copies Of Tokyo Revengers Manga Worth $18
22.10.2021
A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing four volumes of Tokyo Revengers, a popular manga about hoodlum high school kids. Illustrated and written by Tokyo Revengers, the award-winning Tokyo Revengers is serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine. (Full disclosure: My first...