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How Cash Cleaner Simulator hit 100k sales in just one week!
A yummy case study. Also: lots of discovery news.
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Simon Carless
Doom: The Dark Ages, The Precinct score on Steam
Also: lots of game discovery news, and an update on our GDCo Pro service.
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Simon Carless
How your Steam launch players relate to Week 1 sales!
Also: the most-watched games of April & lots of game discovery news.
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Simon Carless
What do prospective players think of Switch 2?
The State of Switch survey tells us. Also: lots of news & this week's Steam hits...
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Simon Carless
Clair Obscur & Drive Beyond Horizons: subgenre + execution = hit!
We look at one high and one lower-profile hit, as well as lots of discovery news.
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Simon Carless
The biggest discovery change in Switch (& Switch 2!) eShop history
Let's look at it - also, the big Steam winners for this week, and lots more....
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Simon Carless

April 2025

How Cloverpit added 100k Steam wishlists.. in a week!
Also: some handy XR research, and a bunch of discovery news.
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Simon Carless
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What discovery trends can we learn from Devolver?
Also: some big wins for Oblivion and Clair Obscur this week & lots of news.
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Simon Carless
How 'Do No Harm' grossed ~$500k in Month 1 on Steam!
Also: key GDC talks now up for free, our new sponsorship, and lots of news...
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Simon Carless
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The rise of console wishlists & their one big problem
Also: the Steam debuts of the week, and lots of news.
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Simon Carless
Which PC games had the largest 'long tail' in 2024, and why?
Also: lots of analysis of expected long tail, and tonnes of news.
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Simon Carless
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Trade wars & the video game biz: the fragmentation risk
Let's go beyond the obvious. Also: top Steam releases of the week & lots of news.
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Simon Carless
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