
The Witcher 3 had a massive player count spike thanks to The Witcher Season 2 on Netflix
The Witcher 3 had over 60,000 players on December 30, 2021, which is the biggest average peak since January 2020.
DECEMBER 31Semir edits and writes at AltChar where he covers the latest news from the video games industry. He also likes to drop an opinion piece about the hot topics here and there. Semir is a PC gamer at heart but loves a short couch session on his console every once in a while.
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The Witcher 3 had over 60,000 players on December 30, 2021, which is the biggest average peak since January 2020.
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Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has officially rated From Software's upcoming action RPG Elden Ring.
DECEMBER 31
Krafton have teased a brand new map for their mobile title PUBG New State. The map is set to launch sometime in mid 2022.
DECEMBER 31
Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki reveals that graphical fidelity takes less priority compared to some other elements of game development at From Software.
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Mutan Insight have several open positions for a major RPG remake project that is being developed for the PlayStation 5 platform.
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Microsoft's decision to release Xbox Game Studios games on Steam is turning out to be one of the best moves they've made over the last couple of years.
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Rumour has it that God of War: Ragnarok has received 18+ rating in Saudi Arabia which suggests the game's development is entering final stages.
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Krafton are adding a Squid Game-like game mode to PUBG Mobile but interestingly, this will not be an official crossover with the popular Netflix TV series.
DECEMBER 29
Future Koei Tecmo titles include an action game set in the Three Kingdom era, a new game from the Fatal Frame series team and another game from Ninja Gaiden and Nioh director Fumihiko Yasuda.
DECEMBER 29
According to reports, Epic Games Store will be giving away Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider on December 30, 2021.
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Oxenfree II: Lost Signals will be launching on February 8, 2022, according to the PlayStation database.
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Alan Wake and Control studio Remedy Entertainment have reached an agreement with the Chinese gaming giant Tencent for the development and publishing of a brand new co-op multiplayer game codenamed Vanguard.
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