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🖥 PC, Multi-platformViral Hit 'Meccha Chameleon' Is Still Going Strong, Hitting 20 Million Sales
Meccha Chameleon just passed a huge milestone, clearing 20 million sales in just over 2 months.
🖥 PC, Multi-platformSaber denies replacing Rideshare Stimulator’s writers with ChatGPT
After a former lead writer claimed Saber "replaced me with ChatGPT," CEO Matthew Karch now claims, "Neither Saber nor Unigine have replaced any writers with AI," for the Rideshare "Stimulator" game announced last month, developed by Unigine. The writer, Stella Sacco, says differently, however, posting on Bluesky that "I was lead writer on this one! &8230;
🖥 PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Multi-platformHalo: Campaign Evolved’s Biggest Competition Might Be Halo
Halo Campaign Evolved(https://www.gamespot.com/games/halo-campaign-evolved/) is a celebration of the franchise, but not many people are attending that party. New estimates peg sales at 1.2 million copies sold across PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 so far, around $67 million in revenue, which isn't the best start for this remake of the original Halo campaign. Also available via Xbox Game Pass, the game is estimated to have 2.1 million players through the subscription service. According to Alinea Analytics' head of market analysis, Rhys Elliott(https://alineaanalytics.substack.com/), there are several reasons for this. Sales are split almost down the middle between Xbox Series X|S and PS5 at 42% and 41%, respectively, while Steam accounts for 17% of sales. This is up from its launch-week sales(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-on-ps5-is-off-to-a-slow-start-expert-says/), but not by much. So what's the reason behind the lukewarm sales of the classic first-person shooter, which has gotten a new coat of paint and some fine-tuning under the gameplay hood? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LimYD3Ycwo As Elliott noted, Halo: Campaign Evolved's biggest competition on PC might be another Halo--specifically, Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The Halo game compilation offers better value for money and includes Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, a 2015 remake that's pretty solid in its own right. Throw in options for multiplayer and more Halo games to the mix, and the $40 price tag makes it a much more tempting offer compared to the $50 required for Halo: Campaign Evolved, which is more barebones in comparison. Shinier graphics, extra co-op missions, and the ability to sprint in that game just aren't enough, it seems. "The price is too high for a port like this one, and the Halo brand--candidly--has lost a lot of cache, Elliot wrote(https://x.com/superhys/status/2087224210296893632). "A lot of Steam users already own Master Chief Collection--8.5 million copies sold on Steam, as per our estimates--which offers more content for less. On PS5, Halo: Campaign Evolved is estimated to have sold 544,000 copies so far, neck and neck with Xbox despite the Sony platform having a larger userbase than its Microsoft rival. Elliot explained that while plenty of PS5 owners jumped in thanks to the nostalgia factor of Halo, sales were driven by an "older, nostalgia-driven crowd" that encompasses players who are roughly 32-40 years old. Many of these people were likely former Xbox 360 owners who had since moved to PlayStation hardware, but the game didn't make a big dent with a "fresh" PlayStation audience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woUnTCVv9JU Shooters, remakes, and legacy-leaning titles still sell well on the platform, as the audience overlap skews heavily toward the late PS2, Xbox 360, and early PS4 eras, Elliot explained. While Halo: Campaign Evolved didn't achieve the same velocity as several other Xbox ports did on PlayStation, bringing the Master Chief Collection with its multiplayer suite to that platform would have "certainly" done better, Elliot wrote. "At the very least, if the rumored Halo 2 remake ships with online multiplayer, it’ll sell a great deal more, assuming it comes to PlayStation at all." The co-creator of Halo and designer of Master Chief, Marcus Lehto, also shared his opinion on the remake recently, saying that he has a few issues(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-co-creator-calls-out-remake-for-pandering-to-new-era-of-players-with-0-attention-span/) with it but is generally happy with how it came out. Following the final update for Halo: Infinite(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-infinites-last-update-arrives-this-month-as-devs-move-to-other-halo-projects/1100-6536070/) in November 2025, Halo Studios has now begun work on new Halo projects.
🖥 PC, Multi-platformMarvel Tokon’s Anime Style Is Great, but Its Lack of Fashion Stinks
Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls has a wonderful anime art style. What it doesn't have is a variety of costumes for decades-old Marvel superheroes.
🖥 PC, Multi-platformFortnite Giving Away Free Skin Ahead of Control Resonant Launch
Epic Games is gifting a free Fortnite skin to players who used their platform to buy the game.
🖥 PC, Multi-platformUpcoming RPG Promises Neverwinter Nights Vibes With a Steampunk Touch
Covenant of Gears: The Three Musketeers is an upcoming RPG with real-time combat with tactical pause and a full campaign editor.
🖥 PlayStation, PC, Multi-platformMarvel Tokon's New PC Patch Finally Makes the Game Work, Players Say
Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls had a rough launch on Windows PC. A new patch on Monday has reportedly fixed many of players' issues.
🖥 PC, Multi-platform20 Years Later, One of the Best Platformers Ever Officially Makes A Comeback
The classic zen-platformer is back for its 20th anniversary thanks to the devs behind Chasm
🖥 PlayStation, PC, Multi-platformBrand New Day Is Giving Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Its Biggest Sales Boost In Years
Spider-Man: Brand New Day just cleared $1.6 billion at the box office, and that has also led to a surge in sales of Marvel's Spider-Man 2(https://www.gamespot.com/games/marvels-spider-man-2/). According to new data estimates by Alinea Analytics, another 316,000 copies of the 2023 game have been sold on PS5 and PC via Steam since Spider-Man: Brand New Day swung into theaters, generating $11 million in sales. As Alinea's head of market analysis Rhys Elliot noted online, 20% of the copies sold since the film launched were physical, and another 274,000 players jumped into the game via its availability through PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for Extra and Premium tiers. In terms of pure numbers, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 now sits at 18.2 million units sold--92% of which were on PS5--and has made over $1.2 billion since launch. "While some smart discounts had an impact, hype around the movie did most of the work here, as shown by the pricing data in our platform," Elliot wrote(https://x.com/superhys/status/2086818332171182544). To put this into perspective, AA's data estimates that the game has sold 15,000 copies a day on PS5 at the current price of $29.39, a massive uptick when compared to the February promotion that saw Sony sell around 6,300 units per day. On Steam, sales also increased, with the game priced at $40 on PC. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/htx531h5YTY?feature=share Could this effect be repeated with the dozens of other video game movie adaptations(https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/video-game-movies-in-the-works/2900-5059/) in development right now, like Nintendo's Legend of Zelda film(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/live-action-legend-of-zelda-fan-film-gets-shut-down-by-nintendo/1100-6529246/)? Elliot added that "these lifts happen mostly by accident," and considering how unpredictable movie and video game development cycles are, syncing up two massive productions to release within one another like this would be a "logistical" nightmare to pull off. "But for the handful of publishers making movies AND games in the same IP, surely one of these has to line up. I'd kill to see that impact," Elliot concluded. To coincide with the launch of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 developer Insomniac Games added a PSSR update for PS5 Pro owners and the new "Fresh Start" costume(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvels-spider-man-2-swings-into-a-brand-new-day/) from the movie. The film also took inspiration from the game, with star Tom Holland and director Destin Daniel Cretton talking about how some of the stylish finishers were incorporated(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spider-man-brand-new-day-fight-scenes-started-with-marvels-spider-man-screenshots/) into several action scenes. Spider-Man: Brand New Day made another $145 million at US theaters during the August 7-9 weekend, and it looks like it could clear $2 billion globally by the time its run ends, raising the bar for Avengers: Doomsday when it arrives on December 18. All Spider-Man 2 Suits And How To Get Them !4208452-marvelsspider-man220231017092315.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1632/16320660/4208452-marvelsspider-man220231017092315.jpg?w=636) !4193152-aurantiasuit.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1601/16018044/4193152-aurantiasuit.jpg?w=636) !4193153-tacticalsuit.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1601/16018044/4193153-tacticalsuit.jpg?w=636) !4193154-25thcenturysuit.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1601/16018044/4193154-25thcenturysuit.jpg?w=636) !4193155-stonemonkeysuit.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1601/16018044/4193155-stonemonkeysuit.jpg?w=636) !4193156-apunkalypticsuit.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1601/16018044/4193156-apunkalypticsuit.jpg?w=636) !4193157-agimatsuit.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1601/16018044/4193157-agimatsuit.jpg?w=636) View Images(https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/all-marvels-spider-man-2-costumes-revealed-so-far/2900-4771/)
🖥 PC, Multi-platformValve warns Steam Machine and Steam Controller users about data breach
Valve's European logistics partner was hit with a data breach, and the company has warned customers to look out for scam emails.
🖥 PC, Multi-platformSteam’s Controversial Refund Decision Could Set a Dangerous Precedent
Steam grants controversial refund to Battlefield 6 launch-day player after 470 hours of playtime.
🖥 PC, Multi-platformSteam hardware shipper breach leaks customer data, including names and addresses
Valve says a data breach may have exposed the personal information of customers who ordered its Steam hardware in Europe. In an email sent to users, Valve says its European shipping partner, CEVA Logistics, suffered a data breach that may have included customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. The breach at CEVA occurred &8230;