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ANNOUNCE: we're running an online @itchio video game jam with the @OaklandBallers baseball team (who we're sponsoring this season) to make a little game starring their mascot Scrappy: https://t.co/pDstZwqHh5

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We're stopping posting on this platform - check GameDiscoverCo on BlueSky - https://t.co/9gZQomu49f… - for further updates. Thx!

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What were the top new games on Steam in Jan. 2025 by revenue? Pic below, analysis over here: https://t.co/4lgNoM1l3j

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The latest game discovery news (free) and Steam debut analysis ($) are in the new GameDiscoverCo newsletter: https://t.co/OFOU1lFcOe

(It also includes this 1987 graph - via the Video Game History Foundation's new archive - https://t.co/gz5eVaMdSR tho. Atari deth, NES rebirth!)

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.@GameDiscoverCo's latest newsletter looks at how Dungeon Clawler sold >200k copies across Steam and mobile in just 2 months: https://t.co/ORcmE2PfSw

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.@GameDiscoverCo's 'trending' unreleased Steam game countdown for this week is headed by Doom: The Dark Ages, with Endless Legend 2 and Over The Hill as new entries. More analysis on LinkedIn: https://t.co/8hvU0sFBF6

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Friday's GameDiscoverCo newsletter (free links, $ analysis) takes a look at the success of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth on Steam, which debuted this week as the highest-CCU Square Enix Steam game to date, except FFXIV and the recent Dragon Quest III remake: https://t.co/gR1AEnQvab

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Our latest @GameDiscoverCo newsletter looks at which months are busiest for Steam games (both from 'Hype' and performance!) to ask - is there a perfect time to release your game? https://t.co/aiKbEXjaQs

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Here's @GameDiscoverCo's latest trending Steam follower ranking for the hottest unreleased games, Jan. 13th-20th. More info & analysis on LinkedIn: https://t.co/S97h1NwEVZ

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So how about that Switch 2, huh? The latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter - https://t.co/DvZ6pp8nGk - also with lots of links (free) and Steam analysis for the week ($), makes some higher-level comments on its market position & discoverability.

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What were the top-ranked PlayStation and Xbox games in 2024 by a) cumulative DAUs (daily active users!) b) average daily DAUs? @GameDiscoverCo has details and analysis: https://t.co/ECT3eTOF2Z

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Our latest free @GameDiscoverCo newsletter looks at Songs Of Conquest and the inspirations the game took to hit 500k sales on Steam: https://t.co/hBZ9BdoTzS (Spoilers: finding an under-served niche and making a game in it is a really good idea. But how do you find the niche?)

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Trending unreleased Steam games in the last week? From Civ VII and the Kingdom Come: Deliverance sequel to, uh, The Sledding Game, @GameDiscoverCo got 'em! Analysis here: https://t.co/rdNXmluqv0

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What are the top upcoming Q1 2025 releases on Steam - and are they going to be hits? Details in the latest @GameDiscoverCo (free links, $ analysis) newsletter: https://t.co/2bt3ooitQY

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How did unreleased 'electric #vanlife' PC survival crafter Outbound make it to >600k wishlists already, after less than a year on Steam? The latest @GameDiscoverCo free newsletter looks into it, with help from co-creator Tobias Schnackenberg: https://t.co/wBoyV7pSMY

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We're also announcing in today's @GameDiscoverCo newsletter that a) we've now got 50 companies (!) licensing our in-depth GDCo Pro PC/console game data b) we've hired @Matt_Styles as our head of biz dev to take things to 'the next level', woo: https://t.co/VyBeaNdi9u

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Our latest @GameDiscoverCo (free links, $ main story) newsletter looks at the top-grossing Steam games of 2024 in detail: https://t.co/SJvacp5OqF

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Here's @GameDiscoverCo's latest trending Steam follower ranking for the hottest unreleased games, Dec 17th-24th. More info & analysis on LinkedIn: https://t.co/qaQ80VG9kY

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For our final 2024 newsletter, @GameDiscoverCo looks at the top new PC and console games of 2024 YTD. Data and analysis over here: https://t.co/pRgmxWzasP

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Our latest @GameDiscoverCo newsletter (free links, $ story) looks at Fast Food Simulator getting 40% of the CCU of the new Indiana Jones game on Steam, at - we wildly speculate - 0.25% of the game budget. What does it all means? Blatherings inside: https://t.co/hB7hoBo8y0