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Game industry stories with the numbers: launches, sales, shutdowns and hardware.
Jonathan Blow's new game outsold The Witness by 45% in week one
Jonathan Blow says Order of the Sinking Star sold 45% more Steam copies in week one than The Witness, at $30 vs $40. What it means for indie launches in 2026.
Decompiling one game took years. AI made it so easy the hub quit
decomp.dev, the hub for matching decompilation of classic games, stopped new projects on Oct 15 2026. Its admin says AI broke the community, not the craft.
Sega pulled Shogun 2's remaster in 2 days. 19% of players liked it
Sega pulled Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition two days after launch. 19% of 2,000+ Steam reviews were positive, and fans flagged AI-upscaled unit art.
Epic vibe-coded a launcher to beat Steam's 10.07s. Steam hit 5.23s
Epic says its vibe-coded launcher opens 46% faster than Steam. Valve patched Steam a day earlier and one test now has it at 5.23s. What the numbers prove.
A GBA game America never got just hit Switch, 24 years late. 177.9K people showed up for it.
Nintendo added Kururin Paradise, a GBA game America never got, to Switch Online almost 24 years after Japan. Why the news hit 177.9K views in hours.
Valve's $999 VR headset is officially done. Here's how you retire something people loved.
Valve Index is no longer being produced. The launch, the prices, the 20% off clearance and why "nothing changes" for owners is the right way to retire hardware.