if it's cannibalizing sales on Xbox for the sake of try-before-you-buy, why don't companies just cut out the middleman and release demos on console? Even the laziest time-gated demo could hook some people it sounds like who then might actually pay for the game if it's not on gamepass.
New data from market intelligence firm Newzoo suggests that Xbox users don't necessarily play more games, or spend more time playing games than PlayStation users.
"We were a bit surprised that there was not like a visible ‘Game Pass effect’," they said.
thisweekinvideogames.com/news/newzoo-...
"We were a bit surprised that there was not like a visible ‘Game Pass effect’," they said.
thisweekinvideogames.com/news/newzoo-...
Xbox Game Pass Subscribers Don't Really Play More Games, Says Analytics Firm
According to NewZoo's annual market report, title engagement among Xbox and PlayStation owners is similar, despite Game Pass offerings.
thisweekinvideogames.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
if it's cannibalizing sales on Xbox for the sake of try-before-you-buy, why don't companies just cut out the middleman and release demos on console? Even the laziest time-gated demo could hook some people it sounds like who then might actually pay for the game if it's not on gamepass.
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It's been one month since the release of Accordion Solitaire! We're very happy to announce that since launch over 1,500 people have played Accordion Solitaire across Steam, Epic Game Store, and itch.io.
Thank you all so much for your support!
Thank you all so much for your support!
August 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It's been one month since the release of Accordion Solitaire! We're very happy to announce that since launch over 1,500 people have played Accordion Solitaire across Steam, Epic Game Store, and itch.io.
Thank you all so much for your support!
Thank you all so much for your support!
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Accordion Solitaire is out now (for free!) across Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Itch.io! #gamedev #solitaire #cardgame
store.steampowered.com/app/3812360/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/acco...
dashboard-breakfast.itch.io/accordion-so...
store.steampowered.com/app/3812360/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/acco...
dashboard-breakfast.itch.io/accordion-so...
July 9, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Accordion Solitaire is out now (for free!) across Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Itch.io! #gamedev #solitaire #cardgame
store.steampowered.com/app/3812360/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/acco...
dashboard-breakfast.itch.io/accordion-so...
store.steampowered.com/app/3812360/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/acco...
dashboard-breakfast.itch.io/accordion-so...
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Check out the store pages here and wishlist Accordion Solitaire now to be notified when the game releases on July 9!
dashboard-breakfast.itch.io/accordion-so...
store.steampowered.com/app/3812360/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/acco...
#accordionsolitiare #solitaire #cardgame
dashboard-breakfast.itch.io/accordion-so...
store.steampowered.com/app/3812360/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/acco...
#accordionsolitiare #solitaire #cardgame
June 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Check out the store pages here and wishlist Accordion Solitaire now to be notified when the game releases on July 9!
dashboard-breakfast.itch.io/accordion-so...
store.steampowered.com/app/3812360/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/acco...
#accordionsolitiare #solitaire #cardgame
dashboard-breakfast.itch.io/accordion-so...
store.steampowered.com/app/3812360/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/acco...
#accordionsolitiare #solitaire #cardgame
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Hey Bluesky! A quick intro to Dashboard Breakfast, this is a new game development group based in Santa Fe, NM. Our name is meant to exemplify the pick-up-and-play, mechanics-focused nature of the game's we're interested in making, as well as the shorter development cycles we're planning. #gamedev
June 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hey Bluesky! A quick intro to Dashboard Breakfast, this is a new game development group based in Santa Fe, NM. Our name is meant to exemplify the pick-up-and-play, mechanics-focused nature of the game's we're interested in making, as well as the shorter development cycles we're planning. #gamedev
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June 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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With the Oblivion remaster taking up the hype cycle, it's probably a good time to re-up that the Palestinian-led BDS movement has asked for a boycott of Microsoft's gaming products due to the company's ongoing and enthusiastic technical support for the IDF's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Games media can't ignore BDS Xbox boycott
aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-...
aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-...
April 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
With the Oblivion remaster taking up the hype cycle, it's probably a good time to re-up that the Palestinian-led BDS movement has asked for a boycott of Microsoft's gaming products due to the company's ongoing and enthusiastic technical support for the IDF's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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Games media can't ignore BDS Xbox boycott
aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-...
aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-...
April 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Games media can't ignore BDS Xbox boycott
aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-...
aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-...
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Rachel Zegler is being set up to take the fall for a multimillion-dollar loss, and the people setting her up for it are banking on racist, misogynistic hatred on the internet to do the dirty work for them.
So I wrote about it.
www.slashfilm.com/1819440/rach...
So I wrote about it.
www.slashfilm.com/1819440/rach...
Rachel Zegler Is Innocent: Why The Internet Is So Incredibly Wrong About One Of Our Most Promising Actors - SlashFilm
The internet 'discourse' surrounding Snow White star Rachel Zegler has reached a frenzy, and it's time to acknowledge that it's all a load of garbage.
www.slashfilm.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Rachel Zegler is being set up to take the fall for a multimillion-dollar loss, and the people setting her up for it are banking on racist, misogynistic hatred on the internet to do the dirty work for them.
So I wrote about it.
www.slashfilm.com/1819440/rach...
So I wrote about it.
www.slashfilm.com/1819440/rach...
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SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
February 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
Still remember the time in like 2017 I went to a career fair at my college and walked over to the Draft Kings table. The guy asked if I knew what Draft Kings was and I went "like a gambling website right?" and he gave me a free pen and shooed me away lol
I wish gambling was still so taboo
I wish gambling was still so taboo
DraftKings has launched a new $20 a month subscription service that “will give members increased odds on the types of bets that are most profitable for the company”
DraftKings Users Can Now Buy Better Odds Via Subscription
DraftKings' new Sportsbook+ subscription service will increase member odds for the biggest, longest parlays, which are best for company margins.
www.sportico.com
January 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Still remember the time in like 2017 I went to a career fair at my college and walked over to the Draft Kings table. The guy asked if I knew what Draft Kings was and I went "like a gambling website right?" and he gave me a free pen and shooed me away lol
I wish gambling was still so taboo
I wish gambling was still so taboo
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Here we go, something I've been drafting for a long, long time: how the US-centric approach to video games and their history / culture basically gaslights us who come from other realities:
felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrifi...
AKA, why LAN Houses, PokéTibia & Bomba Patch rule.
felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrifi...
AKA, why LAN Houses, PokéTibia & Bomba Patch rule.
The Gentrification of Video Game History
We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas
felipepepe.medium.com
January 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Here we go, something I've been drafting for a long, long time: how the US-centric approach to video games and their history / culture basically gaslights us who come from other realities:
felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrifi...
AKA, why LAN Houses, PokéTibia & Bomba Patch rule.
felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrifi...
AKA, why LAN Houses, PokéTibia & Bomba Patch rule.
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After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba.
I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948
I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948
Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood
A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land
www.launchgood.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:02 PM
After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba.
I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948
I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948