Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of The Game Business Micro.
In today’s edition, we look at the big reveals at The Game Awards, we dive into the latest troubling figures around this year’s Call of Duty, we read a scathing report about Square Enix, Battalion 1944 developer Bulkhead has a new owner, Take-Two has launched a new studio, plus lots more.
It’s a busy one, so let’s dive in!
Big brands dominate The Game Awards
In Brief: Resident Evil Requiem emerged as one of the early winners of The Game Awards 2025. According to Fancensus, the horror game received the most press articles after half a day. Publisher Capcom announced that Leon Kennedy would return to the series on stage at the annual event. The title also generated the most conversation on Facebook.
The reimagining of the first Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, enjoyed the most prime, front page slots on game media websites.
Other big winners included Star Wars Fate of the Old Republic, which generated the second most press articles, and was the biggest trailer (based on YouTube views on the Star Wars and IGN channels). The other Star Wars reveal of the show, Star Wars Galactic Racer, also performed well on YouTube with 435,000 views across two channels.
Marvel Rivals was the second biggest trailer on YouTube (Marvel + IGN channels). Publisher Netease announced Deadpool would be coming to the game.
Elsewhere, new Larian RPG Divinity was the second most written about game of the show, although its trailer appeared lower down the rankings.
Most Written About Games From The Game Awards (after half a day)
Resident Evil Requiem - 1,043 articles
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic - 970 articles
Divinity - 937 articles
Tomb Raider Catalyst - 767 articles
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis - 753 articles
Control: Resonant - 641 articles
Pragmata - 626 articles
Saros - 607 articles
007: First Light - 574 articles
Star Wars Galactic Racer - 561 articles
Data courtesy of Fancensus
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