Granblue Fantasy: Relink Hits 1 Million Copies Sold

Balatro, the hot new roguelike card game of the moment, has been pulled from several digital storefronts after its age rating was changed due to perceived gambling concerns. In response, publisher Playstack Games says the ratings decision is "unfounded" and vows to fight back against Balatro's removal. 

Balatro, the poker-themed rogue-like from solo developer LocalThunk that's been a huge critical and commercial hit since releasing last week, has been unexpectedly yanked from sale in some countries, with publisher Playstack blaming the issue on a surprise ratings change.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake developer Saber Interactive has reportedly left embattled parent company Embracer in a $500 million deal to become a privately owned company.

The race to figure out what Pokemon Legends Z-A starters we're getting is on, and plenty of pros and long-time fans aren't short of thoughts. 

Sonic Superstars released in October last year, delivering the first new sidescrolling game in the series since Sonic Mania, though it hasn’t performed the way Sega would have expected it to. Shotly after the game’s release, the company revealed that the game had seen “a slightly weaker start than anticipated”, attributing that partly to the fact that the game had released in a particularly busy period that also saw the release of the likes of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, and many others.

Tekken 8 has sold over two million copies in the first month after launch, publisher Bandai Namco has announced.

Famitsu has released its latest weekly charts for physical software sales and hardware sales in Japan, and once again, it’s a newly released game that’s topped the charts on the software side of things. Nintendo released its remake of the original Mario vs. Donkey Kong for the Nintendo Switch last week, and it’s debuted on top of the charts, selling 61,930 units upon release.

Today is the seventh anniversary of the launch of NieR: Automata in Japan, so PlatinumGames took some time to celebrate the occasion with a blog post. The studio also revealed that the game has now surpassed eight million units sold to date.

Palworld, the action-adventure survival title that broke player count records on Steam at launch, has sold 15 million copies on Valve's platform. Developers Pocketpair announced Thursday that the game's total player count had gone past 25 million, with 15 million players on Steam and 10 million players on Xbox. Since its release last month, Palworld has become a phenomenon, becoming one of the most played games in Steam history even as it has attracted plagiarism accusations over its Pokémon-style in-game creatures that players can capture, train and utilise in combat.

Total worldwide shipments and digital sales for NieR: Automata have exceeded eight million units, Square Enix announced.

Elden Ring sales have grown to hit 23 million, publisher Bandai Namco has announced.

Total worldwide shipments and digital sales for Tales of Arise have surpassed three million units, Bandai Namco announced. The achievement comes 21 months after the announcement that the game sold two million units.