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SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Dev breaks down in tears when 4 years of work are rewarded with $250,000 earnings in a week: 'I don't know why people are so nice'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/dev-breaks-down-in-tears-when-4-years-of-work-are-rewarded-with-usd250-000-earnings-in-a-week-i-dont-know-why-people-are-so-nice/
In a small ray of light for our fallen world, an indie dev who poured their heart and soul into their game seems to have actually been rewarded for it. As spotted by Dexerto (via GamesRadar), solo dev Cakez learnt his game Tangy TD had made $250,000 in a week while he was streaming, and he seemed truly unable to believe it.
Cakez has been documenting the process of making Tangy TD on his YouTube channel and streams for the past four years. A clip of him opening his day-one sales report and seeing it had made $30,000 went viral all by itself, and when the time came to check out his week-one report, he invited the community to see it with him.
And, well, an already-emotional Cakez couldn't really believe what he saw: $245,123 gross lifetime Steam revenue ($197,847 net revenue). That's from 28,078 copies sold. Our hero couldn't believe it, and was immediately overcome by tears as his wife whooped in celebration beside him. It was, I must admit, an incredibly wholesome sight.
>> Congratulations to him. Also, sine I got curious, I couldn’t find the game on GOG, EGS or itch.io, meaning that most if not all the sales come from Steam, which surprised me given that the gross/net revenue difference is around 20%, not 30%.

This week, the Epic Store gives away:

• Electrician Simulator: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/electrician-simulator-164e9f
• World of Warships — Epic Anniversary Tachibana Pack: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/world-of-warships-world-of-warships-—-tachibana-lima-pack-5930e4

Next week, the free games will be Havendock and Hyper Echelon.

GOG has launched its Spring Sale, with over 8000 deals up to 95% off until the 3rd of April: https://www.gog.com/en/spring-sale

Steam has two new deals (once we remove the ones that will end later today) and also two new sales:

• Overthrown will be 40% off until March 25: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133500/Overthrown/
• FBC: Firebreak gets a 20% discount until the 31st of March: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272540/FBC_Firebreak/
• And here are the two sales that couldn’t wait until later today:
  • Wired Production’s Spring Sale comes with up to 90% discounts until… well, technically until today’s refresh, but I’m going to assume that it’s a mistake and it will get extended: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33134072/sale/springsale2026
  • Jackbox Games Spring Sale has also launched a bit earlier and also has problems, as most of the deals aren’t active. At leat it shows that it will have games up to 60% off and will last until the 26th of March: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33030169/sale/jackboxspringsale

At Humble we find a couple of new deals:

• Humble Bundle has the new Checkmate! A Chess Games Collection, with 11 games to get during 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/checkmate-chess-games-collection
• Humble Store presents the Square Enix Publisher Sale, with up to 90% discounts during 12 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/square-enix-publisher-sale/

And Fanatical has three new 24h Flash Deals:

• MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is 58% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-arcade-classics
• Persona 3 Reload has a 65% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/persona-3-reload
• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii - Digital Deluxe Edition is 74% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/like-a-dragon-pirate-yakuza-in-hawaii-digital-deluxe-edition

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

-Nothing today-

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

-Also nothing-

GAMING NEWS

EXODUS Looks, Feels, and Plays Like Mass Effect in Its Latest Gameplay Video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/exodus-looks-feels-and-plays-like-mass-effect-in-its-latest-gameplay-video/
IGN has just shared a short but sweet gameplay video for EXODUS. This video features a combat sequence, as well as some exploration and puzzle scenes. As such, it will give you a glimpse at what Archetype Entertainment aims to create.