According to estimates from Alinea Analytics, Saros is selling slower than Returnal, even though the PS5 player base is much bigger now than in 2021. The analytics firm estimates Saros sold a little over 300,000 copies in its first two weeks. Some analysts believe the game may struggle to recoup its reported budget if sales do not improve Sony has not released official sales figures for Saros as of May 12. Some say that the slower sales are due to roguelike shooters remaining a niche genre, while others point to the $70 launch price.

According to updated estimates from Alinea Analytics, Marathon has sold nearly 1.5 million copies across all platforms Back in March, the same firm estimated that the game had sold around 1.2 million copies by March 24. That means Marathon added roughly 300,000 sales over the following two months. If those figures are accurate, then the sales pace has slowed substantially. >Reported sales on March 24: 1.2 million >Reported sales today: 1.5 million >Increase: 300,000 copies That means only about 25% growth over the two-month period These figures are estimates from Alinea Analytics based on market data so the true total could be higher or lower.

Forza Horizon 6 is off to a huge launch. According to analyst firm Alinea Analytics, the game sold an estimated 4.9 million copies in its first week and generated more than $325 million in gross revenue, despite being available day one on Xbox Game Pass. >Around 2.8 million copies were sold on Steam. >Roughly 2.1 million copies were sold across Xbox console, PC, and cloud. >More than 3 million additional players accessed the game through Game Pass instead of buying it outright. Analyst Rhys Elliott says Game Pass likely reduced direct sales because many players who otherwise might have purchased the game simply played it through their subscription. The service helped push total player counts above 6 million almost immediately. Premium Edition upgrades and early-access purchases were strong, with about 1.7 million players buying into early access.

The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past a DLC for an 11-year-old generated more Steam wishlist activity than any new game shown at Gamescom. According to Alinea Analytics, the expansion added an estimated 451,000 Steam wishlists between August 23 and August 30, well ahead of other games at the event. Warlock ranked second with about 379,000 new wishlists, followed by the open-world anime RPG Ananta with 302,000. -Lego: Skylines — 273,000 -Heroes of Might and Magic 3 — 189,000 -Wardogs — 146,000 -Afterworld — 121,000 -Metro 2039 — 110,000 -The Blood of Dawnwalker — 108,000

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has had a really weak physical launch in Japan. The game sold just 2,814 physical copies during its first week, according to Game Data Library well below previous Arc System Works fighting games like Guilty Gear and BlazBlue. Estimates from Alinea Analytics suggest Marvel Tōkon sold around 485,000 copies across PS5 and Steam during its first week, with PS5 making up roughly 74% of those sales.

"For me, 'Allahu Akbar' evokes the sound of execution." I didn't sleep all night, like millions of Iranians, on the same night they took the sons of this country to the gallows at dawn prayer time, in Alikhani Square in Isfahan. This is my interview with @BILD German newspaper the morning after. The morning after a public execution. With this headline: Prominent critic of the Mullah regime: "For me, 'Allahu Akbar' evokes the sound of execution." Masih Alinejad warns Germany about its appeasement approach toward Islamists. Masih urges Germans to avoid misplaced tolerance and accommodation when dealing with Islamists. Full interview: