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STAT | 4 million – Number of digital copies Red Dead Redemption 2 sold worldwide in its first week of release, according to Superdata. He came in second for the month, behind Call of Duty: Black Ops 4Digital sales of 4.2 million.

STAT | 73% – 12-month increase in US game sales in the United States, according to the NPD Group. The total $ 1.5 billion is a new record for the month, strongly reinforced by Red Dead Redemption 2 and Activision's decision to relaunch Call of Duty compared to its traditional launch in November.

QUOTE | "I just want someone watching the game … good or bad, I'd rather have bad reviews than no reviews." – Conker's Bad Fur Day project manager discusses difficulties in obtaining press coverage The improbable legend of the rusty puppy, which launched the previous week Red Dead Redemption 2.

QUOTE | "I have no money. That's what you all think, right? Someone has been paid? No, I do not have it. Someone stole this shit, and it's not mine anymore. "- Scrubs The actor Donald Faison is not happy that Fortnite transforms a dance he made in the series into an emote without credit or compensation.

QUOTE | "I'm not talking about going crazy, building on these huge triple-A projects, that's not what we're trying to do. But we want to go a little further, because there is a strange valley between double A and triple A. "- INXile Entertainment founder Brian Fargo said the company's recent sale to Microsoft will not allow him to not to cope with rising costs. of AA development, but push it higher.

QUOTE | "We have not in any case, in the investigation, evoked [loot boxes] "An exhibition at the game." – A spokeswoman for the UK Gaming Commission clarified the group's position after a poll question in a report released this week gave rise to headlines indicating that the commission had misinterpreted its position.

QUOTE | "While there is no industry standard for subtitles, the studio and Activision particularly take into account the fan experience, especially with respect to accessibility for people with different abilities, and they evaluate the future. " – Activision spokesperson explains why new publication Spyro Reignited Collection shipped without subtitle options.

QUOTE | "In our DNA, it must have burned something that will play into the way we think, but not as openly or directly as you might think." – Kevin Shrapnell, senior development director for 2013, still online SimCity, explain how the problems of this game have prepared him, as well as his co-founders of Magic Fuel Games, free mobile development.

QUOTE | "Ubisoft had very high standards in terms of what they wanted on the Switch platform. Our mandate was essentially "We need parity between the three consoles". – Virtuos chief technical director Jonathan Boldiga talks about the "extremely technical" task Starlink to the switch.

STAT | 50% – Percentage of H1Z1 The opening season of the Pro League was completed before the end of the match.

QUOTE | "We found that people really wanted to unpack things and build a house." – Witch Beam developer Wren Brier talks about a problem discovered during the studio's game test. Unpacking, A PC puzzle game that explores the zen qualities of decompression.