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The Brief: Week of September 21-27 and What’s Coming This Week. (opens the original)
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Last week was… interesting to say the least.Silent Hill Townfall underperformed on PC peaking at a mere 8,360 concurrent players on PC over the weekend with Mixed reviews, mainly over performance issues and uninspiring gameplay. CONTROL Resonant had a better launch overall on PC reaching 42,799 concurrent players with Very Positive reviews. Players are praising the atmosphere, exploration and satisfying combat.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch
Xbox Is Sitting on Two Gold Mines. Here’s What It Must Do. (opens the original)
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The Brief: Week of September 14-20 and What’s Coming This Week. (opens the original)
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Wolverine Underperformed. Here’s Why. (opens the original)
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How Blizzard Became Gaming’s Lucasfilm (opens the original)
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