{"id":12816,"date":"2022-05-24T15:04:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T06:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=12816"},"modified":"2022-05-24T15:04:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T06:04:42","slug":"20220524-12816","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220524-12816\/","title":{"rendered":"Tencent backed studios dominate Steam\u2019s top sellers list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220523-203692\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-05-23 20:10 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>SteamDB, an unofficial website that collects and releases data related to Steam, has published a ranking of the top-selling games of the week up to May 22. As pointed out by Daniel Ahmad, a senior analyst at the gaming market research firm Niko Partners, the list is dominated by titles backed by the Chinese tech giant Tencent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Of note is that new games from Tencent backed studios dominated the Steam top sellers chart this week.<br><br>V Rising from Stunlock Studios hit 500k players in 3 days<br><br>Arma Reforger from Bohemia Interactive debuted at #3<br><br>Tencent also has a stake in Elden Ring devs parent company <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IyjVD5XiZ3\">https:\/\/t.co\/IyjVD5XiZ3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZhugeEX\/status\/1528654760525860866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week, SteamDB publishes a ranking of the top selling games on Steam. Because of new releases, the Steam Deck and <em>Elden Ring<\/em> have each dropped a position compared to last week, with new titles like <em>V Rising<\/em> taking the top spot and <em>Arma Reforger<\/em> coming in at number 3. It should be noted that the ranking is based on monetary sales, so expensive and popular items like the Steam Deck have become staples of the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Ahmad pointed out Tencent\u2019s involvement in the titles listed and we can see <em>V Rising<\/em> developer for example Stunlock Studios received an investment from Tencent in July of 2021, making them a major stakeholder. In addition, <em>Arma Reforger<\/em> developer Bohemia Interactive received an investment from Tencent in February of 2021. Tencent is also a stakeholder of KADOKAWA Group, which <em>Elden Ring<\/em> developer FromSoftware is a subsidiary of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"V Rising - Early Access Launch Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yPfeBPyW6X8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The top-ranking <em>V Rising<\/em> is a vampire-themed open world survival game that entered Early Access on May 17. While the game had only been available for 4 days, it got off to a great start by blowing past the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VRisingGame\/status\/1527697100133347329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">500,000 sales<\/a> mark and had a peak player count of over 100,000 players. To make its success even more convincing, the game\u2019s <em>Founder\u2019s Pack:\u00a0 Eldest Bloodline<\/em> DLC even sits at the number 5 position.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203692-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203692-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203692-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203692-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203692-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203692-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203692-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203692-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203692-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203692-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><figcaption><em>Arma Reforger<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>It goes without saying for <em>Arma<\/em> series developer Bohemia Interactive, but Tencent seems to have made a solid investment with <em>V Rising<\/em> developer Stunlock Studios as well, who previously released another well-received game called <em>Battlerite<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Tencent only just invested in the studios last year, they quickly showed strong results. Funding is the lifeline of game studios and there\u2019s no shortage of games that run into financial trouble or have to be released before they\u2019re ready due to funding issues. Tencent\u2019s investments likely gave these studios some breathing room to make their games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tencent is investing in numerous studios and acquiring subsidiaries, and this week\u2019s rankings show just how much of a presence Tencent has in the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SteamDB has published a ranking of the top-selling games of the week up to May 22. 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