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After Tencent Let Go of WarDogs, It Sold 2 Million Copies in 5 Days, and Steam Concurrent Players Surpassed 420,000 (translated)
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WarDogs reached sales of 2 million copies just five days after entering Early Access, while its Steam concurrent player count also surpassed 420,000. GameLook regards this FPS, which was once let go by Tencent, as one of the platform's hit new releases this year, and also mentions a new shareholder increasing its stake; the game's early buzz is therefore reflected in three sets of signals at once: sales, player concurrency, and capital movements.
Sakigarasu's Take
These numbers show players that a game can still find its place in the market even after a major company steps away; success does not require handing ownership to the biggest platform. That gives players another option to watch in practice, though Early Access can still pass testing work and uncertainty on to early buyers.
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