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What Does a $200 Million Game Have to Sell to Break Even?Game Development

What Does a $200 Million Game Have to Sell to Break Even?

Three AAA live-service launches in April 2026 — Pokémon Champions, Crimson Desert, and Marathon — are testing whether the industry's standard playbook for recovering from a rough launch can actually work at this scale.

Ali Abdukarim|
11 min read
Crimson Desert's 2-Million-Copy Paradox: Why Gamers Aren't ImpressedGaming

Crimson Desert's 2-Million-Copy Paradox: Why Gamers Aren't Impressed

Pearl Abyss's open-world RPG sold 2 million copies in under 24 hours, but a storm of mixed Steam reviews, an AI art scandal, and a 29% stock crash tell a very different story.

Ali Abdukarim|
11 min read