Medieval city-builder Manor Lords has topped 2 million sales in under three weeks.The latest figures come from publisher Hooded Horse, which praised the early access PC title for delivering a "sensational debut" across Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, and The Microsoft Store.Manor Lords is developed by Slavic Magic and has stormed out of the gates. The project became a record-breaker after amassing over 3.2 million wishlists on Steam (a platform record) and topped 1 million sales within 24 hours of its early access debut.Hooded Horse co-founder and CEO Tim Bender said the title has exceeded the company's wildest expectations. "It's been wonderful to see so many players give Manor Lords a try," said Bender. "We had some pretty optimistic expectations and even…
El Paso, Elsewhere from developer Strange Scaffold and Xalavier Nelson Jr. is making the slow-motion jump to film.Per Deadline, Atlanta actor LaKeither Stanfield has been tapped to star in and produce the adaptation. Filmmakers Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Colin Stark are also producing the movie, the former, through his Di Bonaventura Pictures banner.The third-person shooter released last year as a love letter to PlayStation 2 action games of old, namely the Max Payne series. Stanfield will play James Savage, a detective tasked with stopping his vampire ex Janet from destroying the world.At the time of its release, El Paso, Elsewhere garnered solid reviews and was nominated for Best Indie Game at the DICE and New York Game Awards.On Twitter, Nelson Jr. confirmed the news by stating, in all …
FuturLab has become a subsidiary of mobile publisher Miniclip. The PowerWash Simulator studio says the deal was finalized in March, and will help "bring Miniclip into the console/PC space."Current CEO Kirsty Rigden will continue to run FuturLab, and the studio says its games will "still be our own visions and our operations will remain the same."However, Rigden also asserted the extra layer of job security "[allows] us to bring you many more, great games in the years to come." PowerWash Simuator left Early Access in July 2022, and within months, garnered critical acclaim and 3 million players. With a gradual rollout on additional systems (and going on subscription services), its success caught Miniclip's eye."The success of PowerWash has catapulted …
Valve has introduced a new (and old) array of parental control and family-related features with Steam Families.Under Families, multiple accounts can play games from each other's libraries, even if the original owner is currently playing. The feature evolves upon account sharing in a major way, and may impact a game's sales and player numbers.Developers will have the option to choose whether their game will allow for Family Sharing. If activated, up to six family members and approved guests can play a game, with their own individual progress.Should a Family library have multiple copies of a game, each member will be able to play it simultaneously. A list of current Sharing-enabled titles can be found here.Currently in beta, Steam Families serves as a way to manage the games in a p…
Update (3/22/24): Following his GDC presentation, Vincke affirmed that Larian was doing "the right thing" in not continuing Baldur's Gate 3.Noting the disappointment from players at a lack of continuation, he argued it "doesn't need more." The studio made the game "with a beginning, middle, and end."However, he did clarify that the studio will continue to update the RPG, from mod support to "extra cinematics" for some endings. But new content is a hard "no."As for its cast, Vincke noted they're now in Wizards of the Coast's hands. "I think [WOTC] understands how important they are to the community, and I trust they'll be treated with respect."While acknowledging it's "not easy" to bid farewe…