Comment on Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | Review Thread (92/100 OpenCritic)

• Coelacanth@feddit.nu ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  FromSoft reported sales of Elden Ring increased by over 200% following its GOTY win, if I remember right. It definitely has an impact. I can’t imagine it’s irrelevant in terms of attracting or keeping talent either, and it probably would help maintaining creative integrity and sticking to your vision in talks with investors.

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s interesting to note that the Game Awards started having a tangible effect on sales in the past handful of years. Games that used to come out in November now come out in October at the latest, because that’s the deadline for Game Awards nominations.

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