Overview
- Data firm Alinea Analytics estimates roughly 200,000 additional copies sold since Dec. 11, taking the RPG past the 6 million mark.
- Post-show purchases skewed 76% on Steam, 21% on PS5, and 3% on Xbox, with Game Pass usage cited as a factor in lower Xbox sales.
- Player activity spiked as Steam concurrent users hit 56,993 and Circana reported U.S. engagement more than tripled by Dec. 13 across Steam, PlayStation and Xbox.
- Sandfall released the free Verso’s Drafts/Thank You update with a new playable area, late‑game Endless Tower bosses, a photo mode, quality‑of‑life changes, and six new Lorien Testard tracks now on streaming services.
- France’s President Emmanuel Macron publicly praised the studio after its multi-category Game Awards win, which included Game of the Year and marked a first for a French developer, as online discourse and TikTok conspiracies also surfaced.