US Edition'Increasingly Selective Consumers' to Blame for Underperformance of Blades of Fire
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The action role-playing game Blades of Fire remained below expectations despite positive reviews. Blame should be the oversaturation with new releases.
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See full bio Shaheer Zahid Currently serving as a News Reporter at Tech4Gamers, I have the privilege of combining my love for gaming with the art of storytelling. My role involves crafting engaging narratives that keep our audience abreast of the latest developments in the gaming world. See full bio Story Highlight Digital Bros., the owner of 505 Games, has stated that launching a new IP is particularly difficult in the current climate. 505 Ga…
The new RPG action by MercurySteam, Blades of Fire, has not come into play commercially. This occurs despite the positive reviews in general, and the blame for the post-mortem falls on the bad timing of the launch and on increasingly selective consumers, factors that especially affect new IPs because they never have the path or visibility they need to succeed. The financial hole is real. Digital Bros, the parent company of MercurySteam, has redu…
Blades of Fire is a commercial failure
MercurySteam's new action RPG Blades of Fire failed to ignite commercially. This comes in spite of generally positive notices, and the post‑mortem blame is landing on poor launch timing plus increasingly selective consumers—factors that hit new IP especially hard because they never get the runway or visibility they need to stick. The financial sting is real. Digital Bros, MercurySteam's parent company, has lowered its guidance for fiscal year 20…
Despite the Enthusiastic Reception, Blades of Fire Flopped at the Box Office! - theGeek.games
One of Spain’s most promising games of the year has failed to deliver on its hype, “despite positive reviews from both players and the media.” Sales of Blades of Fire have fallen far short of its publisher’s expectations. Very few Spanish studios carry as much tradition and prestige as Mercury Steam. After making their mark on major franchises like Metroid and Castlevania, the team tried something bolder this year: their own IP, an action RPG …
NewsGaming.net Blades of Fire, MercurySteam's latest game, is a commercial failure for its publisher The Spanish studio MercurySteam has often had the opportunity to show its talent when it was given the reins of an already existing license, whether on Castlevania: Lords of Shadow or on the most recent Metroid Dread. Based on these experiences, the team wanted to tackle a slightly more personal project with Blades of Fire, an action game release…
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