Rhys Elliott

superhys.bsky.social

20 October 2026 20:11

Alinea estimates for the top new PlayStation games of the year (by revenue) plus physical splits. We also look at the top games by physical sales (a very different list!) alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/physical-g...

Rhys Elliott

superhys.bsky.social

14 October 2026 21:12

New free newsletter: Alinea estimates for 2026's top PlayStation and Xbox first-party games (by revenue) alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/this-years...

Rhys Elliott

superhys.bsky.social

07 October 2026 21:16

In the week since Phantom Blade Zero pre-orders went live, it's sold 300K copies on Steam and generated $14.5M in revenue, with 10 weeks left until launch. It also just passed 1.6M Steam wishlists, comfortably the most of any 2026 game. It's almost certainly going to be a hit.

Rhys Elliott

superhys.bsky.social

07 October 2026 21:16

Mortal Shell 2 passed half-a-million copies sold over the weekend. It's also the best non-FromSoftware soulslike I've played! Write-up on the free Substack, including new data on How to Fish, Modern Warfare 4, and Helldivers 2 (fish, CoD, and diving...) alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/mortal-she...

Rhys Elliott

superhys.bsky.social

07 October 2026 21:16

Steam has generated $15 BILLION in gross revenue so far this year (Alinea estimates) Valve's functional monopoly on the PC market really is a behemoth, already up 15% on the same period last year. This year will almost certainly end well above $20 billion for the first time. Article: