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2018
TAcTICS VI DEO
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IN S IGH TS
AND
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TAcTICS E D I TO R I N C H I E F Ryan Janes C O N TR I B U TO R M a rti n e S a u n d e r s WE B S I TE www . fa n c e n s u s . c o m C O N TACT U S + 4 4 (0 )1 6 2 8 48 3 5 5 4 i nfo @ fa n c e n s u s . c o m
AL L DATA R EP R ES EN TI V E O F A CTI V IT Y BET WEEN M A RCH 1 ST 201 8 A ND M A RCH 31 ST 201 8 A L L D ATA FE AT URED IS GLOBA L E XCLUDING A SIA TOP T EN CHA RTS P R c h a rt fo c u s e s o n all gam es regardless of release date So c i a l me d i a to p te n c h a rts exclude gam es older than three m onths old KE Y INFLUENCER DATA Sum m ary and to p te n d ata exc l u d e s t i t les released before February 2018 ( inc. Early Acce s s ) K . I . S p ot l i g ht i n c l u d e s v ideos published in past tw elv e m onths V i e w e r f i g u r e s b a s ed on reading taken on 1st April 2018
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IT’ S A B O U T MOR E T H A N J U ST LO O K IN G AT W HAT’S O N TH E S U R FA C E . . . We’re back! That’s right, after a three month hiatus TACTICS magazine is back and better than ever! With a fresh new look and even more statistical analysis there’s no better place to get all the latest data on the previous month’s goings on. March has seen its share of big releases across all platforms including the highly anticipated Sea of Thieves, Kirby Star Allies, Far Cry 5 and Josef Fares’ (of **** the Oscars fame) A Way Out. We take a look at their critical feedback on page 4. TACTICS brings back its top ten lists ranking games based on performance in PR and social media while also highlighting one standout game for a closer look. Brand new to TACTICS is a one of a kind key influencer breakdown kicking off on page 17. With these types of channels continuing to go from strength to strength, they are proving more important then ever. So welcome back to our readers both old and new and please enjoy an all new TACTICS. Ryan Janes
TA B LE O F C O N T E NTS <MA R CH
04 07 08 10 12 14 16
20 18>
R E V I E W C ENT RA L Ki rb y , Pi rat es, Priso n Escap es and Mo re . . . O U T TH I S MONT H The b iggest rele ases o ut in Ap ril W E B S I TE AN D M AG AZ I N E S U MMA RY Top 1 0 G ames and I ndiv idu al S p ot light I N D E P E N D E N T FOCUS The top p erfo rming indies fo r PR and Yo uTub e TWI TTE R S U MMA RY Top 1 0 G ames w ith the Mo st Retw eet s FAC E B O O K S U MMA RY Top 1 0 Games w ith the Mo st Sh ares YO U TU B E AN D K E Y I N F L U E N C E R S U MMA RY The Most V iew ed Games and K. I . Rep o rt
<REVI EW
S P O T L I G HT >
SEA O F TH I E VE S MICR OS OF T
R A R E
CRI T I C S LO V E . . .
2 0 / 0 3 / 1 8
ITALY U.K. U.S.A. FRANCE BEL GIUM
68%
BEA UT IFUL WAT ER EFFECTS GREAT CO-OPERAT IV E E XPERIENCE
W ORL DW IDE AVG.
N E AT FRA M E WORK FOR RA RE TO BUILD ON
CRI T I C S H AT E . . .
74 % 71 % 69% 68% 6 7%
DE V ELOPER OUTP U T R AR E R EP LAY ( 2 0 15 )
85%
KIN ECT SPORTS R IVAL S ( 2014)
65%
S HA LLOW IN A LOT OF A REAS
KILLER IN STIN CT ( 2 0 13 )
88%
<REVI EW
S P O T L I G HT >
LA CK OF QUEST VA RI ETY C O S M E T IC UPGRA DES E XPENS IV E A ND LIM I TED
K IR BY STA R A L L I E S NINTEN D O
CRI T I C S LO V E . . . FUN M ULT IPLAYER BRIGHT A ND COLOURFUL V IS UAL S A BS OLUT ELY DRENCHED IN CHAR M
CRI T I C S H AT E . . .
H AL
1 6 / 0 3 / 1 8
FRANCE BEL GIUM SW EDEN NETHERL AND S GERMANY
75%
W ORL DW IDE AVG.
85% 85% 83% 80% 78 %
FRANCHISE OUTP U T LA CK OF DIFFICULTY OV ERLY S IM PLE AT IT â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CORE
INT ERRUPT IV E LOA DING S CREENS
KIR BY BATTLE ROYALE ( 2017)
60%
KIR BY PLANET R O B O B OT ( 2 0 16 )
80%
KIR BY TR IP LE D ELU XE ( 2 0 14)
78%
<REVI EW
S P O T L I G HT >
FAR C RY 5 UBISOF T
U B IS O FT
CRI T I C S LO V E . . . L OT OF POT ENT IA L WIT H FA R CRY A RCAD E CO-OP M ODE IS FUN S E N SE OF FREEDOM IN GA M Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CA M PAIG N
M O N T R E AL
2 7 / 0 3 / 1 8
SPAIN DENMARK NETHERL AND S ITALY U.K.
8 4%
W ORL DW IDE AVG.
CRI T I C S H AT E . . .
88% 86% 85% 85% 84%
FRANCHISE OUTP U T T ECHNICA L IS SUES ENEM Y A .I. NOT GREAT STORY FEEL S UNDERCOOKED
<REVI EW
FAR C RY P R IMAL ( 2016)
78%
FAR C RY 4 ( 2014)
85%
FAR C RY 3 : B LO O D D R AG O N ( 2 0 13 )
79%
S P O T L I G HT >
A WAY O U T EA
H A Z E L IG H T
CRI T I C S LO V E . . . US E OF CO-OP IS INV ENTIVE E XCELLENT CA M ERA WO R K FA NTA ST IC FIN ALE
CRI T I C S H AT E . . .
ST UD I O S
76%
W ORL DW IDE AVG.
2 3 / 0 3 / 1 8
DENMARK U.K. ITALY U.S.A. GERMANY
82% 78 % 78 % 77% 77%
DE V ELOPER OUTP U T WEA K V OICE A CTIN G UNORIGINA L STO RY UNE V EN PA CING
B R OTH ER S: A TALE OF TWO SONS ( 2017)
84%
T H E B E ST G AM E S O F 2 0 1 8 90%
83%
M O NSTE R H UNT ER WORL D
SPRINT VECTOR
SHADOW OF T HE COL OSSU S
ICONOCL ASTS
89%
THE RED STRINGS CL UB
81%
B AYO NETTA 2 C EL E STE
WARHAMMER: VERMINTIDE 2
I N TO TH E BREA CH
DETENTION
87%
UFC 3
79%
STRE ET FIGHT ER V A RCA D E E D . D RAGON B A L L FIGHT ERZ
BL EED 2
86% N I NO KU NI II: RE VENA NT K I N G D O M
85% SUN BNA UTICA
FUL L METAL FURIES BRASS TACTICS
78% Q.U.B.E. 2 CHUCHEL
M O SS
77%
B UR NOUT PA RA DISE REM A ST E R E D D JMAX RES PECT
SUPER ONE MORE JUMP
84% R ADIANT H ISTORIA : PERF E CT C H R O N O LO GY
THE COUNCIL : EP. 1 RAIL WAY EMPIRE
76%
YAKUZA 6 FA R CRY 5
ATTACK ON TITAN 2 A WAY OUT
06
TA CTI C S < M ARCH 201 8>
O U T TH I S M O N T H < APR IL>
YAKUZA 6 1 7 /0 4
GO D OF WAR 2 0 /0 4
NINT E NDO LABO 2 7 / 0 4
05/04
U R B A N T R I A L P LAYG R O U N D
NSW
05/04
S U P E R R O C K E T S H O OTO U T
NSW
10/04
E X T I N CT I O N
10/04
H E LLB LA D E : S E N U A ’S S A C RIFICE
XBO
10/04
R I C K A N D MO RT Y : V I RT U A L RICK- AL ITY
PS4
10/04 10/04
T I ME C A R N A G E MA ST E R S O F A N I MA
11/04
B O MB S LI N G E R
20/04
A S S E T TO C O R S A U LT I MAT E EDITION
20/04
D O N ’T STA R V E ME G A PA C K
20/04 24 /04
H E LLO K I T T Y K R U I S E R S F R O ST P U N K
NSW PC
26/04
N A R U TO S H I P P U D E N : U LT I MATE NINJA STORM TRIL OGY
NSW
26/04
S O U T H PA R K : T H E F R A CT U RED BUT W HOL E
NSW
27 /04
S H A N TA E : H A LF - G E N I E H E R O ULTIMATE EDITION
PS4 / XBO / P C
PS4 / PC PS4 / XBO / NSW / P C XBO / NSW / P C PS4 / XBO PS4 / XBO
PS4 / NSW
STRO N G EST P R P R E S E N C E <MARCH
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
2018>
F O RT N I TE
6,5 0 0
FA R C RY 5
5,2 0 0
S E A O F TH I E VE S
4 ,300
PL AY E R U N K N O W N â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BAT T LEGROUNDS
3 ,4 00
GO D O F WA R
2,9 0 0
OV E R WATC H
2 ,4 00
NI N O KU N I I I : R E V ENA NT KINGDOM
2,0 0 0
M O N STE R H U N T E R WORLD
1 ,70 0
F I N A L FA N TA SY X V
1 ,300
A WAY O U T
1 ,200 *FIG U R ES R O U N D ED TO NE A R E ST H U N D R E D
08
TA CTI C S < M ARCH 201 8>
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
SE A O F TH IE V ES
STRO NGES T TE RRI TO RY U . S . A.
N U MBER O F W EBSITES REACHED 530
FR ONT PAGE FE ATURED SPO TS 165
B IGGEST SUPPO R TER I GN
AR TIC LE EXCLUS I VI T Y SHARE 92%
IN D EPEN D E N T P E R F O R M ANCE <MARCH
2018>
ST R O N G E ST P R P R E S E N C E 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
A WAY O U T
HA ZELIGHT ST UDIOS
1 ,2 0 0
WA RH A MME R : V E R MI N T I D E 2
FATSHA RK
78 0
HEL L B LA D E : S E N U A S S A C R I F I C E
NINJA T HEORY
620
NO MO R E H E R O E S : T R AV I S ST R I K E S AGAIN
GRA SSHOPPER M A NU.
530
UNDE RTA LE S W I TC H E D I T I O N
TOBY FOX
450
L IT T LE N I G H T MA R E S S W I TC H E D I T ION T HE C O U N C I L
TA RSIER ST UDIOS BIG BA D WOLF
430 420
SUSHI ST R I K E R : T H E WAY O F S U S H IDO
INDIESZERO
390
M A RK O F T H E N I N J A R E MA ST E R E D
K LEI ENT ERTA INM ENT
350
L UM I N E S R E MA ST E R E D
RESONA IR
300
A WAY O U T
HA ZELIGHT ST UDIOS
71 M
SUBN A U T I C A
UNK NOWN WORLDS ENT .
25M
PIX A R K
SNA IL GA M ES
14M
CHUCH E L
A M A NITA DESIGN
11M
UNDERTA LE S W I TC H E D I T I O N
TOBY FOX
10M
NO M O R E H E R O E S : T R AV I S ST R I K E S AGAIN SUSH I ST R I K E R : T H E WAY O F S U S H IDO
GRA SSHOPPER M A NU. INDIESZERO
9M 9M
L IT T L E N I G H T MA R E S S W I TC H E D I T ION
TA RSIER ST UDIOS
9M
YA NDE R E S I MU LATO R
YA NDERE DE V
8M
WA RH A MME R : V E R MI N T I D E 2
FATSHA RK
7M
H I G H E ST YO U TTUU B E V I E W S 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 10
TA CTI C S < M ARCH 201 8>
P R O D U CT S P OT LI G H T
N O M ORE HEROES T R AVIS STRIKES AGAI N STR ONGEST TERRI TO RY SPAI N N U MBER O F W EBSITES REACHED 230 FR ONT PAGE FE ATURED S PO TS 22
PRODUCT SPOT LIGHT
UNDE RTALE SWI TCH E DI T I O N T O TA L N O . VI DEO S
OF
6 6 S T RO N G ES T MED I A C HA N N EL I G N S T RO N G ES T K . I C HA N N EL DS I MP H O N Y
HIG H EST TW I T T E R R E T WE E TS <MARCH
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
2018>
F O RT N I TE
4 00K
S E A O F TH I E VE S
78 K
FA R C RY 5
74 K
M O N STE R H U N T E R WORLD
68K
GO D O F WA R
4 0K
S U P E R S M A S H B ROS . FOR S WITCH
39K
CA L L O F D U T Y : B LA CK OPS IIII
34 K
DR A G O N B A L L F I G HT ERZ
24 K
KI R BY STA R A L L I ES
21K
S H A D O W O F TH E TOM B RA IDER
19K *FIGURES ROUNDED TO N EA R E ST TH O U S A N D
12
TA CTI C S < M ARCH 201 8>
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
MON ST E R HU N T ER W O R LD TOTAL NO . O F TWEETS 1, 550
TOTAL NO . O F AC CO U NTS 318
S T RON GES T MEDI A ACCO UNT GAMESPO T
STR ONGES T K. I . ACCO UNT AREKKZ
B I GGE ST S HARE R ETWEETS I N TE RNAL
O F
ACCO U NT S
HIG H E ST FAC E B O O K S H AR ES <MARCH
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
2018>
BE AT S A B E R
239K
F O RT N I TE
236K
CA L L O F D U T Y : B LA CK OPS IIII
204 K
GO D O F WA R
1 4 7K
S U P E R S M A S H B ROS . FOR S WITCH
1 2 7K
M O N STE R H U N T E R WORLD
69K
HA R RY P OT T E R : H OGWA RTS M YST ERY
59K
FA R C RY 5
52K
S H A D O W O F TH E TOM B RA IDER
51K
WAY TO TH E W O O DS
41K *FIGURES ROUNDED TO N EA R E ST TH O U S A N D
14
TA CTI C S < M ARCH 201 8>
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
GO D O F WA R
TOTAL NO . PO STS
O F
2, 100
TOTAL NO . PAGES
O F
347
S T R ONGES T O VERAL L ACCO UNT PLAY S TATI O N
S H ARE O F ‘ ANGRY’ E MO J I S 1%
SHAR E O F ‘ LO VE’ E MO J I S 56%
H IGH E ST YO U T U B E V I E WS <MARCH
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
2018>
F O RT N I TE
1 .5 B
FA R C RY 5
21 0M
A WAY O U T
71 M
S E A O F TH I E VE S
63M
KI R BY STA R A L L I ES
37M
SUBNAUTICA
25M
M O N STE R H U N T E R WORLD
21M
GO D O F WA R
20M
DR A G O N B A L L F I G HT ERZ
19M
S U R VI V I N G M A R S
19M *FIG U R ES R O U N D ED TO NE A R E ST M I L L I O N
16
TA CTI C S < M ARCH 201 8>
K E Y I N F L U EN C E R S U M M ARY <MARCH
5, 300
KEY
I N F L UEN C ERS
TLAST H IS MMOONNTTHH ./. ./ / 224, 000 , 000 VI E WS 546 VIDE OS > 100K VI E WS 729 ACT I V E K. I . S 118 GAME S COVE RE D
<T O P
REC EN T >
FAR CRY 5 V IE W
CO U NT
O VER
432
100K
K.I. CO UNT
598
T HIS M ONT H... H/// + 12 1% + 2 13 % +86% +23%
49 4,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 V I E W S 1 ,7 1 0 V I D E O S > 1 0 0 K V I E W S 1 ,3 5 7 A CT I V E K . I . S 1 45 G A M E S C O V E R E D
<TOP
F UTUR E >
SUPER SMASH BROS. FOR SWITCH
170,000,000
V ID E OS
2018>
VI EW
C O UN T
12,000,000
VI DEO S
O VER
20
1 0 0 K
K . I . C O UN T
70
TO P P E R F O R M I N G G AME S 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 18
GAM E
V I E WS
R E LE AS E D?
FAR CRY 5
17 0 M
YES
A WAY OUT
69M
YES
SE A OF T HI E VE S
56M
YES
KI RBY STAR AL L I E S
26M
YES
AT TACK ON T I TA N 2
13 M
YES
GOD OF WAR
12 M
NO
SURVI V I NG M A R S
12 M
YES
SUPE R SM ASH BROS. F O R S W I TC H
12 M
NO
KI NGDOM COM E : DE L I V E R A N C E
11M
YES
GRAND T HE F T AU TO V I
8M
NO
TA CTI C S < M ARCH 201 8>
WIT H KE Y I N F LU E N C E R S TOP K .I . / SHA RE
TO P TE R R I TO RY / S H A R E
V I D E O S > 1 00K VI E WS
THERAD BRA D / 7%
U.S.A. / 18%
432
H2ODEL I RI OUS / 1 2%
U.S.A. / 27%
159
JACKSEPT I CE YE / 6%
U.S.A. / 25%
148
PROSAFIAGA M I NG / 1 7%
U.S.A. / 37%
59
ZANAR AEST HE T I CS / 25%
U.K. / 25%
28
BRKSE DU / 1 5%
BRAZIL / 33%
33
QUIL L 1 8 / 1 2%
U.S.A. / 26%
24
VIDEOGAM E DUNKE Y / 36%
U . S . A . / 2 4%
20
QORYG ORE / 9%
U.S.A. / 20%
19
DUBSTE PZ Z / 32%
U.S.A. / 33%
22
*VIE WER FIGURES ROUNDED TO NE A R E ST M I L L I O N
<MARC H 2 0 18 > TACTIC S
19
<KEY
I NFLU EN C ER
S P O T L I G H T >
Z AN AR A E STE H E TI C S J OINED
S U B SC IBERS
0 2
M A R C H
2 0 1 4
NO W
S U B SC RI BERS
3
S U B SC RI BERS
12
8 5 , 0 0 0
MO N T H S
A G O
MO N T H S
6 6 , 0 0 0
A G O
1 8 , 0 0 0
D AT E M AR 18
V I D EO S 126
VIE W S 5,535,744
AVG. VIE WS PER VIDEO 43, 934
FE B 1 8
78
1,570,217
20, 1 31
JA N 18
159
17,979,255
1 1 3, 077
DE C 17
99
5,461,389
55, 1 66
NO V 17
194
6,626,562
70, 495
OCT 17 SE P 1 7
10 13
709,869 169,831
70, 987 1 3, 064
A U G 17
10
82,883
8, 288
JU L 1 7
1
2, 237
JU N 1 7
5
2,237 18,560
M AY 1 7
1
2,609
2, 609
APR 17
3
73,818
24, 606
3, 71 2
TOP GAM ES
TO P P U B LI S H E RS BANDAI NAMCO
44%
D R AG O N B ALL FIG H TERZ ( 2 0 18 )
4 3%
WA R N E R B R O S . ENT ERTA INM ENT
1 8%
MIDDLE EARTH: SHADOW O F WAR ( 2017)
17%
UBISOFT
1 3%
ASSSASSIN â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S C R EED O R IG IN S ( 2 0 17)
11%
KO E I T E C M O
09%
ATTAC K O N TITAN 2 ( 2018)
08%
SQUARE ENIX
08%
FIN AL FAN TASY XV
05%
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