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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 Ch a r l i e R o b e rts

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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 may be working from home but that doesn’t stop TACTICS. We’re back with a fresh new issue and despite the situation the world finds itself in, when it comes to video games there’s been plenty to discuss and play. We’ve seen a large number of releases making their debut including Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Koei Tecmo’s Ni-Oh 2. Also, how crazy is it that we have a brand-new entry in the Half-Life series? You’ll find review breakdowns of all these games on page four. As for the rest of TACTICS you’ll find the usual assortment of press and social analysis. In the midst of a lockdown which games have kept journalists talking and key influencers playing? We’ll continue bringing you the latest gaming analysis. Until next time keep inside, keep safe and keep gaming. Ryan Janes

TAB LE OF C ONT ENTS 04

RE VI E W C ENT RAL

OU T T HI S M ONT H

PR ES S SUM MARY

PR ES S ASSE T BRE AK DOW N

I NDE PEN DEN T FOC US

T WI T TE R S UMMA RY

FA CE BOOK S UMM ARY

T WI TCH SUMM ARY

VI DEO AND K E Y I NF LU ENC ER SU MMARY

ORI AND THE W IL L O F THE W I SPS CRI TI CS LOV E. . . OU TSTAND IN G SOU NDTRACK TOUCH IN G STORY BE AUTI FU L A RT STY LE

DE NMARK AUSTRALI A I TALY BE LGI UM GE RMANY

90%

WO RLDW IDE AV G.

95% 92% 92% 91 % 91 %

CRI TI CS HATE. . . OPTI MI Z ATI ON I SS UES

SER I ES O UT PUT

FR UST RATI NG D I FFI CU LTY BU GS AND G LI TCH ES

OR I AN D THE B LIN D FOR EST (20 15)

86 %

NI - OH 2 CRI TI CS LOV E. . . RO BUST COM BAT SYSTEM PLE NTY OF C ONTE NT ADD IT IO N OF TH E YOK AI WEA PONS

84 %

WO RLDW IDE AV G.

U. K AUSTRALI A AUSTRI A NE TH ERLAN DS GE RMANY

89% 88% 88% 86% 85%

CRI TI CS HATE. . . CO MPLE X SYST EMS A ND ME NUS

SER I ES O UT PUT

LI NEA R STORY CO NSTANTLY DI EI N G

NI - OH (2 017 )

86 %

ANI MA L C ROS SI NG: NE W H ORI Z ONS CRI TI CS LOV E. . . RE LAXI N G AND TR ANQU IL V I BE I MPR OV EME NTS IN ALL AREAS SE EMI NG LY E NDLE SS AD VE NTUR E

90%

WO RLDW IDE AV G.

CRI TI CS HATE. . .

U. K I TALY U. S. A F RAN CE AUSTRALI A

95% 91 % 90% 89% 88%

SER I ES O UT PUT

TRO UBLE SOM E MU LTI PLAY E R EX PE RI ENC E LACK OF TOU CH SC REE N OPTI ONS TOM NO OK

ANI M AL CROS SI NG: NE W L EAF (2 013 )

88 %

ANI M AL CROS SI NG: LETS GO TO TH E CI TY (20 08)

77%

ANI M AL CROS SI NG: W ILD WOR LD (2 006)

80 %

HALF -LI FE : ALYX CRI TI CS LOV E. . . DE TAI LED GA ME W ORLD I NCR EDI BLY I MM ERS IV E V R VARI ED G AMEP LAY ELEM ENTS

94 %

WO RLDW IDE AV G.

CRI TI CS HATE. . . LI MI TE D WEA PON C HOI CE

98% 97 % 94 % 93% 92%

SER I ES O UT PUT

SLO WER AND SH ORTER STO RY LACK OF IN NOVATI ON

F RAN CE NE TH ERLAN DS U. K I TALY U. S. A

HALF -LI F E 2 (20 04)

90 %

HALF -LI F E (19 98)

88 %

TH E BEST GAM ES O F 202 0 94 % HALF -LI FE : ALY X

82% MLB THE S HOW 20

93% PE RSONA 5 ROYAL

90% ANI MAL CRO SSI NG: NE W H ORI ZONS

ST REET FI GH TE R V : CH AMP ION ED ITI ON THE WAL KI NG D EA D: SAI NTS AND SI NNERS PI LLAR S OF ETE RNIT Y 2: DEADF I RE

81 %

ORI AND THE WI LL OF THE WIS PS

BAYONETTA & VANQU ISH 10TH ANNI V ERSARY BUN DLE

DOO M ETER NAL

RUN E FACTORY 4 SPE CIA L

88%

F ROSTPUNK - THE LAST AUTUMN

87 %

UND ER N IGH T I N - BI RTH E X E [ CL- R]

80%

DRE AMS

K ENTUC KY ROUT E Z ERO : TV E DIT I ON

BLO ODROOTS

BE AU TI F UL DE SOLAT ION

84 % NI -OH 2 THE P REDEST RI AN

83% TWO PO I NT H OSPI TAL TO T HE M OON LAI R OF TH E CLOCK WO RK GOD

TACTI CS <M ARCH 2 020 >

TOK YO MI R AG E SE SSIO NS #FE E NCOR E TOTAL WAR: TH REE K ING DOM S - A WORLD BE TR AYE D MURD ER BY NUMBE RS

OU T THI S M ONTH RE SI DEN T EV I L 3 FI NAL FANTASY V I I R EMA KE GE ARS TACTI CS 07 / 04

DI SAST ER R EPO RT 4 : SUMM ER ME MORI ES

08/ 04

BI PED

14 /0 4 16/ 04

FALLO UT 7 6 WASTEL AN DERS BI LLI ON ROAD

23/ 04 23/ 04 24 /0 4

MOTO GP 20 CLO UDPUN K TRI ALS O F M ANA

24 /0 4 24 /0 4 28/ 04

PRE DATO R: HUNT ING GR OUNDS DE LI VE R US THE MO ON MOV I NG OUT

28/ 04 28/ 04 28/ 04

SNOW RUNN ER SAKU RA WARS DAY MA RE: 1998

PS4 / X BO / P C PS4 PS4 / X B0

30/ 04 30/ 04

LEV ELH EAD

XB0 / NSW / PC XBO / PC

CALL O F DUTY : MODE RN WARFARE 2 CAM PA IGN RE MASTE RED

PS4 / P C PS4 PS4 / X B0 / P C NSW / PC PS4 / X B0 / N SW / PC PC PS4 / N SW PS4 / P C PS4 / X B0 PS4 / P S4 / XB0 / PC

STRON GE ST PR PRE SEN CE 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

ANI MAL C ROS SI NG: NE W H ORI Z ONS

6, 000

DOO M ETE RNAL

5, 900

CALL OF DUTY : MO DERN WARFARE

4, 40 0

FI NAL FA NTASY V I I R EMAK E

4, 000

RES ID ENT E V I L 3

3, 70 0

FORTNI TE

3, 600

HALF -LI FE : ALY X

2, 500

CALL OF DUTY : WAR ZO NE

2, 500

LEAG UE OF LE GEN DS

2, 300

COU NTER STR IK E : G LOBAL

2, 200 *F I GURE S ROU NDE D TO N EARE ST H UNDR ED

TACTI CS <M ARCH 2 020 >

PRO DUCT SPOT LI GHT

FI NAL FANTASY V II RE MAK E

ANI M AL CROS SI NG: NE W H ORI Z ONS A DEE PER L OOK I NTO T HE BI GG EST CO VER AGE- DRI VI NG TOPI CS FOR 2 020

AS SET B REAK D OWN

PRESS COVERAGE AND SHARE OF TOPIC/ASSET

GUIDES / HOW TOS/ WALKTHROUGHS

TECHNICAL

REACTIONS

IN-GAME FEATURES

VIDEO FOOTAGE

GAME INFO

COMMERCIAL

OTHER

I NDE PEN DEN T PE RFOR MAN CE RFO RMAN ST RONG EST PR PR ESE NCE 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

ORI AND THE WI LL OF THE WIS PS

MOON STUD IO S

1, 680

ORI AND THE BLI ND FORE ST

MOON STUD IO S

43 0

TWO PO I NT H OSPI TAL NO MANS SK Y MOUN T AND B LADE 2: B ANN ERL ORD

TWO PO I NT ST UDIOS HE LLO GA MES TALEWOR LDS E NT

43 0 41 0 40 0

TOK I DI SCO ELYSI UM PA PER BE AST

GOLG OTH ST UDI O Z A/UM PI XE L RE EF

37 0 300 290

AMNE SI A: REBI RT H OUTE R WI LD S

F RICTI ON AL GA MES MOBI U S D IGI TA L

290 280

HI GHE ST YO V I DEO UTUBVIEE VIWSE W S 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

BRAWL STARS

SUP ERCELL

ARK : GENESI S

ST U DIO W IL DCARD

ORI AND THE WI LL OF THE WIS PS

MOON STUD IO S ST U DIO DYNA MI C PI XELS

HE LLO N EIGHB OR TOTALLY ACCURAT E BATTLE SI MULATOR ARK : SURVI VAL E V OLVE D MOUN T AND B LADE 2: B ANN ERL ORD HUMAN: FALL FLAT ULTI MATE CH ICK E N HORSE BE AM NG. DRI V E

L ANDFA LL GAMES ST U DIO W IL DCARD TALEWOR LDS E NT NO BR AKES GA MES CLE VER E NDEAVOUR GA MES BE AMNG *V I DE O LI ST I NC LUDE S ALL GAM ES RE GARD LESS O F RELE ASE D ATE

TACTI CS <M ARCH 2 020 >

PRO DUCT S POTL IG HT

OR I AN D THE W I LL OF THE WI SPS

PRO DUCT S POTL IG HT

MO UNT AN D BLAD E II : BAN NER LORD

HI GH EST TW IT TER R ETW EETS 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

ANI MAL C ROS SI NG: NE W H ORI Z ONS

201 K

CALL OF DUTY : WAR ZO NE

100 K

NI ER: RE PLI CAN T REM ASTE R

7 9K

DOO M ETE RNAL

53K

CALL OF DUT Y : M ODER N WA RFARE 2 REM AST ERED

38K

RES ID ENT E V I L 3

38K

GHO ST O F TSU SHI M A

27 K

FI NAL FA NTASY V I I R EMAK E

22K

NI -O H 2

12K

CY BE RPUN K 2 077

12K *F I GURE S ROU NDE D TO N EARE ST TH OUS AND

TACTI CS <M ARCH 2 020 >

PRO DUCT SPOT LI GHT

ANI M AL CRO SSI NG : NE W H ORI Z ONS

HI GH EST FAC EBOO K SHAR ES 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

ANI MAL C ROS SI NG: NE W H ORI Z ONS

117 K

CALL OF DUTY : WAR ZO NE

93K

RES ID ENT E V I L 3

89K

FI NAL FA NTASY V I I R EMAK E

51K

DOO M ETE RNAL

49 K

CALL OF DUT Y : M ODER N WA RFARE 2 REM AST ERED

26K

MORTAL KO MBAT 11 - S PAWN

25K

GHO ST O F TSU SHI M A

22K

PRE DATOR: HUN TI NG GR OUN DS

12K

THE LA ST OF US: PART 2

11K *F I GURE S ROU NDE D TO N EARE ST TH OUS AND

TACTI CS <M ARCH 2 020 >

PRO DUCT SPOT LI GHT

RES I DENT E V I L 3

HI GH EST TW ITCH V I E WS 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

DOO M ETE RNAL ANI MAL C ROS SI NG: NE W H ORI Z ONS

1. 4M 1M

NI -O H 2

601 K

HALF -LI FE : ALY X

569 K

ORI AND T HE W ILL O F THE W I SPS

49 1K

FI NAL FA NTASY V I I R EMAK E

24 0K

RES ID ENT E V I L 3

217 K

MOU NT AND BLADE 2 : B ANNE RLOR D

202 K

PER SON A 5 THE ROYAL

135 K

LEGE NDS O F RUN ETE RRA

118K *F I GURE S ROU NDE D TO N EARE ST TH OUS AND

TACTI CS <M ARCH 2 020 >

PRO DUCT SPOT LI GHT

NI - OH 2

MO ST POPU LAR V I DEO S 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 20

CALL OF DUTY : WAR ZO NE DOO M ETE RNAL ANI MAL C ROS SI NG: NE W H ORI Z ONS HALF -LI FE : ALY X RES ID ENT E V I L 3 ARK : GEN ESI S FI NAL FA NTASY V I I R EMAK E NI -O H 2 MORTAL KO MBAT 11 - S PAWN ORI AND T HE W ILL O F THE W I SPS

TACTI CS <M ARCH 2 020 >

PRO DUCT SPOT LI GHT

DOO M ETE RNAL

KE Y I NF LUEN CER BR EAK DOW N

K E Y I N FLUE NCE R SUM MA RY

. MAY MON TH. . . LAST 33 3, 00 0,0 00 V I E WS 73 4 VI DEO S > 100 K VI E WS 1, 37 2 ACT IV E K . I . S 169 GAME S CO VER ED

THI S M ONTH .. . +8 0% +9 1% +3 7% +2 %

78 1, 000 , 000 V I EW S 1, 97 1 VI DEOS > 1 00K V I EW S 1, 98 9 ACT IV E K . I . S 165 GAME S CO VER ED

CALL O F DUT Y : WARZO NE

RES I DEN T EV I L 3

323 , 000 , 000

16 3, 000 ,0 00

796

118

663

51 1

TOP PE RFO RMI N G GAM ES 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 24

GAM E

VI E WS

RE LEASE D?

CAL L OF DU TY : WARZO NE

32 3M

Y ES

DO OM E TE RNAL

163 M

Y ES

ANI M AL CRO SSI NG : NE W H ORI Z ON S

108 M

Y ES

RE SI DENT E V I L 3

52 M

FI NAL FANTA SY VI I REMAK E

30 M

NI - OH 2

27 M

Y ES

OR I AND THE W I LL O F THE W I SPS

18M

Y ES

GR AND TH EFT AU TO V I

15M

PR EDATOR : HU NTI NG G ROU NDS

13M

M OUNT A ND BLADE 2: BANN ERLOR D

Y ES

TACTI CS <M ARCH 2 020 >

W IT H K E Y I NF LUEN CER S TOP K. I . / SH ARE

TOP TE RRI TORY / SHARE

VI DEO S > 10 0K VI E WS

JAC KF RA GS / 5%

U. S .A. / 21 %

7 97

MK I CE AND FI RE / 7 %

U. S .A. / 25%

33 1

AUST I N JO HN PL AYS / 8 %

U. S .A. / 4 2%

26 0

KU PLI NOV PL AY / 4 %

U. S .A. / 19 %

11 8

MI AWAU G / 4 %

U. S .A. / 23%

FI GH TI NCOWBOY / 1 3%

U. S .A. / 36%

Z OM BEY / 9%

U. S .A. / 17 %

MR BOS SFT W / 2 6%

U. S .A. / 4 6%

CART OON Z / 1 9%

U. S .A. / 23%

PI X EL AT ED APO LLO / 10%

U. S .A. / 21 %

*V I E WE R FI GUR ES RO UND ED TO NEAR EST M I LLI ON

<M ARCH 2 020 > TACT IC S

TH E TO P K EY I NF LUEN CER S 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

K E Y I NF LUE NCE R

VI E WS

% O N PRE V IO US MO NTH

FL AMI NGO

99 .8 M

 29%

JE LLY

61. 1 M

 18 %

SLO GOM AN

4 6M

 26%

SS UND EE

4 5. 7M

 34%

I TSF UNN EH

4 4. 1M

 18 %

WH ENG AME RSFAIL LYO N

4 1.4 M

 15 %

PE W DI EPI E

37 . 8M

 10 0%

ARAB G AME S NE TW O RK

36 .6 M

 50%

TH EGR EFG

34 M

40%

SY P HER PK

31. 8M

 45%

LAC HLAN

28 .1M

 43%

JAC KS EPTI CEY E

28 M

 06%

EU GEN BRO

27 . 6M

 22%

I AMSA NNA

26 .8 M

 50%

TY P IC AL GAMER

26 .6 M

 56%

W HO ARE T HE RE AL KE Y IN FLUE NCE RS? K e y inf lu enc er s c on tin ue to fac il i tat e g ro wt h for ou r i nd ust ry as si sti n g i n the p rom ot i on o f t i tl e s as w el l a s i ncr ea si ng the i r ‘s h el f li fe’ . It ’ s ke y we c onti n ue to e mbr a ce th em i n t he fu t ure . He re a re the t h ir ty mo st i nfl uen c i al K. I . ch an nel s o f t he pre v io us m ont h . For th i s l ist we a r e focu sed on al l t it l es reg a rd le ss o f r el e as e date.

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

K E Y I NF LUE NCE R

VI E WS

% O N PRE V IO US MO NTH

LAZ ARBE AM

26 .4 M

 15 %

N0 33N

26 .2 M

16%

TH EDI AM ONDM IN ECR AFT

25 .8 M

 36%

M KI CE ANDF IR E

25 .3 M

 85%

M IK EC RACK

24 . 9M

 10 0%

JU LI A M I NEG IR L

23 .8 M

 21 %

ELT ROL LI NO

23 .6 M

07 %

APH MAU

23 .4 M

65 %

JAC KF RAGS

22 .5 M

 65%

DAN IR EP | + 6 VI DE OS D IAR IO S DE GTA 5

22 .1M

 11%

TW O PLAY ER S ON E CON SOLE

21M

 45%

WI LLY REX

19. 7 M

 02%

KO UK I

19M

 08%

LY NA

19M

 10 %

DAK PL AY

18. 5M

 81 %

*F I GURE S ROU NDE D TO N EARE ST H UNDR ED TH OUS AND

FI GH TI NCOW BOY

DATE MAR 20

VI DE OS 165

VI E W S 4, 344 ,1 84

AVG. VI EWS PE R VI DE O 26,2 38

F EB 20

1, 955, 031

28,7 5 0

JAN 20

41 8, 55 3

13,9 52

DE C 19

231 ,22 5

7 7 ,07 5

NOV 19

1, 79 9,680

26,8 61

OCT 1 9

2, 5 02,7 65

28,1 21

SE P 19

17 4

4, 161, 8 04

23,9 18

AUG 19

605 , 407

14 ,07 9

JUL 19

1, 31 5,7 33

21,2 22

JUN 19

1, 385, 47 0

20,9 92

MAY 19

106

2, 0 79, 0 82

19,6 14

APR 19

2, 8 70, 6 48

7 0,01 6

TOP P UBLI S HER S

TOP G AMES

SO NY IN TERA CTI V E EN TERTAI NME NT

21%

NI - OH 2 ( 2020 )

13%

BAN DAI NAMC O GAM ES

20 %

CO DE V EI N (2 019)

10%

FO CUS H OME I NT ERACTI V E

08 %

DAR K S OUL S 3 (2 016 )

10%

CAP COM

07 %

DAYS G ONE ( 201 9)

07 %

TAK E 2

06 %

MO NSTER HU NTE R WOR LD: I CEBO RNE ( 201 9)

07 %

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