"player numbers"

Palworld, the former viral sensation, has just launched its 1.0 version, and it has shown it still has a huge audience eager to play.

Marathon badly needs to bring more new players in, but it has already tried a number of things that haven't worked, or made the game worse.

Marathon has launched season 2 and opened the game up for free in the last week, but faced many, many problems almost immediately.

Destiny 2 has put up its best numbers in over two years, and it's clear it's more than players just logging in for one last goodbye.

Marathon is trying to boost its playercount with a new season and a free week to try the game out. It needs to work.

Crimson Desert has another big patch out, and here's what's been added in the latest version to get players back in the game.