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Mina The Hollower sold 300,000 copies in its first three days, developer Yacht Club Games has announced, far faster than the studio's previous game, Shovel Knight. The sales figure comes from Bloomberg, who spoke with Yacht Club Games co-founder Sean Velasco. He said the strong sales so far mean the studio can continue operating as normal without making cuts or seeking outside investment. Yacht Club underwent layoffs and put a second project, a 3D Shovel Knight game, on hold over the course of Mina's development. Velasco previously said Mina was a "make or break" moment for Yacht Club after wo

It's no secret that video games--especially those of the big-budget AAA variety--take a long time to make, and that's something Square Enix is looking to address. In its new report for the financial year ending March 2026, the company says that it's on track to complete a "framework" that will allow it to ramp production on games for its "major" franchises."Steady progress is also being made in establishing a framework that enables regular new title launches for major IP," the company explained in a slide that highlighted Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, with images of games released within eac