Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment (FADE) has just released details of Steam’s revenues in 2010. Â Anyone that is claiming that the PC is dead, might want to reconsider those claims when they see the fairly large numbers that Steam is putting up. Â The distribution platform grossed almost $970 million USD in 2010. Â The top money makers for the platform? Â You guessed it. Â Call of Duty: Black Ops which grossed close to a $100 million and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 who did around $40 million.
Here’s the full list compiled by FADE
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision) – $98.2 Million USD
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision) – $39.4 Million USD
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve) – $36.0 Million USD
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts) – $25.4 Million USD
Sid Meier’s Civilization V (2K Games) – $21.9 Million USD
Portal (Valve) – $20.0 Million USD
Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks) – $17.0 Million USD
Metro 2033 (THQ) – $13.4 Million USD
Mafia II (2K Games) – $11.9 Million USD
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising (THQ) – $10.8 Million USD
Not many of the games on this list are much of a surprise. Â Â However, it is quite noticeable that two Valve titles that were released years prior are still continuing to sell extremely well. Â Left 4 Dead 2 grossed $36 million for a game that was released back in 2009. Â As well as Portal which grossed $20 million for a game which has been in circulation since 2007.
It just goes to show that modifications, and great support for games leads to long shelf lives. Â It doesn’t hurt to have the ability to discount the games so deeply that it’s ridiculus not to buy. Â Which Valve did multiple time with many of their first party titles in 2010. Â Frankly I’m surprised we didn’t see Team Fortress 2 up there as well.
Source: Giant Bomb
