Blades of Fire, the new game from MercurySteam, is a commercial failure

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Blades of Fire, the new game from MercurySteam, is a commercial failure

It's clearly not easy to launch a new franchise in 2025. While some, such as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, have shone, others have been quickly forgotten.

Blades of Fire is the new action game developed by MercurySteam. The Spanish studio is known for the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow saga and the excellent Metroid: Samus Returns and Metroid Dread.

Unfortunately, the new license released on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC (via the Epic Games Store) this past May 22 is a commercial failure. In a statement, publisher Digital Bros announced that the game had "underperformed," resulting in at least €10 million in losses for the company. The company attributes this disappointment to "too many new releases and increasingly selective consumers".

Source: eurogamer.net

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