Remedy head of franchise Oskari Hakkinen has told VG247 that Alan Wake faced stiff opposition and «extremely aggressive marketing» from rival games in its May launch month, following last week's NPD numbers showing low US sales for the thriller. (vg247.com)
In terms of overall value it's facing tough competition from rival games such as Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator and The King of Fighters XIV which both come packed to the gills with playable fighters and additional content from day one, but Street Fighter V still has a solid fighting engine and is continually, if slowly, expanding its offerings as it matures. (gamecritics.com)
This habit is — in theory — no different than say, Lucasfilm re-releasing Star Wars in theaters for the um - teenth time, or even rival game companies putting their old software library on modern platforms. (androidauthority.com)