DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO

Dragon Ball fans have been waiting 15 years for the next entry in the Budokai Tenkaichi series, and it definitely shows. According to Bandai Namco, Spike Chunsoft’s Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero sold over three million units worldwide in the 24 hours following its launch on Thursday October 10. It’s also dominating Steam charts, leaving the likes of Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6 in the dust.

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero hasn’t been out long, but it’s easily earned its place as one of the best fighting games around. According to SteamDB, Sparking Zero has the fourth-highest fighting game all-time peak player count at 122,554, and is the 118th most played game on Steam, surpassing the likes of Don’t Starve Together and Tom Clancy’s the Division.

Between the lengthy wait and ‘very positive’ rating on Steam, it’s no surprise to see Bandai Namco’s fighter climbing its way up the charts – and three million units sold in 24 hours is definitely impressive.

It seems Sparking Zero has been worth ..

I know that any new Dragon Ball game is going to generate a lot of excitement. I also know that fighting game fans will always flock to any newcomer in the genre. But I really didn’t expect Dragon Ball Sparking Zero to come out the gates quite this hot. It’s been just a few hours since its early access period began and it’s already become one of the biggest fighting games to ever land on Steam, according to concurrent player count data.

It’s been a long old time since Dragon Ball’s Budokai Tenkaichi fighting game subseries got a new entry, but the wait is now finally over. Even though the full Dragon Ball Sparking Zero release date isn’t until October 11, excited players are already flooding to the game right at the start of its three-day early access window.

In its opening hours, Dragon Ball Sparking Zero has achieved a peak concurrent player count on Steam of just over 91,000 people. While that’s an impressive number for any game, it’s particularly mind-blowing for a fighting game ..

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Necro StoryRablo Games

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★★★★★

$14.99

Get it nowNecro Story – October 7
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Diablo® IV: Vessel of Hatred™ – Ultimate EditionBlizzard Entertainment

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Get it nowDiablo IV – Vessel of Hatred – October 8
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