player base

plural player bases · alternative player-base · alternative playerbase

1. gamesThe players of a game, considered as a whole.

   More and more video games are building player bases with perpetual updates and seasonal content.

   2024 June 12, Calum Marsh, “For These Games, a Release Date Is Just the Beginning”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2024

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   Call of Duty and World of Warcraft are considered blockbuster franchises in the gaming world, with player bases stretching into the tens of millions and the prospect of a long train of sequels and spin-offs.

   2022 January 18, Ben Woods, “Activision Blizzard boss scores $400m payday after Microsoft pounces on Call of Duty maker”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2022

   More recently, the game [Genshin Impact] has amassed an active player base of 59 million players and earns about $5 million a day.

   2022 September 3, Jessica Sheng, “Opinion: The controversy of new and upcoming gacha games”, in High School Insider, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2025