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06-30-2017, 05:09 AM
Developer of PC survival game 'Rust' shrugs off $4 million in refunds like it's **thing
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Imagine a $4 million loss sliding off your back like it's ** big deal. Well, Rust developer Garry Newman doesn't have to imagine it at all.*
On Wednesday, he casually tweeted this:*
Added sales stats to our backend today. These are Rust's real Steam Refund figurespic.twitter.com/IhjUsJUN9N (https://t.co/IhjUsJUN9N)
— Garry Newman (@garrynewman) June 28, 2017 (https://twitter.com/garrynewman/status/880154963334365185)
All told, Facepunch Studios gave out $4 million in refunds — which is only 6 percent of the total sales Rust has made since its soft launch release on Steam's Early Access platform three and a half years ago, according to an interview Newman did with PCGamesN (https://www.pcgamesn.com/rust/rust-refund-stats-sales-numbers).*
The whole point of Rust is to survive its world, and you're **t given a lot of tools to help you do that. Here's how the game is described on its website: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/29/rust-4-million-refunds/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Imagine a $4 million loss sliding off your back like it's ** big deal. Well, Rust developer Garry Newman doesn't have to imagine it at all.*
On Wednesday, he casually tweeted this:*
Added sales stats to our backend today. These are Rust's real Steam Refund figurespic.twitter.com/IhjUsJUN9N (https://t.co/IhjUsJUN9N)
— Garry Newman (@garrynewman) June 28, 2017 (https://twitter.com/garrynewman/status/880154963334365185)
All told, Facepunch Studios gave out $4 million in refunds — which is only 6 percent of the total sales Rust has made since its soft launch release on Steam's Early Access platform three and a half years ago, according to an interview Newman did with PCGamesN (https://www.pcgamesn.com/rust/rust-refund-stats-sales-numbers).*
The whole point of Rust is to survive its world, and you're **t given a lot of tools to help you do that. Here's how the game is described on its website: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/29/rust-4-million-refunds/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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