🚀 Mina the Hollower from Yacht Club Games sold over 300,000 copies in its first three days and pretty much SAVED the studio, a 3D Shovel Knight project was put on ice during production.
The team deliberately skipped discounts and stuck to a fixed price of $20. Sean Velasco calls it one of 2026's highest‑rated games: sales pace trails big franchises, but strong critic reviews should secure a healthy long tail.
🔥 Yacht Club Games says Mina the Hollower shifted over 300,000 copies in its first three days and basically SAVED the studio from a cash crunch.
They even froze the 3D Shovel Knight project during development, betting on a no-discount launch at a fixed price of $20. CEO Sean Velasco calls it one of 2026's highest-rated games, sales pace trails major franchises, but sterling reviews should deliver a strong, long tail.
🔥 Mina the Hollower launched on May 29 and is priced at $20, the studio locked that number in April by unanimous decision, citing a title that moved 7 million copies at the same price and not wanting cost to block players.
The game's budget is about $5M, with roughly ~55k Steam sales so far; Sean Velasco admits Yacht Club's future leans on Mina and they're aiming for 1,000,000 copies. The team will focus on marketing and polishing, the...
Oh, and the video he found of us (also two songs) was on YouTube. I downloaded it and put it on PeerTube. Because fuck YouTube.
I don’t know the guy who recorded/posted it. But it’s my band, so I figured it would be okay to steal it.
https://vid.northbound.online/w/4YD1N9FJfNCbnPDD85ZnE5
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So…a couple of days ago, a friend told me he found a video of my old band Shovel online. Circa 1996.
It reminded me that we recorded a two-song demo that I have on a cassette. Just a blank tape from the studio master.
So I remastered it and published it on Bandcamp (for free). Check it out if you want. (I know. It’s not metal. Hush.)
https://markwynermusic.bandcamp.com/album/demo-ep
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2 track album
ShinyHunters dumped stolen Rockstar files, not juicy personal stuff but the ledgers, and surprise: Rockstar is cashing out by the SHOVEL 💰
The leak shows revenue and sales: GTA Online ~$9.6M/week (~$500M/year) vs RDO ~$500K/week. Active users ~9.9M vs 970K; spenders ~393K/15K. Rockstar refused the ransom, makes sense. GTA VI is due Nov 19, 2026.
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