{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f07d5adaa7a752d64318644e","clusterId":"c_5704d068c46bfe2acc609c39","slug":"wardogs-tops-3-million-sales-two-weeks-into-steam-early-access","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"WARDOGS Tops 3 Million Sales Two Weeks Into Steam Early Access","summary":"BULKHEAD announced on September 27, 2026 that WARDOGS has passed 3 million copies sold. The military sandbox FPS entered Steam early access on September 11 at 4,980 yen and hit 1.25 million copies on its first day. Up to 100 players split into three teams fight over control zones inside a 256km2 map, combining tactical gunfights with building and destruction. Its fund progression system carries money earned in matches and lets players buy weapons, equipment, and vehicles. A beta test before launch drew more than 210,000 concurrent players, and that figure doubled to 420,000 on September 13. Season 2 is set for October 15, when the first periodic progress wipe is expected. A console release is planned for 2028 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.","whyItMatters":"The first-day 1.25 million and the week-two 3 million together show the launch spike did not collapse at the usual point, which is the pattern publishers watch before committing to a live-service roadmap.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBULKHEAD thanked players in its September 27 announcement, and a WARDOGS social account had already teased the date with a \u0026#34;WARDOGS Season 02 is coming\u0026#34; post on September 22. Season 2 details are still to be announced.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scale is the pitch. Matches put up to 100 players in three teams, each fighting for 2x2km \u0026#34;Control Zones\u0026#34; spread across a 256km² map, and the game mixes tactical gunfights with combined-arms combat alongside building and destruction.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo systems carry the progression. Funds earned on the battlefield persist between matches and buy weapons, equipment, and vehicles. Equipment also unlocks through play, and BULKHEAD has said periodic wipes will reset progress, with the first expected to land when Season 2 begins on October 15.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beta numbers ran ahead of launch. Concurrent players passed 210,000 in the pre-release test, then doubled to 420,000 on September 13, two days after early access opened. The early access build is on Steam at 4,980 yen, with a console version planned for 2028 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"WARDOGS sold 3 million copies before its first progress wipe. BULKHEAD plans that reset for Season 2 on October 15, so the sales number is being set before the game's economy has had to survive one.","twitterPost":"WARDOGS hit 3 million sales before Season 2's progress wipe on October 15. The number lands before the economy faces its first reset.","threadsPost":"WARDOGS passed 3 million sales in early access, but BULKHEAD has not yet run a progress wipe. Season 2 on October 15 brings the first one, so the current sales figure predates any test of how the fund progression system handles a reset.","newsletterBlurb":"BULKHEAD's 100-player military sandbox FPS crossed 3 million copies two weeks after hitting Steam early access, a milestone that follows a 1.25 million day-one figure. Season 2 lands on October 15 and is expected to bring the game's first progress wipe.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/981/G098198/20260928029/\",\"title\":\"WARDOGS Sales Top 3 Million Copies; Season 2 Scheduled to Begin October 15\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260928b\",\"title\":\"FPS 'WARDOGS,' Which Supports Up to 100 Players, Surpasses 3 Million Sales Already; Achieved Just Over 2 Weeks After Early Access Launch\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":8880,"outputTokens":1195,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791047971,"createdAt":"2026-10-03T17:17:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-03T17:18:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T17:18:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5704d068c46bfe2acc609c39","canonicalTitle":"最大100人が参戦可能なFPS『WARDOGS』の売上が早くも300万本を突破。早期アクセスから2週間強での達成","representativeArticleId":"a_2b4a59e36891f97207258c5e","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"WARDOGS\"],\"studios\":[\"BULKHEAD\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-27T22:14:15.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-28T10:13:14.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T17:18:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/981/G098198/20260928029/","title":"「WARDOGS」の販売本数が300万本を突破。10月15日にはシーズン2の開始を予定"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260928b","title":"最大100人が参戦可能なFPS『WARDOGS』の売上が早くも300万本を突破。早期アクセスから2週間強での達成"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["WARDOGS"],"studios":["BULKHEAD"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["BULKHEAD announced on September 27, 2026 that WARDOGS has sold 3 million copies.","WARDOGS launched in Steam early access on September 11, 2026 at 4,980 yen and sold 1.25 million copies on its first day.","WARDOGS supports up to 100 players in three teams fighting over control zones on a 256km2 map.","WARDOGS Season 2 begins on October 15, 2026, when the first periodic progress wipe is expected.","A console version of WARDOGS is planned for 2028 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S."]}