So, finally someone has said something publicly about how the game is performing. It's been pretty clear that they were short of their target download numbers for some time, but I didn't anticipate that they'd fallen this far short. I think their next move is going to be interesting -- do they continue to try and update Gravity, or move all their resources on to getting the next game to market as soon as possible? For what it's worth, I don't think any number of updates to Gravity will improve it as a gameplay experience; you can tart it up all you like, but in my opinion the concept is dull, unoriginal, and a bit clumsy. However, I'm also not confident that any game released by the team will be any better, particularly when they had so long to make this one compelling and haven't delivered. I kind of feel sad for them in a way, because if this was someone's hobby, releasing a game at all would be an impressive achievement. The difficulty comes when you're dressing up in the guise of a professional outfit and taking peoples money in to bankroll the project -- and I think it's correct that the final result of their endeavour is judged differently as a result.

I also find it fascinating that seemingly no one on the slack channel is really that bothered about how the game is doing now it's out. I would suggest that perhaps the conversation about measuring it's success or failure takes place in the uber-private whales channel, but given the level of discourse we see our friendly whales engage in on here, I have my doubts.

If I were a whale, I'd be getting slightly fidgety. I know the game has only been out two weeks, but if this had legs, people would be champing at the bit to get in on it having seen the game finally. And they're not.