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The author argues Everplay benefits from WARDOGS' launch because its Team17 subsidiary publishes the game and Everplay also owns 20% of BULKHEAD's parent, giving it both publishing revenue and equity upside if the title becomes a franchise. WARDOGS sold 1.25 million copies at roughly $40 standard edition with 300k+ concurrent paid players, which the author expects to change Everplay's numbers, with interim results on 15 September as a near-term catalyst for a trading update or guidance change. The main stated risk is server queues and connectivity issues that could hurt reviews and drive refunds if not fixed quickly. The author notes revenue cannot be estimated by simply multiplying copies by price due to Steam's cut, regional pricing, taxes, refunds and the developer/publisher split.