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videogameinsightsR 0.3.0

The package now talks only to the v4 Video Game Insights API (https://vginsights.com/api/v4, hosted by Sensor Tower; interactive docs at https://app.sensortower.com/vgi/api/v4/api-docs/). v4 rows are multi-platform (Steam, Xbox, PlayStation), carry VGI IDs and slugs alongside Steam App IDs, and page with a cursor. This release breaks compatibility with 0.1.1 in the ways listed below.

Breaking changes

• Removed, because v4 has no equivalent endpoint: vgi_game_rankings(), vgi_top_games(), vgi_smart_search() and vgi_top_games_with_activity() (all built on the v3 rankings endpoint).
• Removed in favour of v4 functions: vgi_all_games_metadata() (use vgi_games_metadata(all_pages = TRUE)), and the deprecated aliases vgi_insights_entitlements() and vgi_entitlements_by_date() (use vgi_insights_units() and vgi_units_sold_by_date()).
• vgi_game_metadata() and vgi_game_metadata_batch() return the vgi_games_metadata() shape: VGI’s single genre / subgenre, Steam’s steam_genres / steam_subgenres, per-platform price_*, release_date_* and store_url_* columns, vgi_id, slug and platforms. The v3 genres, subgenres, price, release_date, full_release_date, steam_url and id columns are gone. Unknown games return an empty tibble.
• vgi_game_list() returns vgi_id, steam_app_id (NA for games not on Steam) and name, sorted by VGI ID; the id alias is gone.
• vgi_publisher_info() / vgi_developer_info() read /companies/{kind}: Steam revenue and game counts plus slug, country, games_released_{steam,playstation,xbox} and vgi_url. vgi_publisher_games() / vgi_developer_games() still return Steam App IDs, resolved from VGI game IDs through /games/metadata.
• vgi_all_publisher_games() / vgi_all_developer_games() return VGI game IDs only; the offset argument and id_type column are gone. vgi_publisher_list() / vgi_developer_list() lose min_games.
• vgi_player_overlap() uses v4 /player-overlap (by Steam ID, VGI ID or slug) and loses offset. vgi_all_games_player_overlap() walks the catalogue by cursor, one game per request, instead of offset.
• The version argument is gone from every function, and make_api_request() no longer takes one. options(vgi.base_url) and VGI_BASE_URL take the API root; a trailing /v3 or /v4 is dropped.
• Per-game series start when VGI began tracking the game (often before release, with zero or null figures), and Steam early-access sales are counted on the launch day.
• List-returning functions snake_case their element names ($player_history, $price_changes).
• vgi_filter_genre() matches VGI’s genre by default; pass source = "steam" for Steam’s genres. vgi_build_cache() builds the cache from /games/metadata and loses batch_size. vgi_fetch_by_ids() keeps the "metadata" and "active_players" data types.

New

• vgi_games_metadata(): metadata by steam_app_ids, vgi_ids or slugs, with cursor paging.
• vgi_historical_data_by_date(): one day’s snapshot on every platform, with countries / regions breakdowns.
• vgi_price_history(): price periods on every platform, by Steam ID, VGI ID or slug.
• The multi-game player-insight functions accept steam_app_ids, vgi_ids, slugs, limit, cursor and all_pages; playtime also takes countries and regions. Company overview and list functions take vgi_ids, slugs, cursor and all_pages.

Fixed

• Per-game time series no longer return every day twice (the API repeats a page when filtered by ID), and vgi_insights_units() / vgi_insights_revenue() read the v4 unitsOwned* / premiumRevenue* fields instead of erroring.
• vgi_peak_ccu_by_ids() and vgi_peak_ccu_by_names() work again and return steam_app_id.

Tests

• The suite replays recorded v4 fixtures (dev/record_fixtures.R) shipped with the package, so R CMD check exercises the real parsing paths. Live smoke tests run only when VGI_AUTH_TOKEN is set.

videogameinsightsR 0.1.1

• Fixed DESCRIPTION URL to follow redirect (vginsights.com -> app.sensortower.com/vgi/).
• Replaced rappdirs with tools::R_user_dir() for CRAN-preferred caching.
• Switched API-dependent examples from \donttest{} to \dontrun{}.

videogameinsightsR 0.1.0

Breaking Changes

• All column names are now snake_case instead of camelCase. For example, steamAppId is now steam_app_id, peakConcurrent is peak_concurrent, and dailyRevenue is daily_revenue.
• All data-returning functions now return tibbles instead of plain data.frame objects.

New Features

• Added .vgi_clean_names() internal utility that converts API column names to snake_case and coerces results to tibbles in one step.
• README rewritten with focused workflow examples and a comprehensive function reference table.

Improvements

• Consistent tidyverse-friendly output across all 67 exported functions.
• Function parameters already used snake_case; output now matches.

videogameinsightsR 0.0.4

• Migrated package core to VGI API v4.
• Added vgi_publishers_overview() and vgi_developers_overview() for rich company data.
• Added vgi_top_regions() for regional performance data.
• Search functions are significantly faster via local caching.
• Re-architected data endpoints to use historical-data snapshot polling, handling API v4 shape changes gracefully.

videogameinsightsR 0.0.3

• Added vgi_game_summary_yoy() for year-over-year comparisons.
• Support for flexible date specification (months or explicit dates).
• Automatic YoY growth percentage calculation.
• Added rate limiting utilities.

videogameinsightsR 0.0.2

• Added multi-ID support in all data retrieval functions.
• Added vgi_game_summary() for comprehensive single-call analysis.
• Fixed field mapping for revenue and units sold endpoints.

videogameinsightsR 0.0.1

• Initial release with core VGI API wrapper functions.

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