No Turkey
Thanksgiving 2019 boost Switch's US sale to best ever
Country total now 17.5 million
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It's Not Me
New update is coming to Super Mario Maker 2
Hyrule's greatest warrior Link joins the party
Continued Support
Ukie grants membership to BGI and National Videogame Museum
The BGI charity and its National Videogame Museum are now members of the trade body
Freebies
Tomb Raider and Farming Simulator 19 for coming free to Stadia Pro
Plus Spitlings as the second exclusive game
New Investment
Coffee Stain Studio invests in horse-centric mobile game outfit Kavalri
It's part of The Levelling the Playing Field Initiative
Igdc 2019
Super Krishna Crush: Block Blast Game picks up Studio Game of the Year at IGDC 2019
There were five awards overall
Gotta Sue Em All
The Pokemon Company files lawsuit over Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks
Photos taken of strategy guide
Cash In
NetEase invests up to $30 million into Bossa Studios
Hogwash will be the developer's first title in China
Pocket Money
Update: Nintendo launches $7.99 a month subscription for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Offering players access to five fortune cookies and storage for 5000 items
Fast Fingers
SayGames' Sand Balls was the most downloaded hypercasual game in October
Developer had two games in top five
Let It Go
Jam City launches new mobile game Frozen Adventures
The movie is out on November 22nd
Crossover
Fortnite uses the force with stormtrooper outfit
Previous crossovers include Stranger Things and The Avengers
Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft adds 50 more games to Project xCloud
Available now in Japan, Canada and India
For All
SuperGaming raises $1.3 million for new social gaming platform
Building for a casual audience
Job News
John Carmack leaving Oculus CTO position
Will still serve in a consulting role for the VR firm
Subs The Way
Mobile users are more likely to subscribe than make a one-off purchase
10.9 per cent of iOS users use a subscription service
Neat Nsfw
Disruptor Beam creates Archer mobile game based on edgy FX animated series
Now available on iOS and Android
Reboot
PayDay: Crime War will shut down before being relaunched with a new publisher
Current version will cease operations on December 16th
Get Nice Angry
10 years on, Rovio looks to turn Angry Birds' anger into positive thinking
Anniversary is in December
Gotta Design Fast
Sonic Mania designer helped create Sonic movie's new look
Tyson Hesse said he was “honoured” with task
Trending
Pokemon fans rally together to say #ThankYouGameFreak
The company was critcised for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Event
G-Star 2019 starts on November 14th
Featuring talks from the likes of CCP, Bungie, Gearbox and Creative Assembly
Crazy Name Crazy Guys
TabTale changes its name to Crazy Labs
It reflects the company's focus on hyper-casual
Combining Talents
Tencent reportedly looking to use Nintendo IP as it expands internationally
May focus on a female audience
Block By Block
Minecraft nearing 300 million registered users in China
NetEase publishes the title
Stream In
Madfinger Games demoing new Shadowgun War Games gameplay on 15 November
Building the buzz
Its A Ton
Apple Arcade hits 100 live games
Another six added
Red Hot
Call of Duty: Mobile blasts Activision to #3 on global download list
October's data revealed
Mapping
One million locations nominated weekly for Niantic's Real World Platform
Nine million locations have been adde to-date
Dropping Numbers
Microtransactions down for console, steady for PC, only rising for mobile games
Superdata's data
Ups And Downs
Mobile and DLC maintained US game spending despite a 23% decline in hardware sales
2019 to-date up 1% to $28 billion
Block By Block
Mobile AR game Minecraft Earth enters early access in the UK
Phased rollout
Full House
Former Rovio EVP Wilhelm Taht appointed to head GSN Games' Bingo studios
From Angry Birds to Two Fat Ladies
Job News
PS Vita advocate Gio Corsi leaves PlayStation
He was with the company for over six years
Learn Coding
GameMaker Studio 2 gets a new educational tool for preteens
The programme is aimed at 11-to-14 years olds
Girl Power
BlizzCon 2019 sees first major female Hearthstone champion
VKLiooon roars
New Game
Overwatch 2 officially announced at BlizzCon 2019
Players from the original game can compete in PVP with sequel players
Acquisitioon
Unity Technologies snaps up Furioos cloud engine firm Obvioos
Building out the stack
Coming Soon
Fantasy Westward Journey 3D gets approval in China
One of 22 games to get licences
Data
Preteens start with tablets and move to console
87 per cent of parents think games are educational
Download Drivers
Say Games, Voodoo and Good Job Games the most downloaded gamecos
Sensor Tower's Q3 2019 data
A Good Cause
The American Red Cross and Skillz team up to aid US wildfire victims
The competition platform is holding a tournament
Speaker Line Up
The India Game Developer Conference 2019 reveals speakers
It is being held between November 22nd and 23rd
$$$
New Zealand game industry gets $6m cash injection from government
Dunedin is the country's new Centre for Digital Excellence
No Magic Formula
What makes Summoners War a successful esport?
Gamevil Com2uS' David Mohr explains
Publishing Rights
Tencent is set to publish Switch version of Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe in China
The company is also bringing Monster Hunter World back to the shelves
Nothing Simulated
The Sims surpasses $5 billion in lifetime revenue
Monthly players up 40 per cent year-on-year
Top Dogs
Nova Esports scoops $250,000 winning the first Clash of Clans World Championships
Total prize pot was $1 million
Gonged
Reggie Fils-Aimé to become a Legend at New York Games Awards
An Andrew Yoon Legend no less
Teaming Up
Suda51 and Swery65 join forces for new mobile, Switch and Stadia project
Mysterious mash-up