Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
Pokemon Sword and Shield on top of Japanese charts
Japanese charts. Week of Nov 23, 2019:
1. Pokemon Sword and Shield
2. Ring Fit Adventure
3. Luigi’s Mansion 3
Google offers to refund Stadia Pro subscribers
Google has confirmed that they will refund Stadia Pro subscribers who previously purchased the games that are now offered free for the service.
Oculus acquire Beat Games
Facebook has purchased Beat Games, developers of the popular VR game Beat Saber, and brought them into the Oculus family.
Sold Out bought by Toadman Interactive
UK publisher Sold Out has been acquired by Toadman Interactive, a publicly listed Swedish company, for £16 million.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare sold 4.75M digital units in its first month
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has sold 4.75 million digital units in its first month on sale, making it the best digital game launch of 2019 to date.
Russia to pass France as 3rd-largest European games market
Russia is on track to become the third-largest games market in Europe, surpassing France as it grows by 57 percent in overall revenue.
Pokemon dominates EMEAA charts
EMEAA Charts. Week of Nov 16, 2019:
1. Pokemon Sword
2. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
3. Pokemon Shield
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is back to the top in the UK
UK Charts. Week of November 23, 2019:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
3. Pokémon Sword
Worldwide digital games market report for October 2019
Digital Chart, October 2019:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2. FIFA 20
3. Destiny 2
Amazon plans to launch a game streaming service in 2020
A recent report suggests that Amazon is preparing to launch its own game streaming service by Christmas 2020.
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