Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
Toys R Us opens two new U.S. stores
Having gone through the full liquidation of over 1000 stores between 2017 and 2018, Toys R Us is now preparing to return.
Digital game spending reached $4.36B for Black Friday
Digital gaming spending for Black Friday 2019 topped $4.36 billion according to SuperData. The total was calculated from spending across the period from Black Friday to Cyber Monday. SuperData…
Football Manager 2020 debuts at top of the EMEAA chart
EMEAA Charts. Week of Nov 23, 2019:
1. Football Manager 2020
2. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
FIFA 20 is back to the top in the UK on Black Friday
UK Charts. Week of November 30, 2019:
1. FIFA 20
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Senior Assassin’s Creed developers to build games for Stadia
Google has hired three senior members of the Assassin’s Creed team for their flagship first-party Stadia game studio, luring them away from Ubisoft.
Codemasters acquires Slightly Mad Studios
Slightly Mad Studios, developers of Project CARS, have been acquired by Codemasters for an upfront fee of $30 million.
U.S. best selling video games: Week of November 23, 2019
US Charts, Week of November 23, 2019:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
3. Pokémon Sword and Sheild
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.
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