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The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console of 2020, with annual dollar sales being the second highest for an individual platform in a single calendar year in U.S. history
Read More »US consumers spent $56.9 billion on gaming in 2020
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[From the industry] Mobile Outperformed 2020 expectations with Consumers Spending $143B on Apps
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App Annie, the mobile data and analytics company helping brands and publishers create winning experiences on mobile, today released The State of Mobile 2021 report.
Read More »UK video game revenues exceeded £4bn for the first time in 2020
Video games generated £4.2bn in revenues in the UK in 2020, the first time it has breached the £4bn threshold.
Read More »Xbox is “working as hard as we can” to deliver more Xbox Series X|S stock
"[T]here’s just a lot of interest in gaming right now and console sales are just a sign of that, game sales are a sign of that and hardware is in short supply"
Read More »Microsoft offers refunds on Cyberpunk 2077 digital sales
Microsoft is now offering full refunds to anyone who bought Cyberpunk 2077 digitally from the Microsoft Store, until further notice.
Read More »Devotion developers “won’t stop striving” after GOG reverses decision to release the title
"This is a difficult predicament to overcome, but we won't stop striving."
Read More »Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation Store, offers refunds
“SIE will also be removing Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store until further notice.”
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 refunds thrown into further confusion based on platform
PlayStation appears to be taking a harder stance on refunds
Read More »How to maximize user acquisition during the 2020 holidays – advice from Facebook Gaming
Facebook Gaming’s Sneha Vaidyanathan on why the usually bountiful holiday season will be a bigger opportunity than ever in 2020
Read More »Does Nintendo, Sony and Xbox’s ‘Shared Commitment to Safer Gaming’ go far enough?
Platform holders can do more and be more transparent, although it must also be remembered that online discourse will always be tricky to police – just ask Facebook or Twitter
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