Almost 500 thousand people decided to watch how the American congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) plays Among Us for the first time in her life. This is one of the biggest broadcasts in the history of Twitch.

Young American politicians are using video games to attract new voters. So far, it is not massive, but yesterday Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) decided to play Among Us. In a matter of hours, more than 100 thousand people subscribed to her Twitch.”Would anyone like to play Among Us with me on Twitch to encourage people to vote (I’ve never played it, but it seems to be a lot of fun),” wrote 31-year-old Ocasio-Cortez, a…

In the USA, revenue from sales of video games, hardware and accessories continues to grow. Last month, the market turnover amounted to $4.3 billion — a billion more than in August.

By the end of the year, the mobile gaming market in the United States slowed down a little, analysts at Sensor Tower write in a new report. In the third quarter of 2020, mobile’s revenue amounted to $5.8 billion, which is 200 million less than in the second.

The US government is still unable to make progress in blocking WeChat. The magistrate’s court ruled that the actions of the authorities would be a direct violation of freedom of speech, and therefore the messenger will continue to work in the United States.Judge Laurel Beeler responded to the Trump administration’s motion to lift the preliminary ban on blocking WeChat.

The fate of the Chinese short video service will be decided in a couple of weeks. On November 4, a hearing will be held during which the US government will be able to appeal the court ban on the TikTok ban in American stores.

During the winter holidays, Americans’ spending on video games will reach $13.4 billion, the NPD Group predicts. One of the most popular gifts for Christmas will be the Switch — the Nintendo console will overtake even the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S in sales.

The American government and US President Donald Trump are going to appeal the decision of the judge who banned the removal of TikTok from American stores.

A federal judge in the United States has blocked for an indefinite period the decree of President Donald Trump (Donald Trump) banning the download of TikTok. This happened four hours before the decree came into force.

While TikTok‘s owners are selling the American part of the business, Tencent may temporarily stop worrying about the fate of WeChat. A federal judge in the United States temporarily blocked the decision of President Donald Trump to remove this social network from stores.

A new twist in the TikTok case. President Donald Trump has agreed to a deal between Chinese ByteDance and American Oracle and Walmart. Now the owners of the application will create a company TikTok Global with headquarters in the United States, which is tentatively estimated at $ 20-50 billion.

Starting this Sunday, TikTok and WeChat will be withdrawn from the US App Store and Google Play. Washington has begun implementing the orders of President Donald Trump.

The US government has requested information about security protocols from American gaming companies whose stakes belong to Tencent. Among them are Riot Games and Epic Games.

In August, American players spent $3.3 billion on games, hardware and accessories. The growth in annual terms was almost 40%, and the best-selling game of the month in the USA was Madden NFL 21.The report on the situation in American was prepared by The NPD Group, and the main data was shared by analyst Mat Piscatella.

There will be no deal between TikTok and Microsoft. China’s ByteDance has decided to enter into a partnership agreement with Oracle. It is not yet known whether the White House will accept such a turn of events. But it’s worth considering that Oracle management employs people with close ties to the presidential administration.

China has introduced new technology export rules for the first time in 12 years, which could potentially prevent TikTok from being sold in the United States. To make a ByteDance transaction, you will need the permission of certain government departments. Some citizens of China have already supported this initiative.Last Friday, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China for the first time since 2008 updated the…

Newzoo analyzed the MAU of the main games on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 over the past month. The report not only shows the popularity of projects like Fortnite and GTA V in different countries, but also gives an idea of Sony’s dominance in specific regions (especially on the example of Japan).Analysts say that this year the total revenue from games in the world will be $ 159.3 billion.

In the second quarter, American players spent $11.6 billion on video games and related products. As analysts from the NPD Group note, this is an absolute record. At the same time, every third owner of a PS4 or Xbox One has at least both consoles.Key data

The Trump administration announced the launch of the Clean Network program, which aims to protect data from the “Chinese threat.” The initiative should limit the activities of application developers, mobile operators and smartphone manufacturers in the United States.Main provisions and objectives