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Digital games generated $9.5 billion in November

Over the past decade, the gaming market has seen tremendous growth, but the holiday season is usually a time when significant game sales are seen. This month the company SuperData published the global analysis of the digital game market, reports KitGuru.

Overall, about $9.5 billion was spent on gaming content on PC, console and mobile devices during November. This represents an increase of 5% compared to November 2018. Mobile games took the largest share in the realization of the aforementioned profits, with a total of 59 percent.

League of Legends is the top-grossing game when it comes to PC games, followed by Dungeon Fighter Online, Crossfire, Fantasy Westward Journey Online II, World of Warcraft, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, World of Tanks, Roblox and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, KOHA Ditore writes.

When it comes to consoles, the top 10 best-selling games in November include: Pokemon Sword and Shield, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, FIFA 20, NBA 2K20, Death Stranding, GTA V, Fortnite, Madden NFL 20 and Luigi's Mansion 3.

One game that stands out is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which is on the Top 10 bestseller list for both PC and consoles. According to SuperData, the game outsold Battlefront II and sold 2.14 million digital copies in November. On the other hand, Red Dead Redemption 2 from Rockstar during November disappointed by selling only 408.000 copies.