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“Game On” is The Fly’s weekly recap of the stories powering up or beating down video game stocks.

NEW RELEASES: This week’s biggest release is Activision’s (MSFT) “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,” which launches October 25 for PlayStation 4 (SONY), PS5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Of note, “Black Ops 6” will be the first brand new “Call of Duty” game to launch on Xbox Game Pass on day one of release. Also out this week is Sega’s (SGAMY) “Sonic X Shadow Generations,” which comes out October 25 for PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch (NTDOY).

ANDROID STORE: Google (GOOGL) and “Fortnite” maker Epic Games confirmed to (TCEHY), KKR (KKR), Disney (DIS), and Sony.

‘ZELDA’ JAPAN SALES: Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom” was the best-selling physical game in Japan for the month of September, moving over 200,000 units, Gamesindustry.biz’s James Batchelor (NCBDY) “Gundam Breaker 4,” Nintendo’s “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,” Square Enix’s (SQNXF) “Visions of Mana,” and Sony’s “Astro Bot.”

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MORE VIDEO GAME NEWS:

• U.K. launch sales of “Super Mario Party Jamboree” are up 35% from 2021’s “Mario Party Superstars,” Gamesindustry.biz says
• Super Nintendo World will (CMCSA) on May 22, 2025
• Netflix (NFLX) has shut down its internal gaming studio Team Blue, Gamefile says
• Activision’s 2025 “Call of Duty” game will be a sequel to 2012’s “Black Ops 2,” IGN reports
• PlayStation 5 game “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” is coming to PC on January 30, 2025
• Konami (KONMY) said its “Silent Hill 2” remake surpassed 1M unit sales roughly a week after its release
• Tencent’s Riot Games laid off 32 staff last week
• Ubisoft (UBSFY) has canceled early access for “Assassin’s Creed Shadows,” Gamespot says