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Top Arcade titles Hello Kitty Island Adventure and NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition launching new updates this month This holiday season, Apple Arcade is building on its award-winning catalog with eight new games for families and friends to enjoy together, including Disney Dreamlight Valley Arcade Edition, Football Manager 2024 Touch, Sonic Dream Team, and Puzzle & Dragons Story, along with more than 50 updates to existing titles on the service. “We’ve added nearly 60 new games to Apple Arcade this year, and subscribers and their families have been loving the breadth and depth of the catalog with hits like Hello Kitty Island Adventure, NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition, TMNT Splintered Fate, Cypher 007, and so many others,” said Alex Rofman, Apple’s senior director of Apple Arcade. “To wrap up a great year of new games for Arcade players, we’ve saved some of the best for last and will be launching Football Manager 2024 Touch, Disney Dreamlight Valley Arcade Edition, Sonic Dream Team, and Puzzle & Dragons Story. With a new game launching each week in November, subscribers can continue on their journey of creating a soccer club dynasty in Football Manager 2024 Touch; master Knotwords+, a unique brainteaser and logic puzzle game from celebrated indie developer Zach Gage; dive further into the mysterious depths of Downwell+; and experience a heartwarming culinary journey in Delicious - Miracle of Life+. Players are also invited to step into a world filled with Disney magic in Disney Dreamlight Valley Arcade Edition; join Sonic and friends as they unravel a bizarre world of dreams in Sonic Dream Team; embark on an epic fantasy puzzle RPG adventure in Puzzle & Dragons Story, an all-new spinoff of the globally popular mobile game with more than 90 million downloads; and seek fortune and glory during the oil rush in 19th century North America in Turmoil+. All four of these awesome games will be available on December 5, just in time for the holidays. Popular Arcade titles are also releasing fun new updates this month. Jump into Hello Kitty Island Adventure, which is getting its next major update on November 17. The Give & Gather Celebration arrives on the Island, along with its newest resident, My Sweet Piano. Deliver and receive unique presents from Hello Kitty and Friends all season long, and help My Melody welcome her old friend to the group. Players can also select an all-new avatar type, level up multiplayer friendships, and even journey to the Heart of Friendship Island. For basketball fans, the new season is in full swing. On November 23, NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition is getting its first update. City Edition uniforms will be added, and players will be able to hit the court with eight more Greatest Players athletes, including “The Answer” himself, Allen Iverson. Additional games getting fun new updates in November and December include Sneaky Sasquatch, Cut the Rope 3, Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go; Japanese Rural Life Adventure, and The Oregon Trail, among others. New games available this month, in order of release, on the following pages.