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New Among Us content teased for The Game Awards 2020

Among indie gaming, Among Us burst into the spotlight in the late months of 2020. From mobile devices to PC to viewing on Twitch, millions of hours are being spent playing or watching the sci-fi whodunit in action. It’s become such a popular phenomenon that of course Among Us has some well-deserved nominations in The Game Awards 2020 (despite being a 2018 game). With the game making nominees listing for Best Multiplayer and Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards, it seems like Innersloth is teasing new content that could be shown at The Game Awards 2020.


The tease was coming from the Innersloth devs themselves, who posted a cheeky little tweet from the Among Us Twitter on November 18, 2020, shortly after The Game Awards 2020 category nominees were revealed. Among Us has a place in two categories, Multiplayer and Mobile Game, for its status in 2020 as an incredibly popular breakout hit, so it could be argued that it was bound to see some kind of airtime during the show. However, Innersloth shared that said airtime could feature the reveal of new content.



Hungry for more? Keep an eye out for @thegameawards on Dec 10 đź‘€ It's getting reaaaaal suspicious over there.


— Among Us (@AmongUsGame) November 18, 2020




The tease came immediately following a peek at a new Among Us map, which appears to be a large boat or something of the sort. It was very recently that in addition to a patch, Innersloth talked about a development roadmap for the game that included the development of a new map. The new map is said to be based on Henry Stikmin, which was another game by Innersloth, and the screenshot shown looks an awful lot like a certain scene from the Henry Stikmin games.


Even so, it remains to be seen if that’s the extent of what’s in store. As The Game Awards 2020 go live on December 10, 2020, stay tuned to Shacknews for new Among Us reveals and more announcements from the show.

Among Us devs show new map, tease Game Awards announcement

Among Us has a Twitter account now. Yeah, I know, a bit surprising that one of the most-suddenly-popular games is now months into its absurd success without a big social media presence, but here we are. The devs have kicked off the new account with a screenshot of the upcoming new map, and are teasing a more substantial announcement for The Game Awards.


The new map looks remarkably like the Toppat Airship from Innersloth's previous project, Henry Stickmin. The devs previously revealed that this map would have a Henry Stickmin theme, and the big bubble cockpit and red exterior leave little doubt. The map is expected to be "bigger than Polus", so expect to get extremely lost on your first few runs.


We're going to get more info on what's coming for Among Us at The Game Awards on December 10. The devs aren't specific on what that announcement will be, but there's room for all kinds of things, from a proper trailer for the new map to console releases and battle passes. That's all pure speculation, though, so keep an eye out for more in a few weeks.


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Among Us was the seventh-biggest game of the quarter

Among Us is five dollars on Steam, and free on mobile. It was made by a tiny team, launched in 2018, and existed in near-complete obscurity for most of the two years since release. Now it's played by streamers, politicians, and everyday gamers alike, and according to a new report, it's the seventh-biggest game of the quarter where it got big.


Among Us reached the seventh-highest player count among console and PC players in the three months from July through September, according to Mat Piscatella of analyst group NPD. 69% of those players (nice) were under 24. (The devs have occasionally provided charts showing how the numbers break down across PC and mobile, too.)


NPD primarily tracks sales data in the US, and this quarter represented the highest quarterly spending on videogames in history. $11.2 billion was spent on videogames in the US this quarter, up 24% from the same period in 2019. The biggest-selling game of the stretch was NBA 2K21, based on dollar sales - and that's not even counting the money 2K is pulling in on microtransactions.


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