Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It's time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. Tis the season for holiday updates, and we're already starting to see a bunch of them. There are some other great updates that fall outside of that pattern, though, and I've tried to pick the best of the bunch. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself using AppShopper or by participating in the TouchArcade forums. This weekly summary is just here to fill you in on the things you might have missed. Let's dig in!

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MARVEL Avengers Academy, Free After a reasonably chill event based on Thor: Ragnarok, the big holiday event has come to Avengers Academy. It's... the Pet Avengers" This game can be so weird sometimes, friends. Anyway, you can unlock Howard the Duck, Hairball, Throg, Redwing, Firebird, Zabu, and some returning characters. There are also some special animal forms for existing characters, but they're already looking like complete whale-bait. I'm also deducting points for not including Ms. Lion.
Fire Emblem Heroes, Free Animal Crossing may be the new baby in the family, but I firmly believe that Fire Emblem Heroes will remain Nintendo's most successful mobile game for the foreseeable future. I mean, look at this latest update. It kicks off a new story that i...