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China should be an enticing market for any games company. Not only does it boast the biggest population of any nation state on Earth – with a whopping 1.4bn people – research firm Newzoo claims that 446.3m of that figure play games. Meanwhile, 157m spend money on games. Newzoo estimated …

Marvel has said that the new Spider-Man game unveiled at Sony’s E3 press conference should be regarded as a battle cry from the company. The PS4 title, in development at Insomniac, represents to first showing of a plan that was put into place back in 2014. "With a treasure trove …

As Nordeus goes through a phase of substantial growth, HR manager Milena Dulanovic tells Marie Dealessandri about the studio’s job openings and why great art is the key to mobile success

Plus limit doubled from $100,000 to $200,000 as one-year commitment made minimum

Industry commentators have taken to calling Playtonic ‘the new Rare’. But really, it’s more like the old Rare. The majority of the 20-strong team is made up of former Rare employees, and the game it’s making looks, sounds, and plays just like the 1998 Rare classic Banjo-Kazooie. And according to …

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has revisited comments made earlier this week in which he said 1080p TV owners shouldn’t bother upgrading to Xbox Scorpio. Yesterday the exec claimed that 4K was the central purpose of Scorpio, so those without a 4K set should get an Xbox One S instead. These …

Future Games of London MD and co-founder Ian Harper explains why the Hungry Shark studio doesn’t believe in the ‘Starbucks coffee rule’

Nintendo announced a western release date for Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past during one of its livestream at E3. The RPG will launch on 3DS in Europe and North America on September 16th. Originally released on PSOne in 2000, Dragon Quest 7 was remade for the 3DS …

Wii U-exclusive Paper Mario: Color Splash is hitting shelves at the end of 2016. Publisher Nintendo has revealed an October 7th release date for its new entry in the quirky RPG Paper Mario series. This is currently the only exclusive title currently dated for release for the Wii U at …

Eiji Anouma hints at control system for Nintendo’s mysterious new console