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The Ukrainian games market is one of the smallest in Eastern Europe, despite being home to a number of games firms that have struck it big on the global stage. According to market research firm SuperData, digital games revenue last year totalled $68 million (44.3m) in Ukraine, comprising just three …

Who would’ve thought, five years ago, that a new Star Wars title would be one of the most anticipated games of 2015? Yet, here we are, with Star Wars Battlefront set to be one of – if not the – biggest titles of Christmas. Gamer anticipation has unsurprisingly been building …

Indie champion and head of Strategic Content departs at the end of the month

It may not seem like it, but it’s been nearly a decade since the last numbered Street Fighter game. That’s right: Street Fighter IV came out in 2008. Of course, you might not have noticed the time passing, given the release of Super Street Fighter IV in 2010, Street Fighter …

After ten years, Sony’s UK Strategic Content boss Shahid Ahmad is departing the company. Ahmad took to his blog to announce that he would be leaving the company to return to games development on December 1st 2015. He started working for Sony in 2005 as a technical account manager, before …

Blizzard wants to dominate the esports landscape. That much was evident after the keynote at its annual convention Fridaymorning in Anaheim, which opened with emphasis onStarcraft II: Legacy of the Void,Heroes of the Storm,Overwatch, andHearthstone, with only a passing mention ofDiablo(new patch coming, guys!) and aWorld of Warcraftsegment that offered …

The initial trailer for the upcoming live-action Warcraft film has arrived. Fresh from Blizzcon 2015, the trailer paints a picture of the epic conflict Legendary and Atlus are tasked with capturing in adapting Blizzard’s revered franchise. The footage debuted this weekend during Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime’s Blizzcon keynote address and …

Activision Blizzard has announced the launch of a new film and television studio to produce adaptations for its various franchises. The publisher has confirmed Call of Duty will get its own multi-movie franchise, while Skylanders is to receive the animated series treatment as Skylanders Academy. Not much is known about …

Bioware has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming Mass Effect Andromeda. In celebration of N7 Day (November 7th), the studio uploaded a new video for the next game in it and EA’s popular multi-platform franchise. The Andromeda tease doesn’t contain any gameplay footage, but rather a passing of …

Take Two has joined the ever-growing list of publishers profiting from players’ increased hunger for digital content. The publisher has revealed that Grand Theft Auto Online – which was included as part of Grand Theft Auto V – currently has 8m weekly players. For comparison, EA’s Battlefield 4 and Battlefield …