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When the West thinks of the Russian games market, PC and piracy may come to mind. That couldn’t be further from the truth. For one, consoles are beginning to rival PC for players’ affections. Gamers love PlayStation,” says Sergey Amirdjanov, marketing director at Russian distributor SoftClub. Xbox did a very …

Assassin’s Creed is one for the history books. Launched in 2007 as one of the first flagship titles for the PS3 and Xbox 360, Ubisoft’s time-hopping stealth-action franchise clocks up its ninth core entry this month as Assassin’s Creed Syndicate eagle-dives onto shelves. Altogether, Assassin’s Creed has sold over 73 …

Mobile gamers looking to show off what they are playing are in luck as YouTube Gaming is introducing streaming for mobile devices. At the moment this is limited to Android devices, not iOS, according to a post on the official YouTube blog. In an article on Polygon, Google’s global head …

Sources claim tools include both a console and mobile unit, feature “industry-leading” hardware

The first software development kits for Nintendo’s new NX console have been sent out to development partners. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which cites people familiar with the matter” and says that the news means the console is indeed on track for a 2016 launch. The site adds …

Digital publisher will be looking for games to sign at November 12th event

QA and localisation firm Testronic Laboratories has hired Brett Morris as its new chief exec. Morris leaves his previous role as CFO for Catalis Group, the organisation that owns Testronic and UK developer Kuju Entertainment. He has worked at Catalis for four years, alongside CEO Dominic Wheatley. Prior to this, …

Brett Morris joins from parent firm Catalis Group

Two-week placement and the chance to secure a job contract at Serkis’ studio for graduates

If you work in games retail, you might want to take a deep breath before looking at the release schedule for the next month. From next week onwards, there are multiple major launches every few days for the next five weeks. And after that, there’s the onslaught of Black Friday, …