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The Crystal Red and Blue 2DS models that arrived at European retail last week are scheduled to launch in North America later this month, Nintendo has announced. In terms of marketing the 2DS, Nintendo is still largely focusing its efforts toward younger audiences and portable gaming newcomers. With a durable …

Avalanche Studios has officially announced open-world action sequel Just Cause 3 for Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms. Game Informer has the scoop, confirming the game will arrive sometime in 2015. The title is set in the Mediterranean, and according to the reveal includes vast improvements for the …

The average mobile gamer of 2014 is some seven years younger than just one year ago. That’s according to the 2014 Deconstructing Mobile & Tablet Gaming Report from EEDAR, as reported by Polygon. In 2013 the average age of a North American person who played games on their mobile device …

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we check out a militarised Xbox One controller and sit down with a pro keyboard from Cherry Xbox One Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Limited Edition Wireless Controller Fans racking up killstreaks in the latest Call …

An investigation byDevelophas found that the women represent just 15 per cent of employees at UK games development studios. The survey received 85 respondents, studios that employ 2,806 staff in total. Of these, it was found that 433 were women. According to recent research by TIGA, the number of jobs …

Sony is riding a wave of success at the moment. Its latest hardware, the PlayStation 4, has surpassed one million units sold in its first nine months on sale in the UK, and has sold over 13m consoles worldwide. It’s comfortably outselling rivals Xbox One and Wii U. And next …

This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Ahead of the event, Nick Parker of Parker Consulting tells us why marketers need to step outside of their comfort zone to push games. For the …

A British study of 11,000 children has failed to find any link between video game usage and attentional or emotional development issues. A report entitled ‘Do television and electronic games predict children’s psychosocial adjustment?‘ tracked the results of a millennial survey to track any possible relationship between screen time and …

Microsoft’s triple-A shooter Halo: Master Chief Collection is suffering a few online issues during its first day of release. A number of players have reported problems with the game’s matchmaking (the system via which players are matched together for online play). Some report extended waits to get a match while …

Ella Romanos on how to keep your studio employees happy