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Worldwide video game revenue will reach $29bn by 2021, according to PwC’s latest global entertainment and media outlook report, which is more than double the revenue made in 2012 ($14bn). PwC says PC games will experience a healthier growth than their console counterparts, partly thanks to therise of eSports, which …

Mobile studio Sybo Games has appointed King’s former head of studio Daniel Persson as its new head of games. In his new role, Persson will play a key role in Sybo’s future growth as a studio, as well as concentrate on game production. He will also be contributing to the …

Follows Chet Faliszek, Erik Wolpaw and Marc Laidlaw out of the company

After many months of store changes, the publishing platform also ends Greenlight submissions

Daniel Persson comes on board from the Candy Crush developer

Ninja Theory’s upcoming action title Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has been dated for August 8th, the developer announced today, with pricing confirmed at 24.99 on PS4 and PC. That might sound comparatively cheap to other triple-A-style titles, but Ninja Theory’s Dominic Matthews said the studio’s aim has been to "bring back …

A revamped version of the Wii U’s Pokken Tournament is heading to the Switch later this year on September 22nd, Nintendo announced today. Pokken Tournament DX will include all content from the Wii U and arcade versions of the title, as well as a number of new features to entice …

It might not be the Pokemon Stars title for Switch fans were hoping for, but Nintendo confirmed today that two new Pokemon titles are heading to 3DS this November. Entitled, Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon, these titles offer an alternate story to the original Sun and Moon titles …

Interview with Polygon claims focus is on mixed reality

Death comes quickly in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and it’s often senseless. There’s no fanfare, just the boom of gunfire and your body hitting the ground in a dirty building, or quiet woodland. Players dig it, with an average of 200,000 concurrent players and around 3m copies sold. However, it’s also incredibly …