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The global digital games market soared to $7.47bn in January 2017, showing a healthy growth of 9.8 per cent year-on-year, according to a new report from SuperData Research. Digital console and premium PC showed the biggest rise worldwide, with increases of 32 and 34 per cent year-on-year respectively. In the …

Chief marketing and commercial officer of Kama Games, Daniel Kashti, talks to Sean Cleaver about monetising the social casino market

Mobile technology provider ARM tells Develop their five principles on providing console quality games on a mobile platform

Twitch has announced it will start selling games and in-game content directly through its streaming platform starting this spring. Both developers and Partnered Twitch streamers will be able to get a cut of the money made from game sales, with developers earning 70 per cent of the revenue and streamers …

HTC has announced pricing and availability information for its Vive Tracker and Vive Deluxe Audio Strap accessories it unveiled at CES. The Vive Tracker, which can track additional accessories in VR to make experiences more immersive, will be available for developer purchase on March 27th for 99.99, while general consumer …

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Over the weekend mousesports announced the signing of two Street Fighter V players.  Both Younes "CCL" Lazaar and UK player Ben "ProblemX" Simon have been signed by the German organisation, marking their first venture into the world of Street Fighter.  Both players will make their debut for the organisation at …

Paris Saint Germain eSports has signed a massive sponsorship deal with PMU eSport.  PMU eSport is a sub division of PMU, a betting site that has worked with PSG on sponsorship deals for the last five years.  With both parties expanding into the world of eSports the deal seems to …

ChallengeMe eSports has announced the acquisition of its competitor eSports hero along with a ton of investment cash.  ChallengeMe is know for running tournaments and matchmaking systems, but has mainly operated in Europe while eSports Hero has done a similar thing in North America. With the new merger ChallengeMe will …

A massive $600,000 is being committed to the Overwatch Premier Series over in China.  Blizzard’s decision to announce the Overwatch League incredibly early on in the preparation stage has somewhat backfired, as outside of the APEX league over in Korea there has been a significant lack of competition in the …