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Nintendo’s new NES Classic Mini has hit shelves in Japan and has had a rather good start to its life. According to data provided to MCV by Famitsu, the hardware sold 262,961 units during its first four days on shelves. The machine launched in the region on November 10th; the …

Amiqus business manager Liz Prince talks about how the evolution of the industry has impacted recruitment. Tell us about your company. We started Amiqus in 2000, to take our love of the games industry and combine it with our experience in recruitment to help more people find the right job, …

Publisher EA has spoken cautiously about the prospects for Nintendo’s new Switch console. We’re excited for Nintendo, it’s an interesting device,” EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said at a UBS technology conference, as reported by Gamasutra. But I can’t yet predict how broad it’s going to be, and [if people will] …

new UK publishing outfit makes string of senior hires

Power Rangers has announced that its Dota 2 team, which has been together in one way or another for the best part of three years, has disbanded. All of the current roster are now free agents and free to join a team. Chances are many of them will hold out …

Paradox looking to build a mobile team around Nordström when he joins the company in January

Update: Nintendo has now confirmed that unlocking all of Super Mario Run’s content will set UK consumers back 7.99. The release date of Nintendo’s plumber mascot’s first foray into the mobile world has been confirmed. Nintendo has revealed that the mobile title will be launching on December 15th on iOS. …

StarCraft II pro player Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn is officially the highest earning female eSports player ever. The Guinness World Records has given Scarlett the record of Highest career earnings for a competitive videogame player (female),” with a total of $144,414 in winnings, as of October 5th 2016. Last year the …

Plans to use the money to staff up, market their first game and fund the second

Back in 2007, the team that would become Kiz Studios had a crazy idea. The developers wanted to merge the disparate sectors of physical toys and video games. Sound familiar? It should, as the studio was somewhat ahead of the curve in the toys-to-life format, which has seen players such …