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Peru is the 52th biggest games market in the world, data firm Newzoo reports, and generating an estimated $103m (83m) in revenue for 2016. PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that the market should continue to grow at a seven per cent rate until 2018. The firm has labelled the country’s industry as a …

There’s no reason why PEGI 18 rated Watch Dogs 2 shouldn’t include some genitals here and there, we suppose, but the news did admittedly take us by surprise. Among the many wonders to be found in Ubisoft’s recently released action title are in fact some characters models sporting fully visible …

It seems that PS4 owners may be getting a helping hand compared to vanilla PS4 players in some online titles. Digital Foundry found that in EA shooter Battlefield 1, on PS4 Pro the game at times was running at a framerate nearly 50 per cent higher than on older hardware, …

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. …