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Read More »Brazil’s free-to-play market valued at $470m – report
Brazil’s free-to-play market grew to $470m in 2013, research firm Interpret has revealed. Games Industry reports on new research from Interpret that delves into the budding Brazilian F2P market – which makes all the sense in the world, considering the current state of console pricing in the region. "F2P PC …
Read More »Pikachu is Japan’s World Cup mascot
The Pokemon Company has secured am amazing branding coup by placing Pikachu as Japan’s official World Cup 2014 mascot. The deal was announced in conjunction with Japan’s national kit sponsor Adidas. While Pikachu is the official sponsor he’ll also be joined by ten other Pokemon including G1 favourites Squirtle, Charmander …
Read More »Major League Gaming expands with MLG Brasil franchise
North American eSports organization Major League Gaming has announced a deal with Brazilian sports entertainment company Grupo guia to form MLG Brasil. The organization will look to expand its competitive gaming platfrom to South America – following a decade of impressive growth in North America, as well as leagues and …
Read More »UPDATE: Physical release for FIFA World Cup game on PS3 and Xbox 360
EA has at last announced EA Sports 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. However, the surprise is that the game is getting a physical release and is only scheduled for PS3 and Xbox 360. In June last year EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson described its digital-only Euro 2012 expansion for FIFA …
Read More »EA confirms FIFA World Cup 2014 game
It will come as no surprise that EA is planning an officially licensed World Cup 2014 video game. The confirmation came from EA’s CEO Andrew Wilson in last night’s investor call, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha. In the last two weeks, you’ve also seen several announcements about our product slate …
Read More »Sony: Brazil’s $1800 PS4 not good for our consumers or our brand
Sony has responded to the inevitably poor consumer reaction to its recent announcement that the PlayStation 4 will cost the equivalent of nearly $2k when it launches in Brazil. Polygon reports on a translated PlayStation Brazil blog posted by Sony Latin America general manager Mark Stanley, who details why the …
Read More »Breaking Brazil
The opportunities for UK developers in one of the world's biggest emerging markets
Read More »RuneScape heads to Brazil, as Jagex expands
Cambridge studio bringing MMO to more emerging markets, starting with South America
Read More »Localisation firm Synthesis opens Brazil office
Translation firm Synthesis has opened a Brazilian office. The firm claims it is the first localisation firm to do so, and is in response to the growing Brazilian games market, which grew 11 per cent to $3bn last year. The new office is placed in Rio de Janeiro, and features …
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