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“This is one of many giant steps for Modus as we strengthen our goal to bring AAA publishing services to independent developers"
Read More »Publisher Modus Games acquires first development studio, The Balance Inc.
Valve under investigation for Brazilian election game
Developer BS Studios and storefront Steam also named in Federal inquiry
Read More »Team17: Brazil is ripe for indie talent
After signing its first Brazilian title, Sword Legacy: Omen,back in June, publisher Team17 has told MCV that it will be "keeping a close eye" on other games coming out of Latin America as it looks to increase its label partners. According to global brand manager Ade Lawton (pictured below), Firecast …
Read More »Brazilian football star Ronaldo invests in eSports team
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, or Brazilian Ronaldo to you and me, has invested in CNB e-sports Club. The football star who won the World Cup back in 2002 has purchased half of the organisation alongside professional Poker player André Akkari and Igor Trafane Federal who is the CEO of …
Read More »The Mega Drive is being re-released in Brazil
Did you know that the Sega Mega Drive still, to this day, sells around 150,000 units every year in Brazil? No, nor did we. To put this into context, this is around as many units as the PS4 sells in the region. Not bad for a quarter century old bit …
Read More »First eGames event to hit Rio this August
The first ever eGames event will take place in Rio de Janeiro on August 15th and 16th. Taking place slap bang in the middle of the Rio Olympics, the event will be held at British House in Parque Lage, Rio. The location is at the foot of the Corcovado, home …
Read More »International Factfile 2016: Brazil
In 2015, the Brazilian video games market’s revenue reached $1.5bn (1.02bn), with a 23 per cent growth compared to the previous year. Sony Brazil is currently the market leader, according to data firm Euromonitor, which states the company’s value sales grew by 18 per cent within video games in 2014. …
Read More »Brazilian duo skip FIFA 16, agree to PES 2016 exclusivity
EA’s FIFA series may continue to boss the genre when it comes to licenses, but Konami can at least celebrate another licensing victory for its latest title. IBTimes reports that Brazilian club duo Flamengo and Corinthians have signed up to appear exclusively in PES 2016 and will be completely absent …
Read More »The PS4 is finally going to be cheaper in Brazil
Sony plans to slash the high cost of the PS4 in Brazil by partnering with a local manufacturer to build consoles for the region. As reported by IGN Brazil, Flextronics will assemble PS4s in the Manaus Free Trade Zone. It is hoped this will reduce the price of the console …
Read More »Sony plans to slash high cost of PS4 in Brazil
Console firm partnering with Flextronics to assemble hardware in Free Trade Zone
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