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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 …

Eastern Europe is a growing games market. Russia and its revenue of $1.4bn (1.14bn) still leads the region, which as a whole hit $3bn (2.45bn), according to research firm Newzoo. Inside this massive region, Latvia is of course pretty far from reaching Russia’s heights. Newzoo reports that the country generated …

Argentina is the third biggest market in Latin America with $409m (333m) in revenues, behind Brazil ($1.3bn) and Mexico ($1.1bn), Newzoo reports. In 2016, Latin America only represented four per cent of the global games market, with revenues reaching $4.1bn (3.3bn), but it was also the fastest growing market in …

Romania might not be known for its gaming scene, yet it’s actually behind one of the biggest franchises of all time. FIFA is (in part) being developed by EA Bucharest, alongside the firm’s flagship studio in Canada. And it’s not the only triple-A developer in the country, as mobile giant …

Right now, the Isle of Man doesn’t boast a thriving games sector, but its government is working hard to rectify this. The region has already attracted a number of medium-sized companies, including developer Derivco and publisher PlayFusion, but its Department of Economic Development has a number of incentives to make …

The Swiss games industry had a turnover of 226m CHF (178m) in 2015, according to the latest report by the Swiss Interactive Entertainment Association (SIEA). The market has declined by 7.6 per cent compared to 2014, due to a ‘rise in online sales’ (which are not included in the study). …

The Danish games market had revenues reaching $245m (188m) as of June 2016, according to data firm Newzoo. It is the 36th biggest market worldwide and No.15 in Europe. Danish games industry trade body Interactive Denmark reported in its latest study that the industry’s turnover had increased by 196 per …

Turkey is a relatively small market for video games – but it is a fast-growing one. In 2014, the country’s industry generated $375m (264m) in revenues, ranking No.17 in Newzoo’s annual charts. In 2015, it was worth $464m (327m), which represented an impressive 24.7 per cent increase year-on-year and allowed …

Half of the German population plays games according to data firm Newzoo. These 41.5m consumers allowed the German market to increase by two per cent in 2015, generating $4bn (2.7bn) in revenues. Germany is the biggest games market in Europe and Newzoo predicts that its revenues will continue to grow …

Norway is the 28th biggest video games market worldwide, according to data firm Newzoo. In 2015, the Norwegian industry generated estimated revenues of $274m (193m). With an internet penetration rate of 95 per cent in the country, Norwegian players are increasingly buying games online. According to Statista, digital games revenues …