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Read More »Bandai Namco recruits Hamilton for Project CARS competition
Bandai Namco has teamed up with racing driver Nicolas Hamilton in its latest PR push behind Project CARS. The half-brother of F1 champion Lewis will judge a competition where children aged six to 14 must design a car of the future. The winning entry will receive a PS4, a frame …
Read More »Nintendo pledges more stock after Amiibo ‘smashes’ expectations
Nintendo has admitted that the popularity of its Amiibo range took the platform holder by surprise. The toys-to-life products are sold out at most UK retailers, with pre-orders of new models being snapped up in minutes. Some retailers have even raised the price of the models to capitalise on their …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to fighting game merchandise
The PS4 and Xbox One are set for a royal rumble this year, as iconic fighting game franchises make a return on the new systems. MCV prepares to do battle The next 12 months see a number of fighting game champions return to the arena – including big-hitters such as …
Read More »Splatoon Wii U bundle confirmed for Europe
Nintendo has confirmed that there will be a Splatoon and Wii U hardware bundle in the PAL regions. The platform holder announced this on Twitter yesterday, and said that the bundle would be launching on June 19th. This is three weeks after Splatoon’s launch in the Wii U. In Australia …
Read More »US gets Splatoon Wii U bundle, exclusive to Best Buy
Nintendo of America has revealed a Wii U hardware bundle for upcoming shooter Splatoon. Destructoid reports that the SKU, which costs $299.99, includes the Deluxe 32GB black version of the console, a download code for the game and Nintendo land pre-installed on the system. Furthermore, the bundle will be exclusive …
Read More »American televangelist says Pokemon ‘is origin of teen homosexuality’
Pastor Creflo Dollar, an American TV religious evangelist, has accused Pokemon of encouraging children to become gay. Dollar, according to Wikipedia, is the founder of Georgia’s non-denominational World Changers Church International. As spotted by GamePolitics, the finger was pointed at the Pokemon franchise in a report from French site Christian …
Read More »Tencent was 2014’s top-grossing public global games company
More money was ploughed into games made by Tencent in 2014 than those made by any other publisher. VentureBeat reports that Newzoo data showed that in FY 2014 Tencent’s games attracted revenues of $7.2bn. That’s up on 2013’s $5.3bn, which was also enough to see it top the rankings. It …
Read More »Sony had plans for Super Smash Bros, Uncharted, Metal Gear and BioShock films
A fresh bout of documents obtained from the 2014 Sony Pictures hack have been released by WikiLeaks, bringing with it fresh details about Sony Pictures’ gaming movie aspirations. It had previously been reported that Sony believed it was in with a shot of securing the rights to an animated Mario …
Read More »Nintendo hardware up year-on-year in the US
Both the 3DS and the Wii U have sold more so far in the US throughout 2015 than they had at this stage in 2014, the platform holder has said. Precise numbers haven’t been revealed, although the handheld is up 80 per cent year-on-year and the Wii U 20 per …
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