Consoles

The creator of Rock Band has vowed not to saturate the market with games when the franchise returns this year. Harmonix and Activision released over 30 different guitar-based games between 2005 and 2010, causing the market to become oversaturated and collapse. Rock Band 4 is now set to return this …

Now that consumer virtual reality headsets are finally on the horizon, are they really going to change the world as firms like Oculus would have us believe? We speak to HTC’s connected products marketing boss Jeff Gattis to see what it is doing to ensure the sucess of its Vive …

Gamers in Australia are already able to pre-order Nintendo’s new NX console. EB Games has announced via Facebook that customers are able to lay down an unspecified amount of cash against the largely unspecified console in-stores right now. Note that the Nintendo NX is not only without a price or …

Nintendo’s first titles developed specifically for mobile phones should be out by the end of the year. "Regarding the individual video game titles, when it will be launched, we will be making the announcement when each of those games are ready," boss Satoru Iwata told investors in a Q&A, as …

Iwata has relented and given the green light for Nintendo games on smartphones – and the markets are delighted. At the time of writing the platform holder’s share price is up by over 25 per cent so far today, trading at $19.95. It’s the highest price the company has traded …

Online game subscriptions like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live will now be used to calculate the impact of inflation. As spotted by Eurogamer, these schemes have been added into the UK Government’s consumer price index (CPI), the list of goods and services used to measure inflation. PlayStation Plus and Xbox …

Today’s news of Nintendo’s long-awaited move into mobile gaming will provide a lift to the company’s ongoing hardware aspirations. That’s according to IHS’ head of games research Piers Harding-Rolls. The Nintendo-DeNA alliance is a good fit and offers up a number of important synergies for two companies that are no …

Indie hit Octodad: Dadliest Catch will expand its platform stable later this year, as developer Young Horses have announced Wii U and Xbox One editions are in the works. Both are expected out this summer, with the Wii U version being co-developed by Young Horses and Panic Button Games. Young …

Yet another company is to enter the toys-to-life category, according to online rumours. Videogamer claims to have word that Warner Bros is currently developing a toys-to-life game based on the lucrative LEGO franchise. The publisher declined to comment when pressed on the matter, although Traveller’s Tales’ associate producer Tim Wileman …

Following a seemingly endless string of delays, Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune’s upcoming 3DS title Kaio: King of Pirates has been cancelled. Siliconera reports on publisher Marvelous’s press release, which states the company lost 461 million – or around $3.8m – on the project gone sour. Kaio was announced back …