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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 …
Read More »PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live subscriptions added to consumer price index
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 …
Read More »Nintendo-DeNA alliance ‘is a good fit’ and will drive dedicated console success, analyst argues
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 …
Read More »Octodad: Dadliest Catch heading to Wii U, Xbox One
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 …
Read More »Warner making LEGO toys-to-life game, report claims; No Five Armies DLC for Hobbit
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 …
Read More »Inafune’s Kaio: King of Pirates cancelled
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 …
Read More »Second Tales from the Borderlands episode ‘Atlas Mugged’ arrives next week
Tales from the Borderlands’ second episode will arrive next week, Telltale has announced. Dubbed ‘Atlas Mugged,’ the game’s upcoming content drop will launch on Marcy 17th in North America for PC and console platforms – and presumably in Europe around the same time. The episode is in the works for …
Read More »Wasteland 2 also coming to PS4
Apocalyptic crowdfunded RPG Wasteland 2 is headed to PlayStation 4. The version hitting Sony’s hardware is a Game of the Year Edition. Developer InXile Entertainment took to the PlayStation Blog yesterday to break the news. The game is coming to PlayStation 4 thanks to Unity 5, which was released earlier …
Read More »Capcom adds local co-op to Resident Evil: Revelations 2 on PC
Capcom has announced the addition of local co-op play to the PC release of Resident Evil: Revelations 2. As reported last month, fans were not pleased at Capcom’s post-launch confirmation that the Steam release of Revelations 2 would not include local co-op like its console counterparts. The backlash eventually led …
Read More »Watch Dogs outsold GTA V and Destiny in Australia last year
The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association has revealed that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the best selling game in Australia last year. What’s more surprising, however, is the game that came second – Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs. In doing so it beat heavy-hitters such as EA’s FIFA 15 (3rd), Rockstar’s …
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