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Any declines suffered by Nintendo will come at a cost for the wider market unless platform holders act. That’s according to UK PlayStation boss Fergal Gara, who told TrustedReviews(as spotted by NintendoLife): "[The decline of Nintendo] could be detrimental to the market, unless people like us raise our game and …
Read More »Games With Gold Xbox One details ‘soon’ says Spencer
Microsoft will soon share its plans for Games With Gold on Xbox One. The service – seen as a direct answer to Sony’s excellent Instant Games Collection on PSN – rewards Xbox Live subscribers with access to a changing selection of free titles. So far it has only been available …
Read More »PlayStation Plus: Sound Shapes on PS4 free for Indian users in February
Indian PlayStation Plus members will receive Sound Shapes as the PS4 Instant Game Collection title for the month of February, Sony has announced. Sound Shapes replaces Outlast, which is the free PS4 game for the rest of the PAL region, but the survival-horror game is, for reasons unkown, not available …
Read More »Insert Coin reveals Saints Row clothing range
Deep Silver has partnered with UK merchandise outlet Insert Coin to launch a new Saints Row range. Set to debut in early 2014, the range will feature plenty of Saints Row inspired clobber for fans to don as they cause mayhem on the streets of Newport. "Volition are thrilled that …
Read More »Warner cancels Batman: Arkham Origins DLC on Wii U
There will no longer be any DLC released for the Wii U version of Batman: Arkham Origins. A Warner Bros spokesperson told VG247 that: Based on demand for DLC content on the system, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has made the decision to remove its offering of the upcoming all-new story …
Read More »Nintendo plans to break away from gaming; Wii U price cut "not an option"; Smartphone service revealed
You’ve likely read dozens of different editorials this past month predicting what the future might bring for Nintendo. Some said it must expand onto smartphones. Others insisted that new IP is the key. Or that a Wii U price cut is essential. A few even still believe that the problem …
Read More »Wii U Virtual Console adding Nintendo DS titles
Wii U’s Virtual Console library is set to grow a bit more robust, with Nintendo announcing plans to bring Nintendo DS games onto the service. The reveal was made by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata during a financial results meeting that included news on several properties, such as Mario Kart 8. …
Read More »Smartphone switch would net Nintendo $2.7bn over next-gen lifecycle, analyst claims
Nintendo is snubbing the chance to earn nearly $3bn in the next seven years by not bringing its IP to smartphones. That’s according to a piece entitled Nintendo’s $2.7bn mobile games opportunity that’s never going to happen” by SuperData Research. By all accounts, the notoriously proprietary-only publisher and device maker …
Read More »INFOGRAPHIC: Just how big was GTA V?
We all knew GTA V would sell well, but not even the most optimistic analyst could have predicted how big it’d be after just four months. GTA V’s UK launch week was massive, with 2.25m games sold (it’s nearest rival was Black Ops, which sold 2m in a week). It …
Read More »‘CES can offer game giants an audience that E3 cannot’
The biggest names in games are returning to CES to show off products to the ‘entire tech ecosystem,’ says the event’s organisers. The Consumer Electronics Show used to be a home for the games industry before the launch of E3 in 1995. But this year saw more video game companies …
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