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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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The extreme problems that have dogged Battlefield 4 unavoidably cast a shadow over EA’s upcoming online-only title Titanfall. EA Games Label executive VP Patrick Sderlund, however, has defiantly downplayed the recent tech problems and insisted that the unique set of circumstances that troubled DICE’s shooter will not do the same …

Nintendo president Saturo Iwata is to take a 50 per cent cut in wages following the company’s predicted net loss in its latest set of financials. The dock in wages will last for five months and is being pitched as a compensation of the company’s recent poor performance. Other board …

Austin-based studio working with Vince Zampella's team to port next-gen blockbuster