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MCV quizzes over 100 retailers from around the UK – from nationwide specialist chains to independent stores – about the highs and lows of 2012 and their hopes for the games market in 2013. >>>>>>>>> WHAT IS YOUR HIGHLIGHT OF 2012? There may be be debate as to whether the …
Read More »Nintendo blames German laws for Wii U adult content download restrictions
German youth protection regulations are being blamed for Nintendo’s decision to block the downloading of adult-rated games content on the Wii U. MCV reported late on Friday that owners of the console can only access such content between the hours of 11pm and 3am. And as hard to believe as …
Read More »Johann Sebastian Joust’s Sportsfriends closes in on Kickstarter target
Squeaky bums time. Sportsfriends is just $5,000 off its $150k Kickstarter funding goal with just 11 hours to go. It’s a fantastic turnaround for the project, which includes indie favourite PlayStation Move game Johann Sebastian Joust. Just 20 hours to go. We’re over 85 per cent of the way there, …
Read More »Minecraft sells 4.5m on XBLA
Mojang's hit showing no signs of slowed sales
Read More »Bethesda hasn’t forgotten PS3’s Hearthfire and Dawnguard on PS3
Owners of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on PS3 shouldn’t give up hope on the DLC. While expansions Dawnguard and Hearthfire are already out on Xbox 360 and PC (with the latter releasing once Microsoft’s Xbox exclusivity window passed), the PS3 versions has yet to receive the add-ons. The most …
Read More »Retailers tell us what they really think in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge annual retail survey. The survey reveals who the High Street thinks was the best publisher, moment and distributor of 2012, amongst others. It also discusses its hopes for Christmas and what we can expect from 2013. …
Read More »Nintendo Direct: All the announcements rounded-up
Nintendo has announced a variety of items as part of today’s Nintendo Direct presentations, including launch targets for several first and third party titles. Wii Fit U will launch in the first half of 2013, and as announced at this year’s E3 will come with the Fit Meter electronic pedometer. …
Read More »Motorla can’t ban Xbox 360, says Judge
Court rules FRAND patent means no injunction
Read More »LoveFilm launches on Wii; Wii U version "coming soon"
Amazon’s digital movie and TV service LoveFilm has today arrived on the Nintendo Wii. A Wii U versions is said to be coming soon”, though no official date has yet been announced. Membership starts at 4.99 a month. Existing members of the service can start using straight away for no …
Read More »Indie console success due to XBLA, says Behemoth
Castle Crashers developer says XBLA essential to existence of indie console community
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