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The Last Guardian creator will continue work on the title on a contract basis
Read More »New toy sets confirm LEGO Batman 2: Super Heroes
Artwork printed inside a new range of LEGO Super Hero toys confirms LEGO Batman 2 is in development for Wii, 3DS, 360 and PlayStation formats. LEGO’s new Super Hero line of building sets begins are due to official release in 2012, but some US retailers are already stocking them. The …
Read More »Microsoft seeking TV exec for Xbox Live
Current and former NBC execs reportedly approached to take on new role
Read More »THQ axes 30 staff after poor uDraw sales
Business unit leader Martin Good also leaves company to 'pursue new opportunities'
Read More »Miyamoto dismisses retirement claims
Legendary Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto has assured fans that he will not, as a recent interview implied, be retiring from Nintendo in the near future. The gaming world lit up yesterday when an interview with Wired appeared to quote Miyamoto as saying he was retiring from triple-A games development to …
Read More »New Disney Pixar game named for Kinect
Microsoft has announced a brand new Kinect-only game featuring many of Disney Pixar’s most popular IPs. Formerly known as Rush, the freshly renamed Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure will include appearances from Toy Story, Cars, The Incredibles, Up! And Ratatouille. Little is known about the game other than it …
Read More »Xbox dash "designed for ads", users discover ad block workaround
One developer has labelled the new Xbox 360 ‘Metro’ dashboard an advertiser’s dream” and criticised it for effectively hiding away a user’s game content. "For me the truly disheartening news is that the ‘games’ tab on our game console is now several pages away from the start," Mommy’s Best Games …
Read More »Indie anger at new Xbox dash
Developers share their concern as software update throws all XBLIG games into single list
Read More »Gamers now able to claim free games with Nintendo Coins
In what many gamers will say is a long overdue move, Club Nintendo is to begin offering free games in exchange for Nintendo coins. Coins are earned when consumers purchase a Nintendo or select third party title for Wii, DS or 3DS. A user can exchange them against Nintendo’s catalogue …
Read More »Kinect support ‘required’ for future Xbox 360 apps
Gesture and voice control 'to be integrated into all new content'
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