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In the latest twist in what is becoming a somewhat untidy saga, retailer GameStop has reversed a decision to block consumers from trading in copies of 3DS title Resident Evil: Mercenaries. It emerged earlier in the week that the game, which saves data directly onto the card, will not allow …

The American video games industry has today emerged victorious in its six-year battle with Californian authorities. The US Supreme Court today ruled in favour of gaming in the case entitled Brown, Governor of California et al vs Entertainment Merchants Association et al. This means gaming is now safe from the …

Cloud gaming firm 'ready to work with anyone'

Gaikai has set itself a target of reaching 10m monthly active users through its affiliates programme. The online cloud gaming streaming service – which allows users to play demos by streaming them through their internet browser – wants to hit this milestone by autumn this year. The news comes following …

Capcom has told MCV that the second hand trade-in value of 3DS title Resident Evil: The Mercenaries will not be dented by the game’s strict data management options. As spotted by TinyCartridge, the game will not allow users to reset their game save data. The blog speculates that the move …

Kazunori Yamauchi took part in this weekend’s 24-hour race at Nurburgring. The creator of Gran Turismo was a member of a four-man team and raced in a Nissan GT-R. Yamauchi was at the wheel when it crossed the finish line, according to Dual Shockers. The team finished in 36th place, …

The lucrative dancing game genre shows no signs of slowing down. Over 1m dance games are sold globally every month, according to MCV research. That includes 12m Just Dance games, over 3m copies of Michael Jackson, 2.5m copies of Microsoft’s Dance Central and 2m units of 505 Games’ Zumba Fitness. …

Research has shown that 3D is on course to become a mass market product, but has yet to engage the majority of its audience. A study by Informa Media & Telecoms predicts that 3DTVs will find their way into 11m homes over the next five years, but less than half …

Valve has become the latest games firm to show interest in Nintendo’s newest console. Speaking to Joystiq, at the Games for Change Festival, the company’s head and co-founded Gabe Newell said that the Wii U fits into Valve’s scalability model”. Wii U seems to be a lot more powerful than …

Having very much taken the back seat to PSP in the weeks that have followed its debut in Japan, Nintendo 3DS is finally back at the top of Media Create’s Japanese hardware charts. The machine sold almost 41k units last week, significantly up on the 25k sold the week before. …