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3DS owners that have had second thoughts can receive 215 when they trade their handheld in to CEX. The device has to still be in its unopened original packaging for them to earn the full price, according to CVG. However, the retailer is still offering 205 for a used 3DS. …

Xbox 360 holder 'refused to publish Machinarium due to non-exclusivity'

It’s a very different looking Top 40 this week, with 12 new games in the charts. Critically acclaimed shooter Crysis 2 takes the No.1 spot, beating off stiff competition from 3DS software and LEGO Star Wars III, the latter making No.2. This means THQ’s Homefront has dropped slightly down the …

Distributor Koch is kicking off the next five years of Nindie.com with ‘surprising’ deals on 3DS. Nindie.com – a Nintendo-specific distribution portal for indie retailers – has been hugely popular since it launched in 2006. The firm won the MCV Award for best distributor off the back of it in …

Eager gamers were queuing down Oxford Street last night in the hopes of being among the first to purchase a Nintendo 3DS. The official midnight opening was held at HMV, where the stars of the 3DS Launch Party – including Plan B, Parade and Street Fighter creator Yoshinori Ono – …

Games industry professionals, stars of music and TV, and invited fans flocked to Old Billingsgate last night for the official launch party of Nintendo 3DS. Demo stands allowed everyone to try out practically every major DS title in development, with Mario and Luigi overseeing the proceedings. The night’s entertainment was …

Nintendo’s general manager David Yarnton has told MCV that the 3DS launch is already shaping up to be the most successful and exciting he’s seen. The revolutionary handheld hits retail today. In fact over 1,200 stores opened at midnight to start selling the new format as soon as possible. Nintendo …

Japanese publisher Capcom has drafted in Canadian studio Slant Six Games to develop a brand new addition to the Resident Evil series. Slant Six is known to most gamers as the studio behind three of Sony’s SOCOM games – Tactical Strike and Fireteam Bravo 3 on PSP and online-only PS3 …

As was rumoured yesterday, Capcom has confirmed that it will re-release both Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica in HD. Interestingly, both will be available only as digital downloads via Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network and will not be boxed releases at retail. Both will be release …

On the eve of the biggest launch in its history, Nintendo has told MCV that everything is in place for the 3DS to break records this weekend and then go on to become it’s most successful ever console. Marketing manager James Honeywell said that the pre-launch campaign has been an …