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Developer Asylum Entertainment and distributor Koch have confirmed that Doctor Who’s upcoming Wii and DS titles will both hit UK retail on November 12th. Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth and Doctor Who: Return to Earth will also be released in Australia and other select European territories on the same day. Licensed …

With PES 2011 hitting retail shelves in the UK today, Konami has confirmed that it will release the first online update for the title on October 12th. Primarily the patch will update the rosters of every team in the game, bringing the squads up to date with the latest transfers …

Mark Rein, the boss of developer Epic Games, has stated that as far as he’s aware the 3DS is not powerful enough to port over any version of the studio’s Unreal Engine. This is particularly interesting as Epic’s first iPhone title, Epic Citadel, was released on iPhone last month, blowing …

Platform holder to continue to loaning kits â??until new model is availableâ??

Nintendo has finally confirmed a European and UK release for retro Wii collection Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Collection. The game, which was confirmed for Japan last month, includes re-mastered versions of NES titles Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario Bros: Lost …

Toshiba has unveiled what it claims are the world’s first LCD TVs that allow viewers to watch in 3D without the need for special glasses. The new REGZA GL1 series consists of the 20-inch 20GL1 and the 12-inch 12GL1. Both products will be available in Japan from the end of …

As well as claiming the top spot in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, FIFA 11 has also set a new sales benchmark for the series. As well as enjoying FIFA’s best ever week one, the game also enjoyed the third strongest launch week ever in …

Platform holder Nintendo has lined up a string of family-friendly faces to promote its wares in the UK this Q4. Acclaimed actress Dame Helen Mirren has been drafted in to promote Wii Fit Plus, while reality TV pop group JLS will be the faces of Wii Party. The latter’s first …

Tucked away in its news release concerning its star-studded celebrity marketing campaign for Wii and DS this Christmas, Nintendo has also revealed a juicy statistic. Chart-Track numbers reportedly show that one in three UK households now owns a Wii console, illustrating the remarkable extent to which the motion-controlled device has …

South American operations to wind down after performance disappointments