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Miniclip has opened a new business unit focused on mobile, initially with iOS and Android, with more smartphone platforms to follow. Mobile offers a new revenue stream for sites like Miniclip, which hope their big online audiences – it has 57 million – will follow them to mobile. In addition, …

Nintendo has confirmed that it is to cut $20 off the price of its two most recent versions of the DS in North America from September 12th. The DSi will drop from $169.99 to $149.99 and the larger DSi XL will fall from $189.99 to $169.99. The older DS will …

Shin Megami Tensei publisher Atlus has been dissolved by its parent company Index Holdings. Gamasutra reports that the label may, however, live on in one form or another with Index pledging to to streamline its business focus to profitable core areas”. The company acquired Atlus in November 2006. Atlus is …

Microsoft European developer account manager Ben Board goes through the potential pitfalls

Seven leading video games publishers have already signed up for MCM Expo. Firms that will be exhibiting at the October show include Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Capcom, Namco Bandai, Tecmo Koei and Rising Star. MCM Expo’s organisers are also hoping to sign up new publishers that have not attended before. We are …

Nintendo has chosen to play new mini-game collection Wii Party with the WiiMote. The platform holder applied the same strategy with launch title Wii Play – and it seemingly paid off, with Wii Play being crowned earlier this year as the best ever selling game in North America. Though some …

Art Academy is a sell out. A number of High Street chains have told MCV they have no more copies of the game left. GAME is among the video game retailers that have been hit by the shortages and are waiting for a new batch of stock to arrive. Nintendo’s …

Big names in gaming have joined BBC Worldwide as the firm prepares to announce its first wave of titles. Former THQ and Disney Interactive exec Paul Joffe has joined as VP of production, while Ben Badgett is the firm’s new creative director – Badgett was previously director of gaming at …

Adult entertainment giant Playboy is to press ahead with plans to form a new digital video games label this year and has reached an agreement with German games specialist Bigpoint to back the service. The publisher and developer will play a key part is the creation of games content for …