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GDC 09: Tool prices reduced, new software introduced and UK-made PhyreEngine is updated

Ahead of the release of Nintendo’s third iteration of its popular dual screen handheld the DSi next month, GameStop’s senior VP of merchandising Bob McKenzie has said that the global games retailer has seen pre-orders for the device trump those seen for the original DS. We’ve seen some pretty brisk …

Pong creator looks to the coming years at open Q&A

Nintendo may publicly claim that it doesn’t consider the likes of Apple’s App Store and iPhone, or even the Google G1 phone and Android Marketplace, as competitors – but MCV sister site Develop understands the format holder is very much working on its own ‘app strategy’. Sources which attended the …

Increasingly popular middleware engine hits version 2.5

The lid has now officially been lifted on highly anticipated RPG sequel Mass Effect 2, with a release confirmed in early 2010 on Xbox 360 and PC – though not, it seems, on PS3. The game is a sequel to the Microsoft-only RPG original, which became a critical and commercial …

Nnooo releasing Pop Plus: Solo for Nintendo handheld's download service

Microsoft has confirmed that three high-profile titles are to join its 19.99 Xbox 360 Classics range at UK retail – EA’s Mass Effect and Microsoft pair Halo 3 and Project Gotham Racing 4. We are delighted to add three of our finest titles to the Classics range, adding to the …

64-page patent filing reveals Wii-esque wand that uses IR sensors and works with Apple TV

A CV posted by an animator at UK and Warner owned games developer Traveller’s Tales has confirmed that the studio is currently working on the long-rumoured LEGO Harry Potter game. It was also revealed that a second LEGO Indiana Jones outing tied to recent movie release The Kingdom of the …