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Security experts say that gaming networks, such as Xbox Live and PSN, will be high on the list of potential targets for the new generation of botnet attacks. That could spell disaster for the industry during one of its key gaming seasons, again. Igal Zeifman, security evangelist at Imperva said: …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 reveal reception beat Take-Two’s already high expectations
The reaction to Red Dead Redemption 2’s announcement surprised even publisher Take-Two. Speaking to MCV ahead of the company’s financial report, CEO Strauss Zelnick said that the number of views the title’s initial trailer received were higher than the firm’s own high expectations. The game was teased via a logo …
Read More »Report: Nintendo to end production of Wii U this week
Platform holder Nintendo will reportedly cease production of its Wii U console by the end of this week. That’s according to Eurogamer, who cites multiple sources saying that Japanese production of the hardware will end this Friday (November 4th) after the final deadline for orders has passed. To date, the …
Read More »Pokemon Go sends Super Mario Run expectations sky high
The unimaginable success of Pokemon Go seems like an almost impossible target to aim for, but that’s exactly what Nintendo is doing with the release of Super Mario Run in December. In terms of expectations, we all saw what happened when we delivered Pokemon Go. And honestly I was quite …
Read More »Nintendo Switch won’t exclusively target core gamers
People may have read too much into Nintendo’s use of fashionable youngsters in its reveal video for the Nintendo Switch. The video’s depiction of Switch being the social centre of young adult life was interpreted by many as a statement of intent from a company whose typical market is viewed …
Read More »Swery65 has retired from Access Games despite health improvement
Creator of Deadly Premonition, Hidetaka Swery65” Suehiro, has retired from Access Games after taking a year off due to ill health. The legendary designer announced just under a year ago that he would be taking some time off from working due to his reactive hypoglycemia, which at the time was …
Read More »Nintendo Switch will support up to 128GB SD cards but no external hard drives
The Nintendo Switch will feature additional storage via SD cards but will not allow for any external USB hard drives to keep the console portable. A report from Lets Play Videogames states that the current development hardware for the Switch allows SDXC cards up to 128GB to be inserted into …
Read More »Nintendo sets date for everything Switch
We’re one step closer to having all our questions about the Nintendo Switch answered, one very small step. Nintendo has announced today that it will unveilthe release date, launch lineup (and hopefully lots more) in the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017. The clue is in the name, with the event occurring …
Read More »Pokémon Go’s Halloween event will give you more Drowzees
Pokmon Go is getting its first seasonal event, in the form of the Halloween update that will increase the spawn rates of spooky critters. Starting on October 26th spawn rates for spooky Pokmon will increase. These Pokmon include the likes of Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Zubat, Golbat, Drowzee and Hypno. While …
Read More »Nintendo patents may reveal new Switch features
A series of patents filed by Nintendo may offer up a look at some unannounced features for the Switch. Over the last few months Nintendo has filed a number of patents that seem to relate to the recently announced Switch console. The drawings in the patents seem to show the …
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