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Shelly Pearce has been one of the faces of Nintendo for over 16 years. She began as UK PR manager for THE Games – Nintendo’s UK distributor – in 1998, just after the launch of Goldeneye, and went on to handle the arrival of Pokmon in Britain. From there she …
Read More »Club Nintendo America bumps up catalogue in run-up to closure
As the end draws near for Club Nintendo, the American branch of the reward program has added a host of new options to its catalogue. Nintendo Life reports that new physical rewards include a Fierce Deity Link Jigsaw Puzzle and a Majora’s Mask 3D ‘messenger bag’. There are also over …
Read More »$35 Raspberry Pi 2 revealed, is 6x faster than predecessor
A new and faster Raspberry Pi 2 model has been made available for sale at the same price as the previous B+ version. The $35 micro-computer features a 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU, which the organisation claims makes it six times more powerful than other models. As a result of …
Read More »Octodad makes nearly $5m in revenue
Creators clock in 28,208 hours on game's development
Read More »Character gender is ‘irrelevant’, Dontnod says
French developer Dontnod Entertainment has said that the gender of your main character is "quite irrelevant" when it comes to the quality and success of a game or its storyline. The comments emerged during aReddit Ask Me Anything, in which a user asked whether he should play Life Is Strange …
Read More »Devolver says Yes! to YouTubers
Hotline Miami publisher allowing channel owners to keep all ad revenues for their videos
Read More »Are developers undervaluing themselves with launch discounts?
Devs discuss slashing the price of their game on release, and why it may be a tactic worth considering
Read More »Advanced Warfare reclaims UK charts top spot, leaving it tied with GTA V’s record
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s return to the No.1 UK retail charts position means it is now drawing with Grand Theft Auto V’s top spot tally. According to the latest Ukie Games Chart, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, sales of Activision’s latest entry in the blockbuster shooter IP surged 27 per …
Read More »Devolver Digital gives backing to YouTubers
Can you post and monetise videos of Devolver games? Yes, emphatically yes. The MCV Awards nominated indie publisher has, in a presumed response to Nintendo’s controversial revenue sharing demands, made it clear that it is perfectly happy for video makers to stream its games and keep all the ad revenue …
Read More »‘Stronger’ Capcom ready for 2015 comeback
Capcom says it is now in a ‘better place’ as it prepares for its 2015 comeback. The firm underwent a major restructure in 2013 after lower than expected sales of DMC: Devil May Cry and Resident Evil 6. As a result the firm has published very few games in the …
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