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Having been one of gaming’s leading lights for decades, Nintendo’s design boss Shigeru Miyamoto is preparing to make his film debut. Kotaku reports that Miyamoto has made an animated Pikmin film called ‘Pikmin Short Movie’. It’s based on content and themes that he wasn’t able to fit into the last …
Read More »MARGIN MAKERS: Guide to cases and covers
Gamers on the move can put their valuable consoles and peripherals at risk, but a suitable carry case or cover can avoid the danger. MCV gets carried away Cases are the ideal thing to accompany brand new shiny consoles – nobody wants their expensive new hardware and peripherals to pick …
Read More »Three themed 3DS XLs confirmed for US
With the New 3DS and New 3DS XL not due in the West until 2015, Nintendo has revealed three themed 3DS XL consoles due out next month in the US. The star attraction is arguably the NES-styled machine, which while perhaps not as cool as the classic NES Game Boy …
Read More »GfK Chart-Track says it now covers 95% of the market
GfK Chart-Track is changing how it is calculating the market value in the UK. The firm believes it now covers 95 per cent of the physical games market, having previously estimated it to be 90 per cent. Data from this year will now be only up-weighted by five per cent. …
Read More »OPINION: Could the New 3DS solve Nintendo’s software crisis?
Nintendo ‘New 3DS’ announcement appears, at least on the surface, as a unneccessary and wasteful move from the platform holder. There’s a tweaked CPU, the inclusion of NFC for those Amiibo toys, a slightly improved battery life, a better quality screen. And the biggest changes – namely a small analogue …
Read More »SimBin goes bankrupt, re-opens as new studio
Swedish developer SimBin Studios has gone bankrupt, former COO Christopher Speed has toldDevelop. He said the company had decided to go through a re-structuring process and the easiest way to do this was through a bankruptcy”. In total 18 staff were affected. Following the bankruptcy proceedings Speed has formed a …
Read More »Braben’s The Outsider appears to be dead
David Braben’s missing political thriller The Outsider for PS3 and Xbox 360 looks to have been scrapped. Development stopped back in 2011/2012 as Frontier prioritised its partnership with Microsoft, developing first-party titles such as Kinectimals, Kinect Disneyland and Zoo Tycoon, as well as the crowd-funded and hotly-anticipated Elite: Dangerous.Eurogamernow reports …
Read More »Nvidia to launch GTX 900 series next month
There won’t be a GTX 800 series range, with Nvidia believed to be preparing to launch its GTX 900 series of graphics cards next month. Videocardz.com had initially reported that the 900s would arrive this month, but newer reports pin a release date for some time in October. The 800 …
Read More »Hexagonal Minecraft Blockopedia book heading to retail
Egmont Publishing is releasing a new Minecraft book called Blockopedia. This hexagonal book is a ‘comprehensive reference tool for beginners and more experienced players alike’, written by former Edge editor Alex Wiltshire and is accurate up to the latest 1.8 game update. Working closely with Mojang, we wanted to make …
Read More »Activision announces The Voice karaoke game
Music show The Voice is to feature in a new karaoke title. Going by the same name, the game is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 as well – get this – Wii U and Wii on October 21st. The game will ship with a microphone. Impress the coaches and …
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