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Grand Theft Auto V – which is out NEXT WEEK, don’t forget – might be the most expensive game ever made. That’s if the numbers from a report in The Scotsman are correct. It reckons that Rockstar’s game has a combined development and marketing budget of 170m. In 2010 predecessor …
Read More »Nolan Bushnell: Nintendo could be headed for irrelevance
Atari founder says the Wii-maker is losing touch with gamers
Read More »Nintendo suffers biggest share dip for two years; "Value of Nintendo franchises may be declining"
The markets have reacted negatively to Nintendo’s efforts to rejuvenate its hardware offer. Nintendo recently cut the price of Wii U and revealed its new 2DS handheld, but the company today suffered an 8.4 per cent drop in its share price – the biggest it has suffered since July 2011, …
Read More »PlayStation Vita Slim revealed and dated for Japan
Lighter, slimmer version of Sony's sleek handheld arrives in the Far East this autumn
Read More »PS4 gets 2014 release in Japan
Sony's next-gen console arrives in its home country three months after the US and Europe
Read More »OPINION: PS Vita TV demonstrates Sony’s ambition, is dangerous for Ouya
Sony surprised the industry with the reveal of PS Vita TV this morning, but what does the device say about the company’s forward thinking? Put simply, it shows that Sony has ambitions to tap into what many perceive to be the biggest growth sectors open to core gaming. An alternative …
Read More »Yoshida: Indie games can be system-sellers
Journey and its contemporaries are leading gaming into a bright future, says Sony
Read More »Indie games: The new console killer app?
Sony certainly thinks so. Shudei Yoshida tells us more about its indie vision
Read More »VIDEO: See PS4, Vita Slim and PS Vita TV in action
Sony has released a new video that shows its new PlayStation ecosystem in action. The Japanese short details not only PS4 functionality but also shows the new re-designed PlayStation Vita in action. Also seen is Sony’s surprise new reveal – the PS Vita TV. Admittedly, all of the stars of …
Read More »Bushnell: Nintendo could be on a path to irrelevance
One of gaming’s most legendary figures has questioned the long-term future of Nintendo. Speaking to the BBC, Atari founder Nolan Bushnell warned that the Japanese platform holder could be on a "path to irrelevance" and that changes to the games market have left in a "very difficult position". "I don’t …
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