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No family console is complete without a karaoke game. And while Wii U already has Sing Party, released back in January, Nintendo has announced a new digital offering for any aspiring popstars. Wii Karaoke U by Joysound will be made available via the Nintendo eShop as a free download. Players …
Read More »LoveFilm exits game rental market
UK rental service Lovefilm has abandoned video games in order to reaffirm its focus on films and TV categories. The firm announced its decision today on the company’s website. "We are no longer offering games rental packages to either new customers, or those who wish to change from a non-games …
Read More »EA Sports’ Andrew Wilson on coming back to Wii U, giving up on Facebook and not ‘messing up’ PS4 or Xbox One
It’s a clich to liken EA Sports to a real sports team. But it’s easy to see why we do. And it’s not just because their studio has a gym, football pitch and basketball court. Nor is it because many of its staff look more like professional athletes than your …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta hits 1m sign-ups
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Square Enix’s complete reworking of the admitted mess that was FFXIV, has garnered over 1m registrations for its beta program. The publisher announced the milestone following the launch of its third and final weekend of beta testing for the game that kicked off late …
Read More »Zynga stocks jump on Mattrick defection
News that the Xbox boss is replacing Mark Pincus as CEO sends social giant's stocks up ten percent
Read More »The Walking Dead 400 Days DLC lands this week
The latest episode in Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead series is set to arrive this week across all platforms. The Walking Dead 400 Days will cost $5 and IGN reports it will see a staggered release throughout the next few days on the game’s various platforms. The DLC sits aloof …
Read More »EA: Maxis continues to support Darkspore and its servers
Darkspore and its servers will continue to receive support from developer Maxis, according to EA. The publisher told Kotaku that yesterday’s damning statements surrounding the broken game’s outright abandonment by the studio came from a forum moderator not employed by EA, and that the assertions by the individual are not …
Read More »No immediate replacement for Mattrick, says Microsoft
Xbox has yet to say who will replace outgoing chief Don Mattrick – if, indeed anyone will take his soon-to-be-vacant role. This evening social games firm Zynga confirmed it had hired Mattrick as its new CEO. He starts at Zynga next week. In a memo to staff today Microsoft chief …
Read More »Zynga snares Xbox boss Mattrick as CEO
Zynga has confirmed that it has hired Xbox boss Don Mattrick as its new CEO. Mattrick joins the firm next week on Monday, July 8th. He takes the CEO role from Mark Pincus, the founder of Zynga – but Pincus (pictured above right with Mattrick) will remain deeply involved in …
Read More »Report: Xbox boss Don Mattrick leaves Microsoft
Exec could be set for big role at Zynga or EA
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