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Activision’s Skylanders property was last night named as best licensed programme of the year at LIMA’s International Excellence Awards. Held on the first day of Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, Skylanders also walked away with the award for best character or toy brand. Other big winners included The Very Hungry …
Read More »Sony CEO believes electronics and entertainment arms should remain unified
Sony president Kazuo Hirai hopes to keep the corporation’s entertainment and electronics divisions unified going forward. A Nikkei report reveals Hirai’s stance against the split – despite significant noise over the past several weeks that the company is heavily considering just the opposite. It was also reported a few weeks …
Read More »$400 PS4 "puts no pressure" on Wii U, Fils-Aime believes
The impending arrival of the next generation of consoles poses not threat to Nintendo. Wii U, the company’s American boss has argued. Asked specifically about the impact the $400/349 PS4 may have on the already struggling Wii U, Reggie Fils-Aime told Kotaku: "It puts no pressure on us at all. …
Read More »Nintendo dives into free-to-play with sub game
Steel Diver announced as Nintendo's first excursion into untested waters
Read More »XCOM: Enemy Unknown hits iOS this week at a relatively beefy price
Firaxis XCOM: Enemy Unknown hits iOS devices this Thursday, and it doesn’t intend to fit into the mobile platform pricing mold. The game will run for $19.99 and works on iPad 2 and beyond, iPhone4S and beyond, and fifth generation iPod touch devices. The relatively high price shouldn’t come as …
Read More »Steam client code suggests possibility of sharing games with friends
Valve appears to be looking into allowing Steam users to share their digital purchases with friends. Kotaku reports on a few lines of code dug up from the latest Steam client beta, revealing a ‘shared game library’ that gives users the ability to let other accounts borrow” a game – …
Read More »Clash of Clans heads to Japan
Supercell aims to break into new market with fully translated version of flagship title
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One are a "distraction" from gaming’s biggest growth areas
All the noise surrounding the next-generation of consoles is a fantastic opportunity for investors to make big money from gaming. That’s the opinion of Kristian Segerstrale, former executive VP of EA’s digital business and current investment specialist. The next generation consoles are doing a wonderful job at distracting the big …
Read More »Valve – provider of games to high-income households
Take an average internet user. Then take an internet user whose household income is 50,000 or more. That second user is known as a ‘high income’ user. That’s despite the fact that families making 50,000 in London are PROPER SKINT. But that’s not a debate for these pages. What is …
Read More »Game4u now taking PS4 preorders
Game4u has started taking preorders for the PlayStation 4; it is the first Indian retailer to do so. Those interested in getting the next-gen console at launch can preorder it either online or at one of Game4u’s stores by paying a Rs 3,000 deposit. The balance will be payable on …
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