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Read More »Platinum Games designer tells Smash Bros fans to "f**k off"
Ultimate Nintendo fanboy pleaser Smash Bros isn’t to everyone’s tastes. It takes a special type of enthusiast to pour hours into pummeling Pikachu repeatedly in his far too chirpy face, and an even more avid fan to spend your days speculating which forgotten character will be added to an already …
Read More »Creutz: Wii U is struggling mightily, has abandoned the field to Microsoft and Sony
Another US analyst has poured scorn on Nintendo’s Wii U and said that the opportunity for success will soon pass. "After seven months on the market, Nintendo’s Wii U is struggling mightily," Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz told investors, as reported by GameSpot. We note that the company has …
Read More »Sky committed to ‘longstanding partnership’ with Xbox – but won’t sell its hardware
Sky is committed to putting its content on Xbox, but has now ruled out selling its hardware. Earlier today we reported on industry rumours that Microsoft had plans to sell Xbox Ones with Sky subscriptions – which in theory would help it sell the next-gen console at a reduced initial …
Read More »Ubisoft heading to Rezzed PC games show
PC and indie games expo Rezzed returns later this month, with a string of major Ubisoft titles set to appear. Splinter Cell: Blacklist, The Mighty Quest For Epic Loot, Might & Magic: Duel of Champions, Trials Evolution Gold and Ghost Recon Online will be available on the show floor. Ubisoft …
Read More »VIDEO: See the Sony and Microsoft E3 2013 trailers
There are just hours left – well, around 97.5 at the time of writing – until E3 2013 kicks off. Nintendo might be skipping its chance to take to the stage and Ouya might have based itself in an LA car park, but both Sony and Microsoft are preparing to …
Read More »Ubisoft dismisses Watch Dogs vs GTA V battle
Developer Ubisoft Montreal is confident Watch Dogs can stand-out from Grand Theft Auto V. The ambitious new IP from Ubisoft is an open-world action game that has similiarities to the GTA series, at least in appearance. The game arrives two months after GTA V hits shelves, but speaking in an …
Read More »Respawn’s debut game Titanfall exclusive to Xbox and PC
Multiplayer-centric title to make extensive use of cloud technology
Read More »Tesco "scaling back" on consumer electronics
UK grocer Tesco has announced it is "scaling back" on consumer electronics as it focuses more on food, clothing and health and beauty products. It’s also providing less space in stores to other non-food categories like toys, stationery and home products such as gardening, DIY and car accessory goods. "We’re …
Read More »Bungie: We need to prove ourselves with Destiny
It may be behind one of the biggest game franchises of all time, but Bungie insists it still needs to prove itself. At E3 next week the Halo developer is demoing its new FPS, Destiny, live at the PlayStation press conference. And the studio’s senior writer Eric Osborne says that …
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