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Violent shooter followed by violent shooter. A Wii U reveal that failed to hit the mark. No next generation consoles. E3 2012 will be remembered for many things, and not any of them good. Well, except one thing. The day before E3 opened its doors, Ubisoft held its usual pre-event …

UPDATE: Sky has responded to this story. Xbox is going to great lengths to win the next-gen games hardware battle, and a new deal with Sky could clinch it. Sources familiar with the situation tell us that Microsoft is in talks with the broadcaster to sell Xbox One with Sky …

Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem comes to an end with the final entry in our look at the UK’s top longest-running indies: Insane Game. MCV talks to Nick Sarjant about what Insane Games is doing to continue its long-running success. What is the secret to staying around …

All three platform holders are ready for what they hope will be their biggest and most important E3s to-date. Microsoft will go all-out to reveal games for Xbox One at the show, in a bid to answer criticism about its console’s focus on non-games functionality. It won’t just be Xbox …

Nintendo should go multiplatform, industry veteran and Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has said. The Games Workshop creator devoted his opening briefing at the Bristol Games Hub to offering advice to aspiring as well as accomplished developers, asPocket Gamerreports. Nintendo should have their IP on every platform,” Livingstone said, who …

The future of the entry-level Wii U 8GB Basic SKU is shrouded in confusion this morning. Yesterday it was reported that the SKU was due to be pulled from US retailer GameStop, with stock being returned to Nintendo. However, Nintendo of America’s senior director of corporate communications Charlie Scibetta has …

NPD Group has revealed details from its 2013 Gamer Segmentation report, including survey results that indicate which markets are on the rise. The organization’s online survey polled nearly 9,000 individuals, and found that the ‘free & mobile gamers” group lead the pack with 29 per cent of participants falling under …

A trio of Sonic titles will arrive on the Ouya during the console’s launch week, Sega has announced. The publisher has struck an agreement with the up-and-coming console company to launch Sonic CD and Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episodes 1 & 2 on June 27th – just days after Ouya …

Square Enix had announced plans to discuss the future” of Final Fantasy at its pre-E3 event next Monday. The publisher will host a Q&A with senior vice president Sinji Hashimoto as part of the proceedings. The executive told Destructoid in February that the company was working on a next generation …

All games must be on the new local payments API by Sept 12