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Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata appears to have issued a thinly veiled warning to the company’s international management teams. He’s a man who clearly believes in his hardware. So why is it struggling? Simple, Iwata argues – Nintendo is not selling it right. And territories in which the console is underperforming …
Read More »Ubisoft cuts torture scene from Splinter Cell Blacklist
Some of Splinter Cell Blacklist’s violent content previously demoed to journalists has been cut from the final release. A controversial scene shown at E3 last year saw players controlling ‘hero’ Sam Fisher torturing a suspect in an interrogation scenario. But the negative reaction from the press and consumers has led …
Read More »First Touch Games claim victory at Develop Quiz
Sports game developer takes top prize, with Bossa Studios pipping Side to 2nd place after a tie-break
Read More »The Hut Group sponsors MCV Awards 2013
Online retail empire The Hut Group is backing this year’s MCV Awards. The UK firm, which runs online outlets such as Zavvi and IWantOneOfThose.com, has signed up as Platinum Partner for the April 18th event. The awards are the perfect platform to showcase the hard work and talent that goes …
Read More »Riccitiello: Games and violence aren’t linked, but the perception they are is damaging
EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that the games industry must work harder to challenge the belief that video games and gun violence share a link. "The games industry is a very mature, responsible industry, more so than you might otherwise imagine," he told investors, as reported by CVG. "We’re …
Read More »Nintendo rules out Wii U price cut despite "not delivering value proposition" to consumers
The price of the Wii U will not be cut by Nintendo in the near future. That’s despite, by Nintendo’s own admission, the fact that Wii U has not delivered a value proposition” to consumers. But with the company still selling the machine at a loss, it has no room …
Read More »Packaged sales down and digital up as EA claims iOS crown; FIFA smashes records
EA has reported a decline in revenues for FY13 Q3 with a surge in digital sales unable to offset a decline in physical games sales. Digital net revenue for the quarter ending December 31st climbed from $274m last year to $321m, but revenue from packaged goods fell from $738m to …
Read More »EA ditches Medal of Honor IP as Battlefield goes annual
The Medal of Honor series has been taken out of rotation” by EA after sales of the most recent release Warfighter were well below expectations”. Medal of Honor made its gaming return in 2011 after a three-year hiatus. The game, developed by both Danger Close and DICE, received a lukewarm …
Read More »MLG-created multiplayer shooter inevitable, says CEO
Major League Gaming CEO Sundance DiGiovanni believes his eSports organization creating a first-person shooter is a matter of when, not if. Speaking with Penny Arcade Report, MLG’s head honcho stated that it was inevitable” and that people have already approached the group on the matter. Right now we want to …
Read More »New Steam Greenlight features introduced
Valve continues to refine Steam Greenlight, adding several new features to its crowd-sourced indie games selection service. Valve’s community blog announces that game pages now feature an ‘Ask me again later’ button; on top of the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ voting options. When games or software are skipped over, they will …
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