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Popular Sega characters ToeJam and Earl will return when they’re early adventures are re-released on PS3. The 1991 Mega Drive title ToeJam & Earl and its 1993 sequel ToeJam & Eal in Panic on Funkotron are due to be made available as downloads on PSN, according to Siliconera. The two …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 gets Umbrella umbrella pre-order bonus
The British summer rains have departed for now, but they’ll be back and Capcom has just the pre-order bonus you need. Anyone that pre-orders Resident Evil 6 from the publisher’s online store will receive a full-size Umbrella Corporation-branded umbrella for free. Capcom has warned that supplies are limited and that …
Read More »Nintendo details trio of 3DS retail options
Nintendo has detailed the three ways in which consumers will be able to purchases digital games for the 3DS. Andriasang reports that gamers have three options. Firstly, they can download the game directly onto their machine from the Nintendo eShop. Simple. Secondly, they can buy a code from an online …
Read More »Apple misses analyst forecasts but reports annual growth
A jump in both iPad and iPhone sales has lead to a strong quarter for Apple, although its numbers fell short of analyst’s expectations. Revenue hit $35bn for Q3 2012, up from $28.57bn the year before. Analysts had expected Apple to reach over $37bn. Net income climbed from $7.3bn to …
Read More »Japanese government investigating overheating Vita claims
An investigation into overheating PlayStation Vitas has been launched by a Japanese government agency. Sony admits that there have been 31 reported examples of Vita units overheating whilst being recharged between its launch in December and June of this year, Andriasang reports. 23 of these were in japan and eight …
Read More »Losses narrow as 3DS fights on for Nintendo
Nintendo has reported a 10,331 million operating loss for the quarter ending June 30th 2012. That’s an improvement over the 93,928 million loss reported in the same period the year before. Net losses reached 17,231 million which, again, is an improvement over the 25,516 million net loss a year before. …
Read More »Australia’s largest dev formed via Firemint and Iron Monkey merger
EA has announced today that it is bringing Melbourne’s two much-celebrated mobile developers,Iron MonkeyandFiremint, together. The newly created studio, bringing together over 40 employees from each studio, will be Firemonkeys which, according to EA, now constitutes Australia’s largest development studio. The pair of developers have been cohabitating for some time …
Read More »Buy select PS3 games, win a PS Vita
Sony has announced that it is offering customers a chance to win a PlayStation Vita upon purchases of select PS3 games. Three PS Vita consoles are up for grabs to customers who purchase one of the following PS3 games: Starhawk Sorcery Resistance: The Trilogy Uncharted: Trilogy Edition Ratchet & Clank …
Read More »Warner announcing ‘major release’ at Gamescom
Warner Bros. Interactive has unveiled its plans for Gamescom, revealing the publisher’s line-up as well as teasing new game announcements. Two new titles, including a major new release, are to have their respective curtains peeled back during the event. The revealed line-up thus far includes a handful of upcoming licensed …
Read More »Rock Band iOS apps to be delisted next week
EA has announced it will be discontinuing downloads of all Rock Band iOS apps at the end of the month. The publisher released a Q&A earlier today explaining the decision was made based on an expiring licensing agreement with Harmonix. "EA’s licensing agreement with Harmonix is ending and as a …
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