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THQ’s vice president Teri Manby has resigned from the beleaguered publisher, it has been revealed. Manby, who also acts as corporate controller and chief accounting officer, is to leave the company on July 6th. The THQ VP had officially resigned from her role on June 14th. Senior director of financial …
Read More »Nintendo unveils 3DS XL
Screen to be 90 per cent larger than on current 3DS
Read More »Gamescom ties with trade duo MCV and Develop
The worlds largest games show in Cologne has agreed a wide-ranging partnership with MCV and Develop. Included in the alliance is a dedicated lounge area which will be available to use for free by readers of the Intent Media publications and websites. Special editions of both print editions will also …
Read More »GREE wants its own E3 press conference
It may not be a big name in the West, but GREE has ambitions to one day open E3 with its own press conference. The firm – which is the biggest mobile games company in the world – made its E3 debut this year as part of its push into …
Read More »New Super Mario Bros 2 dated; Nintendo goes announcement crazy
An August 17th release date was just one of many announcements made by Nintendo in last night’s Nintendo Direct Conference. As reported earlier, Nintendo has also announced a brand new 3DS and confirmed Namco Bandai as the developer of the new Super Smash Bros. Also announced was Professor Layton and …
Read More »Namco Bandai takes Super Smash Bros reigns
Soul Calibur and Tekken staff to lead development of Wii U and 3DS titles
Read More »Gaikai on the hunt for buyer
Cloud gaming service Gaikai is reportedly actively looking for a buyer. CNN reports that the company has already hired bankers and is expecting well in excess of $500 million” for the sale. To date Gaikai has raised approximately $45m in venture capitalist funding from companies such as Benchmark Capital and …
Read More »Mech Warrior dev acquires social studio
Embassy Interactive renamed Roadhouse Game Studios
Read More »Namco Bandai is developing new Super Smash Bros
Surprised by the 3DS XL news? Will get this – Nintendo isn’t developing the new Smash Bros. Namco Bandai is. Yoshito Higuchi and Tetsuya Akatsuka of the Tales and SoulCalibur series respectively are leading the project, with a number of members of the Tekken development team working alongside Smash Bros …
Read More »The 3DS XL is real, has July release date in UK
Nintendo has confirmed the news posted by MCV at the beginning of the month – the 3DS XL is real. And furthermore, it will be out in the UK in a little over a month. It will be released in the UK and Europe on July 28th. It boasts a …
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