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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 …
Read More »Ubisoft to host first Ubiday Pune event in September
Ubisoft has been conducting its Ubiday events around the world for a few years now, and the event heads to India for the first time, with Ubiday Pune scheduled to take place this September. Ubiday is an all-day gathering of industry representatives to share experiences and best practices, and to …
Read More »UPDATE: Diablo III digital purchases carry ‘up to 72 hour’ limitations
An odd addition in Diablo 3’s latest patch has garnered more and more attention over the past 24 hours. It seems a ‘feature’ similar to the game’s Starter Editionhas been packed in that puts various restrictions on players who purchase a digital copy of the game for ‘the first 72 …
Read More »Journey, Flower, and FlOw compilation release set for August
Thatgamecompany’s three game deal with Sony is being concluded with a compilation of the three titles coming later this summer. As it sounds, the collection will pack this year’s critically-acclaimed PSN exclusive Journey, along with their previous efforts Flower and FlOw. The collection was first spotted as a listing on …
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