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Development legend and current Nintendo senior MD Shigeru Miyamoto has said that finding a new, big-hitting IP is the solution” to Nintendo’s current financial troubles. Earlier this month Nintendo scrapped its profit forecasts, saying it now expected to post a loss for the current financial year. So perhaps it’s no …
Read More »Activision reveals first Online Pass
Upcoming action title Prototype 2 will be the first Activision title to include an Online Pass type system. The publisher has taken a different approach to the traditional Online Pass method by only offering free codes in a limited number of copies. It all takes the guise of Radnet – …
Read More »Develop in Brighton issues call for speakers
1,500 developers expected to attend, with tracks available in art, audio, business, coding, design and education
Read More »Trade-in your 3DS and get Vita for £99.99
UK retailer GameStation has unveiled a range of trade-in options for those wishing to offset the cost of a PlayStation Vita by handing over an old machine. As spotted by PocketGamer, a range of deals are available, some of which bring the price of a Wi-Fi Vita down to as …
Read More »EverQuest joins free-to-play wave
Subscriptions to remain available to customers for extra perks
Read More »Sir Paul McCartney ‘to write videogame score’
New project 'allows young people to hear my music for the first time'
Read More »Nintendo IS planning digital overhaul
Nintendo knows it must take a bold attempt” in establishing a robust online ecosystem for Wii U, and simplifying DLC shopping is key to that plan, the company’s president has said. Satoru Iwata believes Nintendo has struggled to establish its digital games business because online transactions are not simple enough” …
Read More »Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney penning video game soundtrack
None other than former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has said that he has agreed to pen music for an as-of-yet unknown video game. "It’s a fascinating market,” the popular lyricist stated, according to The Express. A new computer game sells so much better than a newCDthese days. Young people will …
Read More »Cave retreating from shooters? (Bullet) Hell no!
Just last month cult 2D shooter developer Cave suggested it might distance itself from the shooting genre – but those fears appear to have been well and truly quashed. In the weeks that have followed the news the studio has gone on to reveal no less than four brand new …
Read More »FPS Man vs Machine sets 999 player record
A new Guinness World record has been set for the number of simultaneous players competing in a single FPS battlefield. Browser-based FPS Man vs Machine from developer MuchDifferent saw 999 players take to the action at one time over the weekend, with each paying $29 to participate. The achievement smashes …
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