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Nintendo is pondering whether it will launch a digital download service on the day it launches its next home console, the Wii U. It’s a sad repeat of the 3DS alunch, which also arrived ahead of its dedicated digital service. Company president Satoru Iwata said Nintendo will prepare infrastructure to …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e January 27th, 2012
Capcom have a special thrill for Resident Evil fans this weekend thanks to its new 3DS title. Resident Evil: Revelations – sorry, Revelaitons – is available now for 3DS. The title gives handheld gamers a brand new survival horror adventure that depicts the events leading up to Resident Evil 5. …
Read More »VIDEO: Witcher 2 Xbox 360 release date announced
CD Projekt has confirmed an April 17th release date for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings on Xbox 360 in the US. That would point to an April 20th release in the UK, where it will be published by Namco Bandai. Having enjoyed great success on PC last year, this …
Read More »Iwata: 3DS has proved handheld market is alive
The rejuvenation of 3DS has proved wrong those who though the smartphone boom had destroyed the handheld market, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said. The Japanese exec has also claimed that the company will once again register a profit on each 3DS sold in the first half of its next …
Read More »Capcom makes a typo… on Resident Evil 3DS cover
At MCV we’re not above a good typo now and then. Hell, we even spotted one on the BBC earlier in the week. But a spelling mistake on the spine of a game cover? That’s a new one on us. But that’s exactly what has happened in the US. Pictures …
Read More »Nintendo pondering Wii U rebrand?
This year’s E3 is already expect to bring with it a new direction for Nintendo’s still in development Wii U, and now rumours claim that it might even see a total re-brand for the device. Citing sources close to the platform holder”, CVG reckons that serious discussions are ongoing at …
Read More »Wii U tech has progressed since E3 – Ono
Capcom producer claims the system offers new possibilities for developers
Read More »UKIE to fund student trips to Blitz
Open days to give visitors new insights into studio work
Read More »VIDEO: New Kinect Star Wars trailer
With a release potentially just a few short weeks away, Microsoft has released a new trailer for Kinect Star Wars. The short sees Everwood, The OC and Moneyball star Chris Pratt re-enact the famous confrontation between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi from Episode IV. The game itself is due to …
Read More »The UK 2011 Video Game Charts
Modern Warfare 3 emerged triumphant, but it was EA that was last year’s real victor. MCV analyses the full 2011 GfK?Chart-Track charts to unearth the winners and losers in a challenging year for the boxed games market. It was another year in which Call of Duty and FIFA take the …
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