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New releases may have dried up for 2011, but Nintendo promises Wii and 3DS owners have plenty to look forward to next year. The platform has dated a range of first-party titles for the first quarter, including Wii family title Mario Party 9 and 3DS adventure Kid Icarus: Uprising in …
Read More »Fumito Ueda departure confirmed by Sony
The Last Guardian creator will continue work on the title on a contract basis
Read More »Ico creator’s departure from Sony confirmed
The Last Guardian boss Fumito Ueda has left Sony but will finish the PS3 adventure game on a contract basis. Sony sent a statement to Gamasutra confirming the news that he is no longer an employee at the publisher but is committed to completing” The Last Guardian project. Ueda is …
Read More »3DS vs DS: Battle of the TV ads
Generation Media asks how much TV marketing Nintendo has used to promote the 3DS compared to the original DS – and has it been effective? With the Nintendo 3DS having sold more worldwide in its first year of release than the original DS, we look at how TV advertising has …
Read More »New toy sets confirm LEGO Batman 2: Super Heroes
Artwork printed inside a new range of LEGO Super Hero toys confirms LEGO Batman 2 is in development for Wii, 3DS, 360 and PlayStation formats. LEGO’s new Super Hero line of building sets begins are due to official release in 2012, but some US retailers are already stocking them. The …
Read More »UKIE toasts Young Apprentice success
UK games industry trade association was this evening raising a glass to a high-profile success – it was the one responsible for getting games into the Young Apprentice final. SPOILERS BELOW – YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED The final challenge on BBC One’s Young Apprentice this week asked its two finalists …
Read More »‘Massive layoffs expected for social devs in 2012’
'Many publishers simply weathered 2011' says Exent exec
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 smashes $1 billion barrier
Blockbuster beats Avatar to become fastest entertainment product to reach the milestone
Read More »UK games industry stars in tonight’s Young Apprentice
Lord Alan Sugar will tonight decide the winner of Young Apprentice. And he will use video games to make the choice. Tonight’s season finale for the junior entrepreneur show challenges it finalists, Zara Brownless and James McCullagh, to develop and market an online video game. One of the two will …
Read More »MW3 sets $1bn sales record
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has become the fastest piece of entertainment to generate $1bn in sales, toppling movie blockbuster Avatar. It achieved this milestone within 16 days of going on sale on November 8th, ahead of Avatar’s 17 days in 2009. Call of Duty now boasts 30m players …
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