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It takes a strong willed fellow to stand up to the mighty Shigeru Miyamoto, but that’s exactly what happened in the development of 3DS racer Mario Kart 7. "The way the gliders fly isn’t particularly faithful to real life, but I think it feels pretty good in action," he told …
Read More »FEATURE: Is HTML5 where the money is?
[Sponsored feature] Can the web standard be a good foundation for profitable apps?
Read More »New Dizzy title is iOS remake of Prince of Yolkfolk
As hinted at yesterday, ‘80s British games icon Dizzy is set to return. His modern arrival comes in the form of an iOS remake of 1991 title Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk for iPhone and iPad, as well as for Google’s Android platform. Furthermore, the release is nearly upon us …
Read More »Apple launches digital games chart
Weekly updates to the best selling iPhone and iPad games
Read More »New Kinect hardware can read objects from 50cm
Range of improvements to Windows edition of the tech
Read More »MCV now on Apple Newsstand
MCV is now available as part of Apple’s Newsstand service, offering free access to an enhanced digital edition of the magazine every week, sponsored by Shorewood Blueprint. If you don’t already have the existing MCV iPad app installed on your device, simply click here to download the newly-released Newsstand version …
Read More »Spectrum classic Dizzy re-mastered for mobile
Original project director Paul Ranson heading development on Prince of the YolkFolk remake
Read More »If at first Keith Vaz doesn’t succeed he tries, tries and tries again
Active anti-games campaigner and Labour MP Keith Vaz has raised his fourth early day motion aimed at quelling the effect of violent games, this time targeting Activision’s Modern Warfare 3. And just like those that have gone before, it’s totally without substance. This House is deeply concerned about the recently …
Read More »New 360 dash coming December 6th
Xbox 360 owners can download a new-look dashboard update next month adding cloud storage and voice and gesture controls. The free download will go live on December 6th which will let users scroll through on-screen menus using the Kinect motion accessory. It will also include cloud storage for game saves …
Read More »Apple UK launches official weekly App Charts
Apple UK has today started publishing weekly charts detailing the most popular apps on its iOS platforms. It is producing four weekly charts: iPhone paid apps, iPhone free apps, iPad paid apps and iPad free apps. Each chart is a top ten, published every Wednesday – it names the app …
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