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Gaming news and reviews site VideoGamer.com has received a fresh makeover. The site now boasts improved layout and navigation with new one-click drop down menus, better search functionality and social network integration. A brand new video player boasts iOS compatibility and allows users to embed VideoGamer videos on other websites. …
Read More »Which DSiWare games are incompatible with 3DS?
Having said yesterday that DSi owners would be able to transfer "most" of their digital purchases to 3DS when the Nintendo eShop goes live on June 7th, the platform has named exactly which titles won’t make the jump. In total 18 games aren’t compatible with Nintendo’s new machine. Here’s the …
Read More »Yoshida laments PSPgo mistakes
The boss of Sony Worldwide Studios has admitted that Sony got it wrong with the release of the digital-only PSPgo. In April Sony Japan confirmed that it had ended production of the device, while UK retailers were told not to expect any supply replenishments. "I could spend 30 minutes talking …
Read More »HBO to launch on consoles?
HBO could follow in the footsteps of Sky and launch on platforms such as Xbox 360, a new report suggests. This would bring programmes such as True Blood, The Pacific, Game of Thrones, Treme, How to Make it in America and more to console owners. The suggestion comes from IHS …
Read More »Sony: 3DS is just a DS update
Shuhei Yoshida, the head of Sony Worldwide Studios, has casually dismissed Nintendo’s efforts with the 3DS as the pre-E3 mud-slinging gets into full speed. "When we were designing the NGP we had no idea what Nintendo was going to do," he told GamesIndustry. "Aside from the 3D stereoscopic display, they …
Read More »Develop 100: How Nintendo reclaimed first place
Lightning strikes twice for the untouchable Japanese studio
Read More »Metal Gear Solid, Zone of the Enders get HD remakes
Konami’s development legend Hideo Kojima has announced what could well be one of the biggest sellers of the Christmas period – the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Due out on both PS3 and Xbox 360 this November, the SKU will include high definition re-workings of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons …
Read More »1m new Sony passwords stolen
Having claimed to be making off with protected information last week, hacker group LulzSec now says it has obtained the password details of one million users of the Sony Pictures website. Sony says it is aware of the claims and is investigating, the BBC reports. "From a single injection, we …
Read More »Zelnick: Life left in current consoles
The boss of powerhouse publish Take-Two has claimed that there’s plenty of untapped potential left in the Xbox 360 and PS3 and there’s no need for a rush toward a new generation of consoles. The exception, CEO Strauss Zelnick told MCV, is the Wii which he says is still dragging …
Read More »Develop 100: The Apple and indie revolution
Over half of the world's hundred best studios are making iPhone and iPad games; 75 are independent
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