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Nintendo of Japan has filed lawsuits against five Japanese firms who have been importing and selling equipment that allows illegal games to be played on the Nintendo DS – such as the popular R4 cards. According to Reuters, Nintendo and 54 other Japanese software companies filed the lawsuit earlier today …

Media firm Future disclosed a whopping 39 per cent increase in online advertising revenue in its interim financial statement. In the same period the firm launched Girl Gamer, and Qore, a Sony US digital edition” for the PlayStation 3 network in North America. For the nine months ending June 30th …

Mobile middleware provider can now turn a 3D Java game into a 3D iPhone game

Activision Blizzard has revealed that it will sell off unwanted studios and projects it acquired after its colossal deal with Vivendi games. Develop reports that North American studios High Moon Studios (developer of the recent Bourne game) and Radical (developer of upcoming game Prototype) are to be ‘realigned’ the publisher …

When it comes to online, what does PS3 have that no-one else can offer? Why is it such a focus to you? Games have always been the most important thing for our business and will continue to be, so I want to make sure that message gets across loud and …

Nintendo’s Wii Fit has returned to the top of the UK’s All Formats games chart following a 32 per cent jump in sales. The title jumps back up the official ChartTrack/ELSPA Top 40, overtaking last week’s No.1, LucasArt’s LEGO Indiana Jones. THQ’s movie tie-in Wall-E climbs 12 per cent over …

PlayStation 3 is set to take up the mainstream appeal of its predecessor – with its ‘positioning’ and marketing changing to appeal to a broader audience. That’s according to the global boss of PlayStation, Kaz Hirai, who told MCV in the second part of our exclusive interview that the system …

Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai believes that PS3’s unrivalled” first-party product and Blu-Ray capabilities mean the console enjoys better exclusive content than either of its competitors’ machines. Addressing the issue of Microsoft’s investment in ‘exclusive’ downloadable content for titles such as GTA IV – and speaking after the much-publicised …

Capcom and Sony Pictures have confirmed that the latest in the Resident Evil Movie series, dubbed Degeneration, will be released this year. The duo showed off sneak previews of the fully CG-animated title at last week Comic Con in San Diego, US. The title will have its theatrical debut in …

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has admitted that the company put too much focus on PS3 and 360 at the beginning of the current console cycle – and largely ignored the potential of Wii. However, Speaking to the San Jose Mercury News, Riccitiello said that his company had since become …