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Major League Baseball team the Seattle Mariners is no longer owned by Nintendo. The platform holder had held a majority stake in the outfit for almost a quarter of a century, but announced in April plans to offload its interest. GameSpot reports that the agreements have now been finalised, leaving …
Read More »Google is phasing out Chrome Apps
Google has announced it has begun the evolution away from the Chrome apps platform”, with plans to shut the entire initiative down by 2018. Chrome apps were launched three years ago and presented games developers with an alternative way to create browser-based titles. However, advances in the web’s capabilities plus …
Read More »Penello dismisses idea that Xbox releases on PC diminish consoles
Microsoft’s decision to bring Xbox exclusives to PC does not diminish the role of Xbox. That’s according to Xbox planning executive, who told the Inner Circle podcast, as reported by GameSpot, that the arguments some have made in regard to the strategy online are not reflective of how actual consumers …
Read More »TIGA: 65 per cent of UK studios have fewer than four staff
Micro studios leading the way according to trade body’s latest report
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS 2016: One week till nominations close
There have been over 120 nominations for this year’s GMAs, but there’s still a week to go if you’d like to recommend yourself, a colleague, or even a competitor for one of this year’s Games Media Awards. Nominations will close on Friday August 26th. The Games Media Awards are celebrating …
Read More »Further reports confirm upcoming PS4 Slim announcement
Sony has cut production of the existing PS4 ahead of the official announcement of the PS4 Slim and the PS4 Neo, reports have suggested. The Wall Street Journal confirms that the PS4 Slim – which was leaked over the weekend – is very much real. It also says that the …
Read More »Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cosplays as Mario in Olympics closing ceremony
Mario made a surprise appearance in the closing ceremony for the Rio Olympics last night. Tokyo will be the event’s host in 2020, and as is traditional the next host nation made an appearance at the colourful close. Viewers were greeted with a short showing Mario using a device to …
Read More »Games grow 22 per cent on mobile in Q2 2016
Still the leading category on both iOS and Google Play – even ahead of Pokémon Go’s launch
Read More »F1 2016 races straight to No.1, No Man’s Sky lands in second place
Codemasters’ F1 2016 has finished in pole position in its first week on shelves. The title launched five weeks later than its predecessor, F1 2015, with Week One sales down 32 per cent year-on-year. Meanwhile, Sony’s indie darling No Man’s Sky dropped to second place with a sales decline 81 …
Read More »PS4 Slim pictures leaked
UPDATE:Eurogamerhas confirmed that the device is real (by visiting the home of the buyer, no less). ORIGINAL STORY: It looks like Sony has two new consoles in the works. The origins of this leak are certainly bizarre to say the least, but if true – and it sounds as if …
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