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Nintendo’s quarterly investors’ meeting saw CEO Satoru Iwata face down questions on whether the firm can keep expanding audiences, and if it’s paying attention to new online technologies. And, of course, the format-holder chief had the right answers. Michael French picks through the highlights… EMBRACING CLOUD GAMING Cloud Computing is …

Forum posts appear to suggest APB will still be supported

Uncooked Media’s 360 Gamer magazine has seen a drop in circulation of 13.5 per cent year-on-year for the six months ending June 30th. Average readership for the three-weekly magazine fell to 14,288 from last year’s 16,527 according to latest ABC figures. However between July and December 2009 circulation rose briefly …

Source claims consultation talks are to take place at the popular APB studio - statement expected soon

The US video games market suffered a slight one per cent year-on-year decrease in July, with a total value reaching $846.5m. Hardware sales – driven by a great performance from the Xbox 360 Slim – were up 12 per cent at $313.8m, though software sales fell eight per cent to …

French studio acquired by Bethesdaâ??s owner

The ongoing debate over digital distribution’s role in the future of games seems to have painted offering games for download as an either/or solution. You either go boxed or you go digital. System 3 is determined to dispel this notion. Starting in September, almost all of the publisher’s titles will …

How well does Rising Star’s Christmas line-up stand up compared to that of previous years? We strive to improve year-on-year, and I honestly believe that we have a stronger line-up this year than the last. Our autumn 2009 release schedule featured the same number of games that we’ll be releasing …

Deep Silver has announced the full tracklist for its upcoming X Factor video game. The Koch Media publishing label has selected tracks from 28 artists and bands from around the world, covering a mix of classic acts and upcoming stars. Young X Factor fans can sing along to tunes such …

Lazard Capital market analyst Colin Sebastian has increased his sales forecast for Microsoft’s Kinect for Q4 2010. Speaking in an investor note, Sebastian says that how thinks an extra million units of the Xbox 360 motion sensing camera will be sold in the period – brining his total sales forecast …