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The new president of Nintendo expected the Wii U to fail – that’s one of many claims to be made in the Japanese press in the aftermath of the appointment of Nintendo’s new president. Former Nintendo of America boss Tatsumi Kimishima was yesterday named as the successor to late boss …

'Great ideas can come from anywhere and we want to create an environment that fosters this notion,' says CEO

SCE London’s Alastair Lindsay and Joe Thwaites offer their advice to Game Music Connect attendees

As rumoured in June, Mariah Carey is the new celebrity face/cleavage of Machine Zone’s mobile hit Game of War. Furthermore, the first short to feature the R&B songstress can be seen below, as spotted by Eurogamer. Be warned though – Mariah’s involvement is quite fleeting. Carey replaces the game’s current …

As ESPN begins their search for a dedicated eSports editor, thus completing their 180-degree-turn on the subject, competitive gaming becomes the next battleground for mainstream sports networks. Just four months after Sports Nation co-host and regular ESPN pundit Colin Cowherd declared he would quit if forced to cover eSports following …

PlayStation Vita platformer Gravity Rush is getting a sequel… on PS4. Not only that, but a Remastered version of the original title is also on the way to Sony’s console. All that’s known of the new game, which was actually announced back in 2013 but without any mention of a …

Stefanie Hels to oversee analysis of player behaviour

Composers Joe Henson and Alexis Smith were asked to pick the most important moments of Jerry Goldsmith’s score

Zynga has acquired US-based casino games developer Rising Tide Games. The developer was founded in 2014 by ex-Zynga and Playtika execs Maytal Olsha, Stuart Zoble, Andrew Sega and Peter Franco. The move is part of Zynga’s plans to expand its offerings in the social casino gaming space. In 2013, the …

Developer Ghost Games has said that microtransactions will not be included in the upcoming Need for Speed, nor does it plan to charge for DLC. We plan to release a series of free content updates for Need for Speed. We currently have no plans for any paid DLC,” it said …