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Club Nintendo has officially shut down in North America, with plans to discontinue Nintendo’s rewards program later this year in Europe, Japan and Australia. The Club Nintendo website has been updated with an image of a Mario, hat in hand and head bowed in recognition of the closure. "Club Nintendo …

The idea of pre-owned digital games has been flying around for a while, and retailer GameStop still hopes to one day get the idea off the ground. "It’s still an opportunity that’s out there," GameStop merchandising director Eric Bright told GameSpot during a meeting at E3 last month. "I think …

Reddit user spends whole day at Warframe studio, uncovers secret game, enjoys free lunch

A Canadian gamer spent the day posing as a developer in the offices of Warframe developer Digital Extremes – and discovered details about an unannounced title in the process. Kotaku has verified the legitimacy of claims made on Reddit (which have since been deleted) in which a user named UndercoverLegend …

Michael Souto talks us through the localisation specialist's hopes of transitioning from bridesmaid to bride

New features include Tile Set Studio and texture streaming support in translucent materials

Want to unlock some virtual currency in that smartphone game you’ve been playing? Are you willing to charge about the garden for half an hour to do it? That’s idea behind a new startup called PowaBand. It’s a fitness tracker designed for kids aged 6-16. The device (which houses a …

Employment up 5.5 per cent between 2013 and 2014 – more than double the rise in national employment

A number of indie games developers intend to celebrate American Independence day tomorrow by not putting their games on sale. With the intensifying race to the bottom threatening the bottom line for many smaller (and some not so small) developers, the promotion hopes not only to highlight the situation but …

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