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While Nintendo’s return to profitthis week was welcome, the fact that both 3DS and Wii U missed sales targets was most certainly not. To address the issue Nintendo has identified two strategies – women and DLC. Four years since its release, we are seeing a certain level of positive results …

The indie game space is becoming more crowded by the day, with developers and publishers not just competing with each other, but triple-A releases, too. Curve Digital publishing director and PR guru Simon Byron offers his tips on getting the word out there about your indie title. What advice would …

Ubisoft will officially unveil the next Assassin’s Creed game next week, and reports suggest it has undergone a name change. Assassin’s Creed: Victory, as it has until now been called, was first revealed back in December following an online leak. The same site, Kotaku, has now said that it understands …

A brand new PC processor will be released by AMD in 2016, the component company has revealed. The x86 Zen architecture will boast something called Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT), which is very similar to Intel’s existing Hyperthreading tech that allows the CPU’s cores to split tasks. In AMD’s case, this apparently …

Mike Capps, the former president of Unreal Engine creator Epic Games, has joined Unity Technologies. He takes on the role of internal advisor, and will work with CEO John Riccitiello, the executive team and the core R&D team. In ablog post on Unity’s site, the firm confirmed Capps will spend …

UK-based mobile games company Space Ape has released its second title, strategy game Rival Kingdoms. The title is available globally on iOS today (May 8th), and has been written by none other than Rhianna Pratchett. Gamers might remember Pratchett for her work on the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot. She has …

Video game clothing specialist Insert Coin has partnered with Konami to bolster its range of Metal Gear Solid apparel. Having launched a set of shirts, tops and patches based on the original 1998 instalment of Metal Gear Solid last month, Insert Coin has now come up with a new range …

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, Audio-Technica has a brand new headset on shelves and Calibur11 charges up its PS4 Battery Pack Audio-Technica ATH-PDG1 Gaming Headset Complementing its ATH-PG1 closed-back counterpart, Audio-Technica’s ATH-PDG1 gaming headset features an open-back design. This means that …

Nintendo’s forward release schedule no longer lists a release window for the Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda. The company’s Wii U listings have both Zelda and Devil’s Third down as TBD. A few titles remain slated for 2015 including Starfox, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, Art …

It looks as if Nintendo’s foray into smartphone gaming will be slow to bed in. Speaking to investors, president Satoru Iwata has said that the company is currently aiming to release just five mobile titles by the end of the next financial year in March 2017. The first of these …