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Nintendo has revealed three new hardware bundles for its New 3DS consoles. These will launch on June 26th, and are themed around Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Pokmon Alpha Sapphire. Each bundle comes with the console, a game, as well as title-specific cover plates and Home menu …

Popular puzzle game Threes was temporarily removed from the Google Play store yesterday because it listed one of its copycats in its search terms. Game Informer reports that its creator Asher Vollmer revealed that his title was pulled from the digital marketplace due to the inclusion of the name of …

The Remastered version of Tim Schafer’s classic adventure game Grim Fandango is out now for iOS and Android devices. Grim Fandango Remastered is launching on both iOS and Android, and will set mobile gamers back 7.99. This follows the title coming to PlayStation 4 and PC earlier this year, and …

Disney’s next toys-to-life sequel will introduce blockbuster behemoths Star Wars and Avengers: Age of Ultron to the franchise. Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits, due out later this year on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC and mobile devices, will include five play sets, new toy box …

Activision will be releasing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 later this year. That’s according to this month’s Game Informer, which reveals that the skating title will be coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this year, with PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs to follow. The title is being developed …

Q4 was more prosperous for EA than the publisher had predicted, with GAAP revenues of $1.19bn. Digital accounted for the majority of that number at $614m while physical claimed $571m. That’s a reverse on the previous year when digital stood at $491m and physical at $632m. Full year revenues hit …

A comprehensive version of Ubisoft’s open-world shooter Far Cry 4 is headed to PS4 and PC. Far Cry 4 Complete Edition includes the base game, as well as all of the content contained in the title’s Season Pass. The Season Pass consists of five pieces of add-on content: The Syringe, …

The former chief financial officer of department chain Fraser is to take on the role of CFO at GAME Digital. Mark Gifford joined Fraser as director of finance in 2002, before moving to become CFO in 2007. Previously, he held senior finance positions at travel firm First Choice. He will …

Free-to-play collectible card game Hearthstone has registered 30m players, Blizzard has revealed. The company announced the news via its Twitter account earlier today: "BY THE POWER OF RAGNAROS, 30 million players have joined us by the hearth! Thanks for pulling up a chair!" Blizzard’s statement would seem to debunkYahoo editor …