Hugh Laurie will be joining Stephen Fry on the voice cast list of upcoming PS4 and PS3 title LittleBigPlanet 3. Laurie is voicing antagonist Newton, while Fry returns as the game’s iconic narrator. It’s not nearly as different as I might have thought ten years ago; storytelling is storytelling, whatever …
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Read More »Future is closing Official Nintendo Magazine
Nintendo and Future have announced the closure of Official Nintendo Magazine. Its last issue – number 114 – will go on sale on October 14th. The mag first arrived in the UK in 2002, with Future assuming publishing duties from EMAP in 2006. Nintendo will continue to speak directly to …
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
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