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Nintendo has rolled out a new firmware update for Wii U, adding an oft-requested organization feature on the console’s dashboard among other improvements. The hardware’s 5.2.0 U update – available to download now – brings folders to the Wii U menu, allowing users to create places to organize and store …

Former Rockstar developers Craig Conner and Will Morton have opened a new production studio dubbed Solid Audioworks. The pair most recently worked together at Rockstar North and both have worked extensively on the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Morton served as a dialogue supervisor and senior audio designer for the series, …

Iconic 1990s video game franchise Lemmings is making a return with a swathe of new licensed merchandise. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has embarked on a licensing programme for the popular game, with the appointment of four new licensees. Paladone will deliver a range of branded mugs and fridge magnets, Bioworld …

The man previously in charge of working with independent developers at Nintendo has revealed he is making his own title – for PlayStation. Former Nintendo employee Dan Adelman announced his involvement in the development of Axiom Vergevia his blog. The title is a Metroid/Castlevania-style action platformer, and will be released …

Online retailer offering finishing finance to developers, hires former Codies and Sega exec Gary Rowe

Online retail giant Green Man Gaming has opened a digital publishing arm called Green Man Loaded. This is to be headed up by former Codemasters and Sega exec Gary Rowe, who is now serving as EVP of publishing. Back in February MCV reported that Green Man Gaming was helping indie …

Ubisoft has, without much in the way of warning, sneaked Assassin’s Creed: Identity onto the Apple App Store. The free game isn’t a spin-off but instead a fully-realised 3D Creed title set in Italy that relies on touchscreen controls. HD textures and dynamic lighting are also offered, as is a …

It may not strictly be the big Nintendo smartphone foray that some depicted, but The Pokmon Trading Card Game has at last arrived on iOS. The free-to-play game is iPad and iPad Mini only for now, and is limited to devices with a Retina display (G3 onwards). It mirrors the …

Publishing outlet Future has announced its plans to combine TotalFilm.com, SFX.co.uk and GamesRadar.com into a single website. The unified networks will re-launch as a single entity in November, with a new-look website delivering film, TV and game exclusives, reviews and offers. Under the new structure, a new channel on GamesRadar.com …

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