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A Japanese news site claims that Nintendo management are locked in a dispute with president Satoru Iwata over his smartphone strategy. Business Journal, as reported by Nintendo Everything and retweeted by Nintendo analyst Dr Serkan Toto, says that Iwata is singlehandedly vetoing demands to release Nintendo IP on smartphones. It …

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Already pre-ordered your Destiny: Ghost Edition? If so then a dilemma possibly awaits. As spotted by CVG, there are already a handful of successful sales of the SKU on eBay, with a recent one closing on $610. Some folk are now listing the bundle for as much as $1,000 via …

Upcoming post-apocalyptic RPG Wasteland 2 has suffered a slight delay, developer InXile Entertainment has announced. Series creator Brian Fargo posted a new Kickstarter update to backers explaining that the game will now "likely" arrive in September, instead of it’s originally planned August launch. "It’s pretty likely that we will slip …

2K Sports has announced a special Hulkamania edition for WWE 2K15, offering a limited number of units exclusively to interested next-gen console owners. The Hulkster-themed premium package will retail for $99.99 at select US shops, and will be made available exclusively for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One hardware. Additionally, only …

The mobile port of Square Enix’s 1993 SNES release Secret of Mana will arrive on Android devices this fall, the publisher has announced. To celebrate the announcement, Square Enix has discounted the iOS edition down from $8.99 to $3.99 through August 10th. The classic action-RPG was updated for iOS in …

The military government of Thailand has banned the sale of strategy title Tropico 5. The ministry of culture reportedly felt the game would impinge upon Thailand’s national security, most likely due to its focus on themes such as martial law, military coups and dictatorships. Thailand has been under military rule …

Former digital darling Minecraft is expanding its High Street reach thanks to a host of events with retailer GAME. The first event takes place today at its Falkirk store with around 140 more to follow between now and August 30th. The full list can be found below. Specifics on what …

Could The Stomping Land be about to join the list of infamous Kickstarter projects that leave their backers in the lurch? Kotaku reports that the game, sold as a dinosaur-themed take on DayZ, has been left largely abandoned since it was launched on Steam Early Access on May 30th. The …