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Yoshi’s Woolly World is on the way to Wii U. The game promises a friendlier, more accessible experience than that offered by Mario’s platformers. Visually it draws on the theme of yarn and wool, giving everything a very soft and texture rich look. The platform holder says players will be …

Nintendo has revealed a new title starring Toad. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is coming to the Wii U at the end of this year. The title looks like more of a puzzle platformer, with Toad having to move platforms and navigate towers to progress. The game is set to be …

Nintendo has revealed more details about the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Fans will be able to bring Miis into the game using a character creator. These Mii Fighters will come in three classes – Brawler, Swordfighter and Gunner. Mii Fighers will be able to fight Nintendo’s iconic characters. Each has …

Day one of E3 2014 has been and gone and certainly gave everyone plenty to talk about. We saw Microsoft keep it all about the games in the battle for Christmas. Sony unveiled its ambitious plans for the next six months and beyond. EA rolled out the big guns with …

Nintendo's answer to Skylanders due on shelves this Christmas, tech being worked into numerous games

King has soft launched a new Candy Crush game entitled Candy Crush Soda Saga. This is not a sequel to Candy Crush but a sister title. At the moment it is being play-tested in Canada, Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands on Facebook and Android. No firm date has been set …

An interview with Shigeru Miyamoto has seemingly revealed Star Fox for Wii U slightly ahead of the official announcement. We originally began working with Star Fox back on Wii, and we had a small group of people experimenting with it for many years, maybe about six years, but we didn’t …

Former THQ president now head of worldwide studios at virtual reality firm

There were many trends to discuss at this year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo. And we will discuss them. All of those bloody co-op games, Sony and Microsoft getting exclusive content and pissing everyone off in the process, all that violence… But one trend that needs addressing right now is the wristband …

Everyone’s favourite Mudokon will make his debut on the PS4 later this month. Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty – the remake of the original 1997 release Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee – will launch on PS4 on June 22 in North America and June 23 across Europe. The release date was revealed by …