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Wii U is currently battling it out for first place in the next-gen console war, according to Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime. The dirty little secret is if you look at life-to-date numbers, between Sony and Nintendo they’d be pretty close in terms of PS4 vs. Wii U, with Xbox …

Shares in company have fallen 21 per cent in the last six months

It very much sounds like a publishing business, but Fez creator Phil Fish has said it doesn’t want to describe it as such. Developer and Indie Game: The Movie star Fish famously quit game development last summer but is now making a return of sorts via the Polytron Partners program. …

Nintendo’s answer to Skylanders and Disney Infinity has been pictured in greater detail. As posted on NeoGaf, the Amiibo range includes characters such as Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Link, Princess Peach, Pit, Fox McCloud, Kirby, Wii Fit Trainer and the Animal Crossing villager. Reports suggest the models are of …

Report claims province deficit approaching $6 billion

Microsoft’s decision to drop Kinect from the new 349 Xbox One SKU will actually increase the number of Kinect units sold. That’s according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who told Polygon: "This might seem backwards, but I believe the decision we made to allow people to buy Xbox One without …

Thousands of former employees at collapsed retailer have been awarded damages by an employment tribunal. Over 2,000 ex-Comet staff filed a suit against Comet and administrators Deloitte alleging that they were not properly consulted prior to its closure in 2012. In total it was ruled that 6,889 workers were mistreated, …

Ubisoft won’t be bringing its latest Assassin’s Creed entry to PS3 and Xbox 360. In an interview with GameSpot, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft Tony Key said the publisher wouldn’t be able to launch a previous-gen edition of Unity. It’s built for next-gen; it can’t be …

Programmer roles at studios across the globe

Galactic MMO Elite: Dangerous has emerged from E3 with a new trailer. Frontier Developments showcased the new trailer, which offers a detailed look at the gameplay in Elite: Dangerous. The footage shows off the open-world gameplay of Elite: Dangerous as players board their spacecraft and head out into the vast …