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A Premium Wii U with two games for 200 is exactly what Nintendo should be talking about. And that’s what is available right now from Tesco for those who use a (likely limited time) discount code. Tesco Direct is offering the Mario Kart 8 Premium Wii U bundle for 219.99. …

More than 100 indie games in the works for PS4 and Vita

With a decent line-up of exclusive games both already available and on the way, it’s perhaps no surprise, of course. But Xbox boss Phil Spencer has stressed once again that the development, publishing and availability of exclusive games on Xbox One is an actively pursued strategy at Microsoft. Exclusive games …

Phil Spencer has said that the virtual reality revolution may indeed finally be upon us. Furthermore, speaking to Forbes the Xbox boss confirmed that Microsoft has been toying with the tech for some time, although any official announcement sounds way off. Virtual reality is a really interesting area, especially for …

343 Industries' job listing calls for talented devs to "shape the future of the Halo franchise"

Sequel to best-selling PlayStation indie game will be released on Wii U later this year

(UPDATE:Curve has contacted MCV to say that while the quotes below are accurate they reference the Nintendo published Fluidity. "It’s misleading as why all our quotes are correct, they’re a little out of context – we were talking about Iwata’s involvement in the creation of Fluidity, a game we released …

Well, this isn’t something that happens every day – Nintendo has signed an exclusive third party title for Wii U. The game in question is Stealth Inc 2 from Curve Studios which has traditionally been one of PlayStation’s most prolific digital indie publishers, having previously released Thomas Was Alone, Proteus, …

Sony has at an American press event announced ten new indie game releases for PS4. Amongst the selection are the hugely popular Spelunky (which will offer cross-buy for existing PS3 and Vita owners), Cave-like 2D shmup Jamestown Plus and multiplayer sword fighting title Nidhogg. Also on the list are Skulls …

A bank holiday trade-in deal at GAME is offering either PS4 or Xbox One at a discount. The retailer is offering 100 trade-in for either a 250GB or 320GB PS3 console with five games, meaning a new PS4 can be had for 249.99. Those who take advantage will also get …