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Almost 15 months after it was released in the territory, Nintendo’s Wii U has finally overtaken Xbox 360 in Japan. Wii U arrived in Japan on December 8th 2012 and as of last week has sold 1,643,095 units, according to Eurogamer. Xbox 360 has since its release in the territory …

Video streaming service Netflix will this weekend welcome Pokmon into its ranks. Two movies – Pokmon the Movie: Black and Pokmon the Movie: White – as well as two full series – Pokmon: Black & White and Pokmon: Indigo League – will all be available as of March 1st. The …

Square Enix has teamed up with GAME in a series of special PR events to herald the arrival of Thief. Gamers can visit one of ten GAME stores where a special chest can be found. Consumers will be given a lock-pick and a ‘how to’ guide and given five minutes …

Just two weeks ahead of its March 14th release, Respawn is still unable or unwilling to confirm the display resolution for Titanfall on Xbox One. What has been ascertained, however, is that the game won’t hit 1080p on the system with Respawn’s Vince Zampella confirming on Twitter that rumours that …

A US tax reform bill from the House Ways and Means Committee has suggested increasing the tax burden for games developers making violent games. Washington Examiner reports that while the bill advocates an improved, permanent R&D tax credit, finally giving American manufacturers the certainty they need to compete against their …

Valve releases new Steamworks tool to allow custom sales and price cutting

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Ubisoft has announced a brand new Trials game – Trials Fusion. It’s due out on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Xbox 360 (but not PS3) digitally on April 16th priced at 15.99 and then physically on Thursday April 17th (thus avoiding the public holiday on the 18th). There will also …

All hail the Helix fossil - Forza Horizon developer takes home the prestigious trophy and bragging rights after another tense tie-break

Nintendo’s Wi-Fi Connect services will shortly be shut down. This means a host of online services enjoyed by Wii and DS users will soon be unavailable including online multiplayer and leaderboards. Affected titles will include the likes of Mario Kart, Smash Bros and Pokemon. Other services due for the chop …