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Mario Kart 8 will arrive for Wii U this May, according to Nintendo. In a company briefing, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated that the next offering in the Mario Kart franchise will see release during the May 2014 window. Iwata cut his salary in half this week, in wake of …

It would appear the biggest game of 2013 is finally landing on PC. Gamereactor Sweden reports Nordic retailer Elgiganten, which is owned by UK electronics giant Dixons Retail, is expected to begin accepting Grand Theft Auto V PC pre-orders from Friday, January 21st. The claim was made by an anonymous …

Google is rumoured to be readying the axe for its Nexus hardware line. BGR reports that Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin has claimed on Twitter that the Nexus brand will be discontinued in 2015, with the upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone likely to be one of the final launches. Google’s hardware interest …

Bethesda has released a dramatic new trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online and lifted the lid on a new SKU for the game. The Imperial Edition includes a 12” Molag Bal statue, a 224-page illustrated Tamriel guide and a physical map, all of which is packed in a steelbook. It’s …

New and larger base of operations includes motion capture studio and improved sound bay

Expect any future consoles from Amazon, Google or Apple to feature EA games from the off. Describing itself as a platform-agnostic company”, EA CEO Andrew Wilson has said that the publisher is interested in any potential under-the-TV Android or iOS console offerings. Every time there are new ways and opportunities …

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Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U title Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze could be a sign of things to come on the console. As noted by NintendoWorldReport, when playing the game on a TV screen the screen on the Wii U GamePad is left completely blank. The game supports off-screen play, meaning …

Landmark figure compares to the combined populations of Germany, Belarus and Sweden

Games on smart devices account for more than 75 per cent of the company's revenue