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Funstock has announced a range of (legally dubious) retro games cartridges that work with original console hardware. It offers products for Sega’s Mega Drive, GameGear and Master System as well as Nintendo’s N64, SNES and NES, and the PC Engine. It works by allowing users to download ROMs onto a …

Customers that pre-ordered their PS4 from struggling retailer Blockbuster will have their order protected, MCV can reveal. Sony has struck a deal with the troubled entertainment specialist, which fell into administration for the second time last week. Gamers that want a refund for their console can receive one by going …

Big questions were asked of the 3D future of the 3DS when Nintendo revealed that its latest version, the 2DS, had done away with the 3D screen. Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata, however, has told investors that the new machine does not represent an end to the company’s portable 3D ambitions. …

Ever wondered how quickly you could make it to the local Budgens if you drove a Nissan GTR? An update to the Gran Turismo 6 web page has revealed that Polyphony will at a later date release a GPS coordinate data map that users can download to their smartphone. This …

Intel Developer Blog: How Intel WiDi Miracast opens up the potential for Android devices as self-contained games consoles

Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz has said that the comparatively lukewarm critical reception to Call of Duty: Ghosts is unlikely to dent the game’s sales. "By and large, most titles’ commercial fates are decided well before the first review comes out,” he said, as reported by CVG. Otherwise, we …

Nintendo says it will focus on digital releases for its new IP given the platform’s flexibility. The firm’s president Satoru Iwata suggested during Nintendo’s Q2 earnings Q&A that customers were hesitant to buy boxed releases of new IP. Instead, Nintendo will focus on digital launches and its wide flexibility in …

UPDATE:EA has told MCV that Need for Speed has NOT become an EA Sports game, blaming "confusion" for the claim in Polygon’s piece. Matt Bilbey will be involved with the game, however. ORIGINAL STORY: EA’s Need for Speed series has changed gear once again with news that control of the …

TIGA CEO Richard Wilson discusses the advantages of a lean beginning for your studio, plus the support available from trade associations

Sony has revealed that worldwide PS3 sales have, as of November 1st, reached 80m units. Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 had hit the 80m sales milestone just over two weeks ago. We’ll call that a draw for second place in the current-gen race, shall we? Sony has also revealed …