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Nintendo has at last confirmed a European release for Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright on 3DS. No firm release date was given other than early 2014. A few other details were also confirmed in the Nintendo Direct broadcast this afternoon, a highlight of which was a European release date of …

Virtual reality firm opens new Dallas office

Kerrie Power to lead customer relations, business development and marketing operations

A Batman and Joker statue is the highlight of Warner’s freshly announced Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition. The SKU is exclusive to Amazon and only available for Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. A US version will be revealed next week. The statue is …

The MMO bandwagon has trundled along since World of Warcraft won over gamers back in 2004. Countless rivals have attempted to overtake, but even the biggest brands have run into a few potholes. Star Wars: The Old Republic failed to draw in enough subscribers and switched to a free-to-play model …

Back in 2005, EA began a brief dalliance with the UEFA Champions League licence. It only ever resulted in two games, with the last launching in 2007. And they weren’t particularly special, with some critics dismissing them as cheap re-issues of the previous year’s FIFA. Yet the final game in …

Julien Codorniou explains the firm's new publishing scheme

A number of UK retailers have begun telling customers that new PS4 pre-orders cannot be guaranteed for day one. CVG reports that Amazon is now telling customers the following: "Please note – due to high demand, orders placed for this PlayStation 4 console from August 6th may be received after …

Nintendo has been praised by new partner Platinum games over its partnership to bring Bayonetta 2 to Wii U. Working with Nintendo, one thing that comes out of that is that we’re not able to cover up weaknesses in the core gameplay by making the graphics prettier or adding cutscenes, …

The Watford Extra brand of UK supermarket Tesco will re-open next week debuting the retailer’s brand new vision for its largest stores. It’s all part of Tesco’s decision to cut back on large store openings and even reduce the footage of some of its largest outlets. The Guardian reports that …