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PlayStation Vita forecasts cut, but electronics giant is pulling out of financial dive

Tecmo Koei has announced that Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge is coming to Xbox 360 and PS3. The move marks an end to the game’s previously Wii U only status. The game itself is already an expansion of existing console title Ninja Gaiden 3. The re-release, which is due to …

Microsoft is implementing some stringent security measures to deter used-game sales, a new report has suggested. Edge has learned from sources with first-hand knowledge of the new Xbox that the console will require an always-online connection for games to be played in a bid to curb used-game sales, similar to …

Game Informer and Gamereactor may be entering the UK, but according to TV giant Twitch, gamers don’t want new magazines, they want video. The US firm is like ‘YouTube for video games’, but specialises in live video and eSports. Its 23m unique monthly users watch 6bn minutes of video a …

A Japanese newspaper has reported that the PlayStation 4 will cost more than 40,000 Yen, which is roughly $430. Asahi Shimbun also reports (as translated by Gematsu) that the PS4 will release in 2013 and that Sony is in a rush to meet year-end demand in Japan and America. No …

With the way so much stuff is shrinking in the UK games market – the number of big releases is falling, the amount you need to sell to get the boxed game to No.1 is tiny – you’d be forgiven for thinking that the specialist press world around games was …

This week’s MCV – which isnow available to view online– talks about E3 and the much anticipated launch of new games consoles. We also analyse the January sales data in what proved to be a cold month for games stores. Plus, more on Disney Infinity, Skylanders and an interview with …

The biggest games magazines in North America and Europe are to launch in the UK, MCV can reveal. GameStop-owned Game Informer is about to start selling digital subscriptions to UK gamers via its gamestop.co.uk estore. Meanwhile, Gamereactor is to launch both digital and physical magazines, with the latter distributed as …

Double Fine and Words with Friends co-creator Paul Bettner developing for $99 console

Closing date for applications to start-up fund is Monday, February 25th