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There is just one Microsoft-published game on the release schedule. Gears of War: Judgment launches on March 22nd and when MCV asked a rep yesterday if that was it, we were pointed to the array of Xbox Live Arcade titles on the way. It’s not exactly the answer GAME or …

Real-time particle effects tech comes to Apple portables

Sony’s latest free Vita app is to launch on Tuesday 15th in North America. The Wake-Up Club, will be available to download from the PS store from Tuesday 15th, Sony announced via the PlayStation Blog. The app brings together 12 PSN members who have selected the same morning alarm time …

Nintendo’s newest console is tracking behind its predecessor in terms of US launch sales, but is bringing in more dollars. Wii U sold 460,000 units in the US last month, according to new NPD data, bringing its total lifetime sales up to 890,000. An NPD spokesperson said: "Sales of the …

Quantic Dream head claims players are the ones calling for sequels

HMV has downplayed speculation over discounting after an ITV business reporter suggested a blue cross sale might be a way of raising funds ahead of debt deadlines. Announced earlier this week, the sale is set to take place in over 230 HMV stores across the UK and Ireland, starting from …

The Secret World developer confirms company restructuring

The NPD has provided its December 2012 report for US retail, as well as a general overview for 2012, and to no one’s surprise the numbers show the same old decline we’ve come accustomed to in the past year. The month saw total industry sales fall by 22 per cent …

Senator plans to reintroduce bill within a month

Advertisements on the Xbox Live dashboard won’t be going away anytime soon, as Microsoft has revealed plans to invest further into the space. Gamespot reports the first wave of ‘natural user-interface ads’, or just NUads, deployed in Q4 2012 were highly successful,” in the words of Microsoft. According to the …