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Namco Bandai’s colourful RPG Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch has been delayed in the UK and Europe. The Studio Ghibli and Level 5 developed outing was supposed to arrive in the UK on January 25th. However, a logistics delay” has seen the launch pushed back to February …

Having enjoyed 2012 chart success with LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Warner will this year turn its attentions to the other side of the comic book divide. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has been announced for Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U, Vita, DS and 3DS. It will be released …

TV & COMPUTER CRAZE IS GIVING KIDS CANCER” You see, the mistake The Mirror has made with today’s front page headline is leaving itself nowhere else to go. Once games give you cancer, there’s little scope left for a more sensational angle. TV & COMPUTER CRAZE TURNING KIDS INTO PEADOPHILES” …

At the CES in Las Vegas, computer manufacturer Xi3 revealed its new modular PCs, and Valve’s involvement in the company has sparked speculation that this could well be the company’s first step into the hardware space. Piston, said it be in a development stage, is small enough to fit in …

Global games retailer GameStop has fared better than the overall games market by posting a sales drop of just 4.6 per cent for the nine weeks ending December 29th. Global sales for the period were $2.88bn. Like-for-like sales fell 4.4 per cent, with the US declining 3.5 per cent and …

Several of THQ’s popular IP will be auctioned individually after a buy-out for the bankrupt publisher fell through. THQ properties such as WWE, Company of Heroes, Metro, Saints Row and Dawn of War will be auctioned on 22nd January. The publisher is also said to have several unannounced games under …

It has a reputation for resisting technology and business developments, but Nintendo has finally conceded to the logic of the free-to-play space. It marks a notable change of tact from president Satoru Iwata, who in 2011 pledged that Nintendo would never venture into the F2P market for fear of further …

Annual growth of 35 per cent is expected to further increase Samsung’s lead over former market leader Apple in 2013. That’s according to Strategy Analytics, which predicts smartphone shipments will grow 27 per cent to 875m units this year, although that’s down sharply from the 41 per cent jump seen …

Imprisoned developer Ivan Buchta continues to support game's creation through letters

UK retail sales values were up ever so slightly by 0.3 per cent year-on-year fro December. It’s a severe drop from the 2.2 per cent gain made in 2011, but better than some had feared. The BRC reports that total sales were up 1.5 per cent. This is down from …