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We R Interactive’s social browser game I Am Playr has struck a deal with shaving giant Gillette. The game will now be available on Gillette’s Football Club website, which offers goals and highlights from a number of European leagues. In addition, Gillette products will soon appear in the game through …

With the launch of Nintendo's new games console, Develop looks at what Unity's Wii U deal mean to developers of every size

The numbers don’t lie, but sometimes they do need to be considered in a wider context. Nintendo on Monday announced that the Wii U sold 400,000 units in its first week on sale in the US. Then Microsoft last night announced that in the same period it sold 750,000 Xbox …

Ex-Halo developer appears to be targeting current generation systems

Our series of Intel Developer Blogs continues with a look developers' potential to educate

Hopes that Comet will emerge from its administration appear to be fading after the biggest store closure plan so far was revealed by Deloitte. Comet is to close an additional 125 stores over the next several weeks”, leaving just 70 stores trading in an effort to sell off remaining stock. …

A new info leak has provided more detail’s about Bungie’s secretive Destiny game. And furthermore, they appear to have been inadvertently confirmed by the studio itself. IGN received details of the game via a leaked document from an advertising agency. Our story begins seven hundred years from now in the …

Original Wii also benefits with sales boost

Cooler Master has launched the mid-range Recon gaming mouse in India under its CM Storm product line. The ambidextrous mouse features a rubberised body for added grip and Japanese Omron switches, which can supposedly sustain millions of clicks and abuse without breaking a sweat”. Cooler Master has been quite busy …

New collaboration will only be accessible to backers of the LA Game Space