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Nintendo has announced a fresh incentive to help drive its handheld console throughout the Christmas period in the UK. Anyone who buys a 3DS XL and registers it with Club Nintendo by January 15th will be entitled to a free game download from Nintendo’s eShop. They’ll be free to choose …

And that’s why the industry gets excited, sits up and pays attention when the words ‘Grand Theft Auto’ are uttered. Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick told the Credit Suisse 2012 Technology Conference – as reported by GameSpot – that the series has now shipped 125m units worldwide. Of that total Grand …

Yes, launching new IP is a gamble. But when it pays off, it pays off big. And that has proved to be Bethesda’s reward for launching new IP Dishonored in October. Not only has the game been a critical and commercial success in its own right, but it has successfully …

With less than a month to go until Christmas, video games charity GamesAid is here to help for those looking for a gaming bargain. Since going live in June 2009 GamesAid’s eBay store has raised an incredible 113,417.88 for charity. And with hundreds of games currently available to buy online, …

AudioMotors to enable tuning and adapting of pre-recorded engine sounds

The Premium Edition of last year’s award-winning The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is coming to India next month, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. The Premium Edition will be available across for Rs 3,999 on PS3 and Xbox 360, which is just Rs 500 more that the price of the standard …

Irish game consultant heads to U.S. startup

Sales down from last year's record, but still enough to beat the Wii U

New OS outpacing Windows 7 sales, says Microsoft

Naoki Yoshida admits the state of the game troubled him even before its release