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Blitz founders claim the project will require at least 12 developers working over six months

Nintendo has officially unveiled the Wii Mini. The cut-sized console will retail for $99 in Canada. It has a manually operated top-loading disc drive and sports no internet connectivity whatsoever. It is also not compatible with GameCube titles. The system is designed to lay flat. In the box gamers will …

EA expects its Wii U launch titles to get plenty of attention next week. Both FIFA 13 and Mass Effect 3 Special Edition will be releasing alongside the console on November 30th. It’s always an exiting time for the industry and consumers when new hardware is introduced,” said product marketingboss …

Mobile studio boss leaves after three and a half years

New data from Kantar Worldpanel suggests that the launch of the iPhone 5 has propelled iOS back into the leading position in the US handheld market. For the 12 weeks ending October 28th iOS claimed a 48.1 per cent share of US smartphone sales, leaving Android with 46.7 per cent. …

Developers able to publish new or existing browser titles to service

Hundreds of women game designers have spoken out on Twitter about rampant sexism in the game industry as the reason why there are so few female developers in the sector. Taking to Twitter to vent their feelings in their hundreds over the hashtag ‘1reasonwhy’, developers and female gamers alike lamented …

Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft must respond to the free-to-play model, says Ouya adviser

The creators of cult console hit Katamari Damacy and indie endless runner Canabalt have teamed up to create a brand new title. Keita Takahashi and Adam Saltsman are offering the title to all those who pledge at least $5 to LA Game Space’s Kickstarter pledge. Furthermore, a pledge of $15 …

There was a standout performer from Amazon’s Black Friday sales last week – its iPad-rivalling Kindle Fire. The tablet PC enjoyed its best ever sales during the period having been discounted to just 99. The machine normally sells for 129. Although exact sales numbers were not revealed, Amazon did confirm …