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Nintendo’s impressive TVii service has been confirmed for Europe. The previously North American only functionality will arrive in the region some time on 2013. In Nintendo’s words it enables you to find, watch, and engage with TV shows and movies in entirely new ways”. The blurb adds: Using the Wii …

Free-to-download port of mobile edition will enable users to open up the game's code

God game raises £40,000 over weekend to hit funding target with just days left

Opinion remains divided on whether Wii U is able to match the visuals of the Xbox 360 and PS3 – unless you’re Reggie Fils-Aime, of course. The outspoken boss of Nintendo America told CNN in a video transcribed by VG247 that he reckons the new machine has the beating of …

It’s week one numbers may have been down, but a strong second week has seen Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II hold onto the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats No.1. Sales of the shooter fell by 81 per cent week-on-week, which is notably better than the 87 per cent …

Atari founder and games industry veteran Nolan Bushnell has predicted bad things for both Wii U and the wider console games industry. I actually am baffled by it,” Bushnell told The New York Times of Nintendo’s new machine. I don’t think it’s going to be a big success. These things …

Gameloft is offering a selection of iOS and Android action games at discounted rates for the festive season. The sale includes The Amazing Spider-Man, Gangstar Rio: City of Saints, BackStab, The Adventures of Tintin: The Game, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6: Shadow Vanguard. Each of these games is now available …

The already delayed PC version of Assassin’s Creed 3 will hit stores in India tomorrow after a further delay. The PC version was originally set for release on 23rd November, nearly a month after its console counterparts, but was delayed further in India for logistical reasons. E-xpress Interactive, the game’s …

Irrational founder Ken Levine has revealed that Bioshock Infinite won’t offer multiplayer. Nope… No multi,” Levine said on Twitter (via Polygon) when asked about multiplayer modes for the latest work in the Bioshock series. The lack of the mode follows in the footsteps of the original Bioshock, which was developed …

A console port for Capcom’s well received 3DS effort Resident Evil: Revelations appears to be in the works for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Eurogamer reports PS3 and 360 versions of the game were recently listed on the Korean Ratings Board. Revelations launched earlier this year on 3DS, and if …