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After a six-year hiatus, Agent 47 returns tonight with Hitman: Absolution midnight launches in Mumbai and Delhi. The Mumbai launch will take place at Games the Shop’s Oberoi Mall store in Malad, while in Delhi, Landmark at Ambience Mall in Vasant Kunj will also have the game on sale at …

A member of video games forum NeoGaf appears to have found an OS loophole that grants access to Wii U’s debug menu. The ‘hack’ is no longer available though after Nintendo seemed to quickly issue a fix. Forum user Trike claimed that he was able to access one of the …

Developer praises Nintendoâ??s 'indie-friendly' estore

The boss of Toys R Us in the US has told consumers that they should be mindful of the possible environmental impact of online shopping. It’s very ungreen,” Toys R Us chief executive Jerry Storch told the Financial Times. [People are] just so enraptured with how cool it is that …

Miiverse admin system possibly left open; Nintendo reported to have closed gateway to debug menu

Ubisoft’s UK studio Reflections has signed up as event partner for the London Games Conference. Taking place next week on Wednesday November 21st, LGC 2012 is dedicated to digital discovery and distribution of games. Ubisoft Reflections is looking to meet in person and collaborate with UK studios who excel in …

Valve founder taking keynote at DICE conference

The latest outing for the Call of Duty series unsurprisingly debuts at No.1 in the UK All Formats Charts. Black Ops II became the biggest launch of 2012 – eclipsing FIFA 13, which sold 1.2m units in its first two days. The shooter is also the fourth biggest UK launch …

In case you hadn’t noticed, the Wii U was released in America yesterday and supply shortages are leading to sky-high prices online. eBay has seen Premium edition consoles, which have a US RRP of $350, sell for prices between $399.99 and $510.00. $480 seems to be the standard price for …

Do game developers and journalists really understand one another? Develop finds out