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Rockstar is to add to its Grand Theft Auto iOS library by releasing 10th Anniversary Edition of GTA Vice City. The studio has already enjoyed success on Apple and Google’s mobile platforms with former DS and PSP hit GTA Chinatown Wars and PS2 classic GTA III. The release will apparently …

It is a myth that the market for kids’ video games is declining. Tie-ins for the latest Cartoon Network IP or Disney movie may not be selling in the same numbers as they were ten years ago. But video games have long outgrown its role as another piece of SpongeBob …

Could there be a bigger sign of the changing times? Call of Duty’s position at the top of Major Nelson’s weekly Xbox Live Top Ten is and has been a given for years. It measures the most popular games according to unique users logged into Xbox Live. But this week’s …

World's richest company rakes in $8bn in profits as it sells 27 million iPhones

There are dozens of title heading to Wii?U at launch, not just on November 30th but in the weeks and months that follow. James Batchelor offers a round-up of some of the biggest titles on the way NINTENDOLANDPublisher: NintendoDistributor: OpenContact: 01753 483700 A collection of 12 mini-games based on hit …

Head of studios Clive Downie named as new CEO

Excitement is brewing for Wii U as the November 30th launch approaches. James Batchelor asks industry experts what they are most looking forward to about the next generation of Nintendo WE LOVE THE GAMEPAD Craig McNicol, Koch MediaNintendo always introduces new technology to the video games market: think of the …

Make no mistake. Microsoft’s new operating system, tablet and music service doesn’t mean Xbox is out of the spotlight. The platform holder hopes the raft of new hardware and software going live today (Friday, October 26th) has built bridges between the likes of Windows 8 and its console – and …

The on-going strength of iPad and iPhone has propelled Apple to yet another quarter of astonishing profits. Total profits for the last financial quarter hit $8.2bn – up from $6.6bn the year before. Revenues climbed 27 per cent to $36bn. Year to date profit is up 45 per cent at …

The next generation starts here. James Batchelor provides everything you need to know about Nintendo Wii U THE TECHY BIT For those who understand such things, the Wii U console houses: IBM Power Architecture-based multi-core processor AMD Radeon High Definition GPU 2GB of RAM: 1GB for games, and another for …