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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 …

Mature content to make way onto Windows Store in December

Co-founder and CEO Neil Young has left his role at mobile games developer Ngmoco, owner DeNA has announced. Former head of studios Clive Downie has been appointed as the new CEO. Downie previously spent over 15 years at EA where he reached the positions of VP of marketing. Fellow co-founder …

Is the use of the word sorry” a prerequisite in a statement that is designed to be an apology? Apple clearly thinks not as the word is notable in its absence from the ‘apology’ it has this morning published on its website. In fact, the 363-word statement doesn’t even begin …

THQ’s Facebook campaign for next week’s WWE ‘13 turns gamers into cover stars. The publisher this week launched its ‘Be on the Box’ app, letting fans create their own packshot for the new game from their Facebook pictures, or posed shots for a webcam. Images can be shared online, or …

Want to win a cope of WWE ‘13 signed by CM Punk, plus tickets to the next WWE tour and a bag full of goodies? Course you do. We’re inviting members of the UK games industry to create their own wrestler using THQ’s Be On The Box Facebook app. You …

Upcoming historical action romp Assassin’s Creed III has become the most pre-ordered game in Ubisoft history. The game, due out next week on October Wednesday 31st, has already doubled the pre-order levels of its predecessor Assassin’s Creed Revelations. Assassin’s Creed III is one of the most anticipated games of the …

On face value, a shortage of day one Wii U stock will be frustrating to all retailers and publishers hoping for a smooth launch day and plenty of hardware and software sales. But the truth is that, managed right, a tighter flow of hardware can avoid any money lost to …

Wii U stock will be in short supply on day one, Nintendo has admitted. But the firm insists it will be making regular deliveries right up until Christmas in an effort to meet demand. Independent retailers this week told MCV they were unable to obtain enough Wii U consoles to …