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Pokmon is playing a huge part in Nintendo’s Christmas campaign for 3DS XL. And it has already boosted the platform this week with latest game Pokmon Black/White 2 charting highly. But that is just one of five Pokmon games promoted this Christmas which will attract both parents and kids. Pokmon …

Sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware and software weaker than expected in overseas markets

The cheapest 4G tariff offered by Everything Everywhere is little use for anything beyond checking email and surfing the net. An infograph released by the telco, which you can see below, suggests that those who sign up for the 36 per month entry-level tariff will be unable to use their …

But social network reports net loss of $59 million in last quarter

With a week left until its release, Ubisoft has gone live with the official launch trailer for Assassin’s Creed III. The video has already been running on UK TV channels but can also be viewed right here. Assassin’s Creed III will be released in the UK on Wednesday October 31st. …

Gearbox’s iOS Borderlands spin-off has at last been detailed and given a release date of October 31st. Borderlands Legends, as it is to be called, is an isometric top-down action RPG that stars the same characters who starred in the first Borderlands. Entertainment Weekly reports that unlike the console/PC game, …

Specialist games retailer Game4u has launched its own digital downloads service for PC and Mac games; the first of its kind in India. The service is currently in beta and includes around 250 games. Of the major publishers, only EA titles are currently available, as are several lesser known games …

Angry Birds: Star Wars. Angry Birds: Rio. Angry Birds: Green Day. Angry Birds: Heikki. And Nasa. Now we can add McDonalds to that list. Psfk reports that Rovio has teamed up with McDonalds in Japan to release specific location-based levels for Angry Birds available only in the fast food restaurants. …

Horror title to live on as open source project, claims creator Dakan

The 3DS is failing to perform as expected in territories outside of Japan, Nintendo has conceded. The handheld’s struggles played a big part in Nintendo’s decision to downsize its profit forecasts by 70 per cent. Net sales for the six months ending September were down 6.8 per cent at 200,994m. …