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Report shows double digit user decline in top games from major social publishers

The UK video games industry charity GamesAid has named the 14 charitable organisations in the running for GamesAid support in 2012. Members are invited to vote for the charity they would like to see being officially supported. The focus is on organisations that focus on children and young adults with …

Popular mod to seek standalone status through Steam community voting portal

Bohemia Interactive CEO Marek Spanel has responded to yesterday’s report that two employees had been arrested in Greece for allegedly capturing footage of a military facility in Lemnos and Agios Efstratios. Spanel claimed that the two staff members were simply enjoying the surroundings on vacation, adding that the development studio …

It’s pretty safe to say Gearbox took on one mother of a polished turd with Duke Nukem Forever, but what if the studio had a fresh crack at the IP? Gearbox president Randy Pitchford may be pushing in that direction, openly expressing to IGN his interest in taking the franchise …

As Nintendo turns the page over to the Wii U, the company has offered explanation on what it has in mind for the Wii going forward. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told investors after the Nintendo Direct Wii U Conference today (via Engadget) that the Wii has sold around …

Hot on the heels of MCV revealing the estimated UK prices, several retailers have gone live with their own Wii U price tags. Both retailers is currently taking pre-orders for all three SKUs: the Basic, the Premium and the special ZombiU pack. Tesco is asking for 249 for Basic, 329 …

Two high end UK retailers have told MCV the rough prices of Nintendo’s new Wii U. MCV understands the trade price for the Basic Pack is 205, the Premium Pack has a trade cost of 246 and the ZombiU version (which includes the Premium Pack, a Pro Controller and a …

It’s been one hell of a day for Nintendo, which has finally revealed all about the launch of Wii U. This morning, we knew nothing beyond Nintendo’s promise that the device would be with us before the year is out. Now we know when it will arrive in each territory, …

Nintendo of America announced today that Wii U will launch Stateside on November 18th – just in time for the busy Thanksgiving shopping period. As with the Japanese and European launches, there will be two SKUs available on launch day: a white Basic SKU with 8GB memory and a black …