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In a shock announcement, the sequel to Platinum Games’ critically acclaimed Bayonetta will be exclusive to Nintendo’s new console. Nintendo of Europe boss Satoru Shibata introduced the surprise reveal during today’s online press conference, during which the Wii U was given a November 30th release date for Europe and the …

Digital distribution service open to devs from 120 countries

Nintendo and Ubisoft have teamed up to create a special ZombiU launch bundle for the UK and Europe. The SKU was confirmed by Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata during today’s Nintendo Direct, during which the platform holder announced itwill release its next console on November 30th. The ZombiU Premium …

Nintendo has announced the Wii U will be released in the UK and Europe on Friday, November 30th. That’s a full week before the December 8th launch date announced for Japan this morning. As with the Japanese launch, there will be two SKUs of Wii U available on Day One. …

Nintendo's next-gen console to launch in Europe one week before Japan

New 2,000 square foot mo-cap facility to be used in Splinter Cell: Blacklist and other future titles

Activision’s next Call of Duty, Black Ops 2, outing is definitely heading to Nintendo’s Wii U. Joystiq has spotted a demo booth for the hotly anticipated shooter, confirming that it will be released for the new console. The revelation came moments before Nintendo began simultaneous worldwide broadcasts revealing launch plans …

Online games publisher NCsoft has announced the western release of martial arts-based MMO Blade & Soul. The game, created by Korean developer Team Bloodlust, had already launched in Korea and China this year but the publisher has yet to announce a confirmed release window for its release in the west. …

NCsoft has revealed that its new MMO has shifted 2m units worldwide. The firm set it hit the target shortly after turning back on its digital download options. Gamers could not download the game due to server issues. NCsoft says peak players is currently at 400,000 online. The game topped …

Rob Ollett to manage RuneScape studio's new developer platform