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The Wii U has been given a Japanese launch date of December 8th. Two SKUs will be available at launch – a Basic set that will retail for 26,250 (210) and a Premium set for 31,500 (250). The former SKU, which is white, will have 8GB of internal memory and …

Coding teaches kids 'some really valuable lessons'

Asia division of social company bringing two RPGs to US

The iPhone 5 has finally received proper announcement. Let’s go through the relevant details from Apple’s press event today, shall we? First off, the iPhone 5 is officially a thing – Apple’s senior vice president Phil Schiller confirmed as much. It’s launching on the Friday of next week, September 21st …

It was one of Apple’s worst kept secrets, but the iPhone 5 was finally revealed in San Francisco yesterday. While there weren’t too many new standout features, it seems to do almost everything the iPhone 4S did just a little bit better. The device is set for release in 9 …

Larger and lighter iPhone 5 to be released on September 21st

Developers to create titles to help promote Lionsgate and BFI movies

Earlier this year, 2K Games announced a 100 special SKU of upcoming role-playing shooter Borderlands 2. Then it sold out. Fans of Gearbox Software’s brutal cartoonish franchise complained. A lot. In fact, earlier this year studio boss Randy Pitchford told us people had been emailing him threats because they couldn’t …

Just when you thought Q1 next year was busy enough, EA has announced yet another promising new title for March 2013. Fuse is a new IP from the developers of Resistance and Ratchet and Clank, Insomniac. It is the studio’s first multi-platform release, with its previous games exclusive to PlayStation …

Super Scratch Programming Adventure uses comics to ready new generation of developers