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Digital retailers will be forced to provide the facility for customers to re-sell their digital purchases, the boss of digital trade-in specialist Green Man Gaming believes. A ruling from the European Court of Justice yesterday said that consumers should be free to resell licensed software, whether it was purchased physically …

IO Interactive and Square Enix have revealed a strictly limited” Deluxe Professional Edition of their upcoming stealth action title Hitman: Absolution. The special edition will include a large headed 10 inch vinyl statue of the barcode clad Agent 47, as well as a hardcover art book, an in-depth making of …

New free-to-play-focused Android gaming platform for TV to come with development kit

Speaking to shareholders in Japan, Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has said that Wii U may offer some online services exclusively to those who pay a subscription or premium. We plan to expand various network services for the Wii U,” he explained. The first thing to do is connect the Wii …

Hyderabad-based game developer and publisher Gameshastra has sold one of its studios to the Disney Interactive Media Group, VCCircle has reported. The studio in question developed Disney’s Facebook game Gardens of Time. While Disney owns the property, Gameshastra had continued to provide post-release support for the game. While the financials …

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has claimed that more than 50 per cent of Japanese hardware sales are taken by 3DS. The platform holder’s CEO defended the handheld’s sales performance during a recent meeting with shareholders, according to VG247. "While the Nintendo 3DS has a certain degree of sales momentum in …

A brand new live-action Assassin’s Creed III trailer has been released by Ubisoft, and you can watch it right here. 18th Century North America. After more than 20 years of conflict, the 13 American colonies and the British Crown are on the brink of war,” the blurb reads. Battle lines …

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Popular Sega Saturn title Nights into Dreams may be getting the HD treatment. Sega posted a teaser image of its next project on Facebook, showing a crane and metallic area in the middle of a desert. Nights fans claim it is visually similar to Stick Canyon, a level in the …

The recent acquisition of cloud gaming service Gaikai at the hands of Sony IS a PlayStation-centric business move. That’s according to Sony, whose confirmation will rub dirt into the noses of the handful of onlookers who claimed otherwise. Speaking to Wall Street Journal, PlayStation boss Andrew House confirmed that Gaikai’s …