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Namco Bandai is showing off its hottest upcoming games to UK independent retailers at a special event today. The publisher has teamed up with its distribution partner Advantage for the showcase, which is being held at the Alton Towers Hotel. Namco will be giving indies the chance to check out …

'We considered that most consumers would realise there would be a finite number of possible outcomes'

'The Wii carved out a large niche for itself away from PS3 and Xbox 360', says Yoshida

Xtreme Gaming is set to conduct the latest instalment of its seasonal LAN gaming party – BYOC Summer, from June 22 to 24. The non-stop 60-hour event will be held at Gurgaon’s Ambience Mall Exhibition Hall and will feature both casual LAN gaming as well as competitive tournaments. Games in …

The new games dailyfor Nordic territories is rapidly growing its targeted readership. According to Google Analytics, MCV Nordic attracted 31,623 unique visitors in May and 42,001 page views. The site is edited by Mats Nylund (Sweden), Thomas Berger (Denmark),Jukka Moilanen (Finland)andadditional local journalists. Recent stories include exclusive news on the …

CEO's comments about potential Dublin relocation of the Angry Birds developer 'taken out of context', says Heijari

News that Nintendo’s Wii U WILL support two GamePads after all has come as a relief – but don’t expect the feature to be ready for launch. Nintendo had initially stated that the console would only support one GamePad at a time, but this stance was changed at E3 last …

Police investigators request records into state dealings with bankrupt developer

Nintendo president Saturo Iwata is open to partnering with developers on exclusive Wii U titles – but not if he has to pay up for the privilege. While rivals Sony and Microsoft both have a history of paying for exclusivity deals for key IP, that has never been a road …

US firm to move main offices from California to San Francisco