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US analyst Michael Pachter believes that Nintendo must price the Wii U below $300 – that translates to 190 – if it is to succeed at retail. Ideally, he told CVG, he’d like to see it priced at $250 or less. That would mean a highly unlikely 161 in the …

The Vita version of LittleBigPlanet, which has received quite a lot of good press at E3, has been in closed beta for a while, and you can now get in on the action yourself. Head over to this link and simply log in using your PSN credentials. You will automatically …

Canada studio scaling back 'to a core group and focusing all efforts on future opportunities', says Dyack

Nintendo is to cut its employees’ summer bonuses by 20 per cent after poor performance this year, according to a report. Japanese business outletNikkeiclaims that the console giant has taken the action after declining demand for Wii hardware and software. The decision to make cuts comes despite the Nintendo 3DS …

Slant Six has announced that 26 employees at the studio have been given a choice between a temporary layoff and a severance package, as the developer seeks to cut costs while taking on additional projects. The studio’s latest release, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, was considered a great success by …

Poor performance of Wii and 3DS blamed for pay reduction

Yes, in terms of what was in the box” the PS3 has always represented good value. But Sony has at last conceded – albeit in a roundabout way – that the console’s 425/$600/60,000 launch RRP has played a part in its fall from the top of the console race to …

TimeSplitters 4 could yet become a reality… although it won’t be a retail game. That’s according to Crytek, which is the current owner of the studio once known as Free Radical and now working under the guise of Crytek UK. However, the long-awaited multiplayer sequel remains nothing but a dream …

Apple has revealed its new line of MacBook Pro laptops that for the first time include retina-display. That’s Apple’s name for its ultra-high pixel density screens, first debuted in iPhone 4 and later included in the iPad 3. These new MacBooks will have a resolution of 2880×1800. That’s far in …

Valve has revealed the top ten selling titles on Steam for the first week of June, with Max Payne 3 taking the top spot for the second week in a row. Bohemia’s FPS ArmA 2 kept its grasp on the runner-up position thanks to the continued popularity of the game’s …