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The company behind kids social network Habbo is doing all it can to keep children safe, the firm’s CEO says. Habbo’s Paul LaFontaine has released a statement emphasizing the moderation and other safety measures the site has in place. His statement pre-empts a report that will run on Channel 4 …

Kids social network Habbo (formerly Habbo Hotel) will tonight be labelled as a paedophile haven” by a special report on Channel 4 News tonight. Kernel reports that the show will highlight the extent of sexually explicit material on the social network”, with one newspaper already preparing national coverage. It’s not …

'We have the appropriate number of teams and the appropriate number of people working on products', claims Rubin

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 …