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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

ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has released a list of companies who have bid to secure their brands as one of the new TLD (top level domains). A host of new TLDs will soon be offered, complementing existing ones such as .com, .co.uk, .biz and .org. …

Advertising regulator the ASA has rejected complaints claiming that EA mis-sold Mass Effect 3 by deceiving players about the extent to which they could alter the game’s ending. EA’s ad for the trilogy-ending RPG stated that the decisions you make completely shape your experience and outcome”. However, the game’s release …

The maker of the new Tomb Raider has distanced itself from the use of the word ‘rape’ to describe an incident in the new adventure title. In last week’s E3 trailer for the game, protagonist Lara Croft is forced to endure sexual advances from her captor. When things get physical …

The new game from developer Playdead will be a spiritual successor to its award-winning debut – Limbo, Danish newspaper Politiken has reported. More details were revealed by the Danish government grant website. The game is currently codenamed Project 2, and will be a 2.5D platformer scheduled for release on PS3, …

The weekly update of the Indian PlayStation Store went live yesterday. Included amongst it is the eagerly anticipated release PS Vita title Gravity Rush. The update also includes a few new PS3 releases, such as Babel Rising and Bang Bang Racing, both of which are accompanied by demos. Here’s the …

Strategic investment firm attracted by Delta Engine

The Sony Worldwide Studios president discusses its PS3, mobile and Vita plans

PC hardware and peripherals manufacturer Cooler Master has bolstered its CM Storm line of gaming products with the new CM Storm Trigger keyboard. The mechanical keyboard features low-resistance Cherry MX keys, which are built for up to 50 million key strokes. The Trigger features five customisable macro keys at the …