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Nintendo used a surprise pre-E3 video announcement to show off the final form of the Wii U controller today. A livestreamed but pre-recorded video demo from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata explained that the touchscreen pad has a name: the Wii U GamePad the device As previously rumoured, the Wii U …

The global games industry no longer needs to rely on Christmas, says Take-Two. CEO Strauss Zelnick believes that customers will come out to buy the best games no matter what time of the year it is. And he ought to know. Take-Two’s Rockstar label launched its last four titles – …

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says E3 remains as important as ever, despite fresh criticism over its relevancy from some corners of the industry. Event organisers the ESA was forced to defend E3 last month following criticism of its continued focus on the struggling traditional boxed games market. The trade body …

It appears a Vita tie-in game for Assassin’s Creed III is in the works. A NeoGAF forum user has posted details from an issue of Game Informer which supposedly contains a preview of Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation for the PS Vita. The posting follows a VG247 report last week that …

A Windows version of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron has been announced by Activision. The publisher explains the choice was made due to requests from the franchise’s community. The PC effort will be identical to the previously announced Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, and as an added bonus will arrive alongside …

Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten selling titles and products for the week prior, with Rockstar’s latest grabbing top honors. Behind Max Payne 3, ArmA II sits at the runner-up position for the second week in a row as it continues its remarkable run thanks in full to the game’s …

Update: It seems the game was in some stores on 1st June itself. However, owing to the nationwide bandh on 31st May, several shipments were held back. Original Story It’s a day late and it probably means that those who ordered it online won’t be playing it this weekend, but …

Ubisoft has announced the Assassin’s Creed III UbiWorkshop Edition, which is now available for preorder at the publisher’s online store. The UbiWorkshop Edition is available at a discounted price of $99.99 for a limited period (regular price is $109.99). Best of all, the site is offering free worldwide shipping. This …

EA has confirmed via its Facebook page what we’ve already known for a while – the next title in the Need for Speed franchise will be a re-imagining of Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The original Most Wanted was released in 2005 and to this day remains a fan favourite, …

US gaming magazine Game Informer has confirmed that the next Gears of War title will be called Gears of War: Judgment, and also revealed the two covers it will feature on its July issue featuring the new game. While series creator Epic Games developed the first three games, Judgment, which …