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Nintendo’s early success in appealing to the mass market and new gamers has eventually lead to the company’s current struggles, president Satoru Iwata has admitted. "The Wii was able to reach a large number of new consumers who had never played games before by bringing hands-on experiences with its Wii …

Purchase to expand 'mid-core' games range on social games platform

Russia is the largest country in the world, and as a result, there’s plenty of room for a variety of retailers. In fact, no single group of outlets dominates the High Street. Independents still account for a significant chunk of sales, holding their own against electronics chains and specialist gaming …

Develop looks at the tech outfit's new high-end AI plug-ins for Unity

The owners of The Pirate Bay have accused British authorities of hypocrisy following its decision to force ISPs to block access to the site. The Western countries of the world all complaints about the censorship in Iran, China, Saudi Arabia and so on,” a statement reads. But they are really …

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Retailer GAME is offering a Modern Warfare 3 bonus for all those who pre-order the freshly announced Black Ops II through the retailer. Commit to buying the new title and you’ll get a Prestige Token which can be redeemed in Modern Warfare 3’s multiplayer mode against either a free weapon, …

Nintendo UK chief David Yarnton has thanked England cricket legend Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff following his accident during an epic charity bike ride. Yarntonwas taking part in ‘Cycle Slam,’ a charity event which involved a number of iconic sports stars including Flintoff and Rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio. The popular games exec …

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is real, and at last MCV can discuss some of the juicier elements of the game. Firstly, as we all know by now, the game adopts a Tom Clancy style near-future setting – 2025, to be exact. This means very high-tech gadgetry based on …

Blizzard has unwrapped Diablo III’s auction system, revealing both in-game gold and real-money auction houses. Players will be able to switch between the two houses as they wish, which are separated into three regions independent of one another: The Americas, Europe, and Asia. The full corresponding countries for these regions …