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Call of Duty is past it. The latest sales data revealed that Modern Warfare 3 has (so far) sold fewer copies than 2010’s Black Ops. A whole 4.2 per cent less. According to some corners of the press, the shooter series has peaked. Except it hasn’t. Not one bit. A …

The 2012 GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards will take place on Friday, October 26th. This year’s event marks the 30th anniversary of the consumer-voted awards ceremony, and TalkSport has been announced as the show’s media partner. The ceremony will take place at the Westminster Park Plaza and potential attendees can book …

Hip-hop star Jay-Z is to expand his empire with the release of a Facebook game called… Empire. Mashable reports that the game sees players go from hustler, to entrepreneur, to business mogul”, as the iconic rapper himself did. Empirebegins by giving you a slew of ways to earn points and …

Sony has last officially announced multiplayer PS3 title PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale. The game, which is a tad more than a little reminiscent of Nintendo’s Smash Bros series, is being developed by SuperBot Entertainment. Confirmed IP include Kratos (God of War), Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal), Parappa (Parappa the Rappa), …

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Monthly active users up in time for Q1 reports

As part of its investor presentation last night, Nintendo revealed that Sony’s PS3 has taken control of the European hardware market since the turn of the year. Its data suggests that Sony has enjoyed weekly continental sales of between 100,00 and 50,000 units. 3DS is next in line with sales …

Further to the news that Wii U will arrive with an aggressive new digital policy, Nintendo has also confirmed a brand new 3DS strategy. The headliner of this is that upcoming August release New Super Mario Bros 2 will be available to download on the same day that it is …

Q1 2012 earnings show revenues up, GAAP income losses

Nintendo has stated that first party Wii U games will be available to buy digitally on the same day that they are released at retail. It’s a big move for the typically internet-shy platform holder and one that places even more pressure on the already squeezed retail sector. We will …