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Nintendo of America has announced the re-release of Pikmin 2 on Wii. The game was originally released on Gamecube back in 2004. It was later retooled to take advantage of Wii Remote, and the updated release hit Japan and Europe in 2009. No US release date ever came about at …

Playstation Plus members are getting some nice rewards this May, including several free games. This month Plus subscribers can download the brand new PSN game, Awesomenauts, as well as two PSN Atlus titles in Trine 2 and Rock of Ages. It doesn’t stop there though. Plus subscribers will also score …

The mobile version of Mojang’s indie hit Minecraft has received a significant update for iOS and Android devices. Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.3.0 adds a crafting interface similar to the PC version. Players can now build new items and materials, which most would agree is a big part of Minecraft (hey, …

Apple net profits for Q2 2012 at $11.6 billion; up 94% year-on-year

Drake's Deception to get game of the year edition

Series of events to explore new opportunities for the games industry

Korean online game company seeks to improve quality with Epic Games tech

'The closer developers are to their users, the more the line blurs between both'

The games sector will 'live or die based on whether it can find new ways to make users happy', says Newell

Gabe Newell says studio is looking at 'open hardware solution in both the living-room and mobile spaces'