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First of all we get a numbered Mario Kart sequel, and now this. It’s a crazy world we live in. Speaking in Japan, The Pokemon Company has surprised by fans by not simply announcing a colour-themed sequel to Pokemon White/Black, but instead revealing an actual ‘proper’ numbered sequel. Both Pokemon …

This 16-year-old series has had another success after Resident Evil: Revelations soared to the top of the European sales charts within a week of its launch. Let’s take a look at what gamers enjoy so much about the brand. We asked 6,775 users about Resident Evil, and of the 1,147 …

SOE has announced the free-to-play launch of their long-standing MMO EverQuest will kick off on March 15th. Asreported by MCV earlier this month, the launch coincides with the 13th anniversary of the game’s original launch, and plans are to introduce a number of new payment options. "Anyone who wishes to …

A small percentage of Xbox 360 owners have reported running into freezing issues during co-op matches of Starbreeze’s just released Syndicate reboot. The EA Forums started receiving complaints soon after the title’s launch, with nearly all players reporting problems while active in co-op play. The troubles are apparently stemming from …

Sony has removed the Vita Facebook application from both US and Europe PSN Stores following reports from owners of error codes when trying to access the social network on the device. Vita owners have been unable to log in to Facebook for much of the day, with error code NP-13144-3 …

Sony to release multiplayer as a free download for PS3

Seven conferences and two masterclasses at San Francisco event

While Facebook grows, number of gamers remains stagnant

THQ’s UFC Undisputed 3 helped the UK games retail market rise 10.2 per cent to generate 14m last week. There was also retail price activity on many boxed games. This caused a 14.8 per cent increase in overall unit sales which reached 615,298 during the week ending February 18th. EA’s …

Develop lists top Tweeters and what they'll be saying on stage at the Game Developers Conference