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US retail has, as expected, confirmed that buying a game digitally for the PlayStation Vita will be cheaper than buying a physical version of the same title. This price disparity is already established in Japan and will, in all likelihood, also be the case when the handheld arrives in the …

'More than 170 million unique users playing our games every month', claims publisher

Virtual actors to star in new online project

The deadline for sending in your nominations for this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards is this week. That means you only have until Friday to highlight the work done by your colleagues, suppliers, customers, or even a rival, for their biggest achievements of the past year. And don’t forget to …

Develop compiles assurances made by Nintendo over the past seven months

'But forcing customers into one method of payment is', says Adam Mersky

3D technology in the home has yet to achieve mass penetration in any sector.Sales of compatible TVs may be increasing, but they have yet to claim a majority of households. Similarly, the number of 3D filmsin cinemas is on the rise, but has yet to become the standard. And for …

Jurassic Park will not be coming to retail on Xbox 360. Publisher Kalypso Media told MCV that the movie tie-in will only arrive as a boxed PC release. It was previously due to hit shelves on Xbox 360 as well as PC on February 24th. Jurassic Park: The Game first …

The Nintendo Shop at John Lewis Oxford Street could be the first of many, the department store specialist has told MCV. The Nintendo area in its flagship London shop has outperformed John Lewis’ other video gaming departments, the chain’s games buyer Robert Hennessy told MCV. The section launched last year …

Development legend and current Nintendo senior MD Shigeru Miyamoto has said that finding a new, big-hitting IP is the solution” to Nintendo’s current financial troubles. Earlier this month Nintendo scrapped its profit forecasts, saying it now expected to post a loss for the current financial year. So perhaps it’s no …