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For a while I’ve been hopeful that more people will see the depth that 3DS has to offer. I don’t mean the 3D display – because, in many ways, that’s been a bit of a red herring. I mean the genuine potential that a high-powered Nintendo handheld can deliver. 3DS …

SCE UK is splashing the cash to guarantee a merry Christmas for PS3. The platform holder has booked a late Christmas marketing blitz for a new PS3 bundle, which includes Uncharted 3, GT5, Battlefield 3, FIFA 12 and Karate Kid on Blu-ray for 259.95. The firm says Christmas spending is …

Keith Vaz, Labour MP for Leicester East, has once gain used his position of power to launch an unwarranted attack on the games industry. As spotted by Spong, Vaz made the following request in the House of Commons on December 1st: Could we have a debate next week about the …

EA COO Peter Moore has issued a stark warning to his rival publishers – you’ll die off if you’re not ready for the digital transition. Conceding that a certain element of consolidation is inevitable within the publishing sector over the next few years, Moore emphasized that all publishers need to …

OnLive appears eager to end its direct competition with the established home consoles, with one of the company’s executives openly encouraging Sony and Microsoft to incorporate the cloud game tech. Bruce Grove, OnLive’s newly appointed general manager for the UK, said the company is willing to talk about provide cloud …

In October, developer Rockstar GamesrevealedGTA III was in development to celebrate the tenth anniversary since the original release, and would arrive later in the "fall". Following the original announcement, Rockstar has confirmed the official release date will be on December 15th. The mobster-packed game is available for iOS and Android …

Croteam sneaks unstoppable enemy into illicit copies of Serious Sam 3

A new website has launched that allows gamers to compare the trade-in prices offered by retailers for specific video games. Playr2.com claims to be the first trade-in price comparison engine. As well as prices offered for titles, the site also details any requirements of a trade-in – game condition, timeframe …

The UK games marketgenerated 62.2m last week,up 13.9 per cent over theseven days prior. Unit salesalso rose 19.6 per cent from1.9m to 2.2m in the firstweek of December. Activision’s Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 3 beatdown the competition againlast week, topping the chartsahead of FIFA 12 andAssassin’s Creed:Revelations. The CoD gamealso …

New UK boss talks up the potential of service partnerships