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More than half of the money made from the top 300 iPhone games is channelled to just ten publishers, new data suggests. Mobile analytics group Distimo suggests that Apple’s booming games platform no longer helps smaller studios compete on an even playing field with the more established mobile publishers such …

Both PC giants are locked in a game of brinkmanship, Developâ??s Rob Crossley examines why

I don’t think anyone saw this coming. And if they say they did, they’re either really clever or a liar. This morning Nintendo announced that it is cutting the price of the 3DS handheld by a third. That should see it retailing for something in the region of 130 in …

Nintendo had confirmed new names and release dates for the 3DS’ two flagship Mario titles. Traditional platformer Super Mario will now be known as Super Mario 3D Land and will land on UK shelves in November. The new title harks back to the original Super Mario Land series on Game …

Daring indie publisher Rising Star Games has announced that it is to publish a second Cave shooter in Europe – DoDonPachi Resurrection. It follows on from the release of Deathsmiles on Xbox 360 last year. DoDonPachi Resurrection is already available in Europe on iPhone (as is Deathsmiles), but this is …

MCV talks to the previous winners of a Games Media Award. This week, it’s Eurogamer’s Martin Robinson. How did it feel to win a Games Media Award last year? Surprising, to be honest. I wasn’t expecting it, so was more than a little humbled by the whole thing. What do …

A slow start for the launch of the 3DS has bitten Nintendo hard. In its Q1 financials fro the period ending June 20th, the firm reported an operating loss of 7.7bn YEN ($483.6 million) and cut its annual profit forecast by 82 per cent from 175bn YEN to 37.7bn YEN. …

Seven teams already on board for September event in London

Just a year ago Red Faction was being touted as THQ’s golden child. It had a TV series on SyFy, it had a brand new game that hoped to build on the success of the impressive Red Faction: Guerrilla. But how quickly things change. Last night THQ reported a disappointing …

'The first PSP had 32 MG of RAM and we have about ten times that now', says studio boss