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Reggie Fils-Aime has said the upcoming Wii U will have a "flexible" online system. In an interview with Forbes, the Nintendo president addressed questions about the difference between Wii’s online service and those of its competitors, such as Xbox Live. "We’ve seen what our competitors have done, and we’ve acknowledged …

The PlayStation Network is fully back up and running in Japan following its hack that brought the service down in April. PlayStation Store went in Japan live today, allowing users to purchase games, download demos and additional in-game content once again. Hachimaki posted an image of PS Store live in …

Publisher's own website to stream game demos via the cloud service

Capcom has become the latest firm to partner with on-demand cloud gaming service Gaikai. The deal will allow US web users to play Capcom games such as the latest Resident Evil and Street Fighter titles through their internet browser. Gaikai pays affiliates to host Gaikai-streamed games on their websites. The …

And there are several webinars to help entrants this week

The Pokmon series is coming to mobile devices this summer with Pokmon Say Tap. Nintendo will soon release the new rhythm action game for iPhone, iPad and Android in Japan for free. The games sees players tapping in time with songs from the most recent Pokmon cartoon series. They also …

Sony could be launching an new online feature entitled PlayStation Network Pass over the next couple of months. A logo for the PSN Pass was spotted on an image of a German Resistance 3 bundle, which features the game and a 320GB model of the PS3. According to the image …

Internet hacker group Anonymous has claimed it has unlawfully obtained information from an Apple web server. The collective released data online via its Twitter page containing the usernames and passwords of 27 customers from one of Apple’s servers. The group also hinted at a bigger attack on the tech giant …

Next generation console will allow third party publishers to host their own digital services, company claims

Claire Hill takes the reins at London-based developer/publisher