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Platform holder Nintendo has admitted that the early performance of the 3DS at retail has fallen some way short of the company’s internal expectations. "I think it’s fair to say that while Nintendo 3DS had a strong launch day, the results since then have not met our expectations," president Satoru …

In a story that could quite easily be turned into a heart-warming family friendly film, GT Academy winner Lucas Ordoez has realised his dreams by finishing second in his class at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour. The GT Academy competition uses a special version of Gran Turismo that is …

Unconfirmed reports claim new system will support Direct X 10

Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U will be a far "friendlier" platform to traditional hardcore gamers and publishers who release games for that audience. "Trying to make a Call of Duty experience on the Wii, you’ve got to make real sacrifices in the game just based on processing power and some of …

Three-day Brains Eden event to host game-jam and speaker sessions

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The Japanese government has reportedly accused Sony of deliberately keeping quiet about the attack on its PlayStation Network. Sony has always said that the six day gap between the attack on PSN and its first official announcement was due to the need to "forensically" analyse exactly what has happened. However, …

The Develop Awards early bird ticket discount will close by end of play on Wednesday June 15th, meaning that today is your last chance to save as much as 700 on tables. The Awards early bird ticket discount period was extended to Wednesday June 15th to line-up with The Develop …

Wealthy Washington group launches new revenue model on PC store

The first wave of free-to-play games have now gone live on Steam. Valve announced it is now offering support for such titles, including use of Steam’s micro-transaction backend system to handle in-game transactions. The system is already available to Steamworks partners and currently used in titles such as Team Fortress …