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Having sold out almost immediately upon its Japanese debut at the weekend, Media Create’s latest Japanese software charts show five 3DS titles have entered the Top Ten. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle leads the charge with sales of 119,591 units and a third place debut. It’s followed by …

UK trade body says two organisations must work together â??on key issuesâ?? industry faces

The creator of cult Dreamcast action adventure series Shenmue has said that Sega will probably allow him to create Shenmue 3. Speaking at the 2011 Games Developers Conference in San Francisco, the Japanese game designer said he does want to make the long-awaited third entry in the franchise but it …

UK games industry trade association UKIE says it is disappointed developers organisation Tiga rejected proposals to merge the two bodies. But UKIE says it is hopeful the two can maintain a working relationship on the key issues that the industry faces in the very near future”. MCV revealed at the …

Lewis Hamilton’s training ground is to star in its own video game. Rye House Kart Raceway in Hertfordshire will feature in Nordic Games’ Wii release Super Karts which arrives on March 25th. Rye House will also be hosting an ‘elaborate’ event to promote the title. We’re delighted to see the …

Nintendo has announced that the 3DS’ digital Netflix service will integrate with the Wii in the US. Users will be able to view movies, trailers and programmes on their handheld console, pause them, then finish watching them on TV later using their Wii. The platform holder made the announcement at …

Access’ NetFront will be the internet browser for 3DS. Reports emerged that Nintendo will be dropping the Opera browser – which has been used on Wii and DSi – when Access boss Tomihisa Kamada confirmed his company’s software will be used by the new device, according to Siliconera. Kamada added …

Ahead of its release in the UK on March 11th, THQ has said that shooter Homefront is the most pre-ordered game in the publisher’s history. Over 200,000 pre-orders have already been placed in the US alone, Eurogamer reports. However, these numbers alone aren’t completely enough to alleviate fears concerning the …

Double Fine has lifted the lid on its newest XBLA project: Trenched. The game was revealed the game during the Game Developers’ Choice Awards by notable developer the studio’s boss Tim Schafer, who leads the team behind recent downloadable hits such as Stacking and Costume Quest. In Trenched, players fight …

Platform holder Sony has seemingly back-tracked on claims that its NGP handheld is as powerful as the PS3. That was the line being fed to publishing and development partners earlier in the year before the machine’s official unveiling. However, Kotaku reports that speaking at GDC SCEA platform research manager has …