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The Red Wii helped Nintendo hardware sales boom during the Christmas period, despite a year-on-year drop in profit. At an investors conference Nintendo president Satoru Iwata defended the platform holder’s Q3 profit slump with a roundup of impressive Wii sales data for Japan, Europe and the US. In Europe the …

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Sony has confirmed that the NGP will definitely be backwardly compatible with games for the original PSP – as long as they have received a digital release. Andriasang reports that the compatibility will be powered by software emulation and not by any dedicated on-board circuitry. However, as was seen with …

Nintendo plans 'drastic redesign' of DSiWare layout

Sony could be the first to bring cloud gaming features to home consoles if the latest rumours are to be believed. Kotaku is reporting that the platform holder will introduce a new feature called Online Saving, which will allow PS3 users to save their game data remotely to a server …

Everyone is talking about Nintendo’s 3DS and Sony’s PSP2 – but Microsoft hopes it too will play a major role in the battle of the handhelds. The platform holder claims its three-screen strategy will be key to its success this year, as it promotes Xbox Live and other gaming brands …

Develop Education Week: NESTA paper to show how UK dev sector can raise its game

Dev team returns with new indie studio Phosphor Games

The Hut Group has signed as the sponsor for one of the key accolades at the MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2011. The online retail giant, which operates multiple websites including Zavvi, is backing this year’s Games Publisher award. The Hut Group is delighted to continue its retail partnership with the …

Reports that Bulletstorm would feature always-on DRM have been proven false. The End User License Agreement for the digitally distributed edition of the game on PC claims that consumers will require a persistent internet connection” in order to play, according to Destructoid. However, Blue News reports that the game’s creative …