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Platform holder Nintendo has denied claims that it has stopped manufacturing the DSi ahead of the launch of the 3DS over the next two months. This morning Kotaku reported that the machine was out of production in Japan, with inventory stock being all that’s left of the machine in the …

Nintendo reckons two new titles out next month can help keep consumers excited about Mario following the mascot’s 25th anniversary. Mario Sports Mix for Wii and Mario vs Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem are out for Wii and DS respectively on February 4th. Nintendo saw the full range of Mario games …

A popular German publisher will see a number of its games hit UK shelves via Koch Media. BitComposer’s PC games Wildlife Park 3 and Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (also coming to Kinect) will reach stores later this year. As a franchise Wildlife Park has sold over 500,000 units worldwide since the …

Studios could fund educators to teach pupils, and have priority on hiring them in return

IGN has signed a year-long online promotional partnership with BAFTA and the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards. The deal will sign IGN Entertainment promote this year’s awards across its network of sites. The winners of IGN’s ongoing talent search Game Changer will be central to the site’s coverage of …

Yet education secretary 'has open mind' about working with tech and games industries, culture minister insists

Registrations have opened for industry members to attend E3 2011 in Los Angeles. Exhibitors signed up so far include major platform holders Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, as well as big-name publishers including Activision, EA and Ubisoft. Registrations can be completed on the E3 website. ‘Qualified industry professionals’ who register before …

Publisher Activision has dropped the price of both Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2 in North America. Joystiq reports that both games have seen between $10 and $20 slashed from their various range of SKUs on the High Street. MCV has asked Activision, but there’s no word …

GamesAid will once again hold a Golf and Spa Day this summer. The games industry charity has announced the event will be held at The Grove in Watford on June 30th, offering a 4-ball, spa treatment and table package to attendees. All proceeds will go to the organisation’s chosen charities. …

The first claims of full-scale piracy on the PS3 have surfaced on the internet. The development comes after last week’s serious security breach that lead to the publication of the PS3’s ‘root key’ – a code embedded deep within the console’s architecture that prevents unauthorised code from launching on the …