New Super Mario Bros Wii has become the first Wii game to sell 4m copies in Japan. The latest sales results show that 4,001,276 units have been sold since the game first hit Japanese stores on December 3rd, 2009. Famitsu.com reported the sales milestone today which was picked up by …
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[Event news] Indie Showcase submissions open
The Indie Showcase is an opportunity for indie game developers to get their new game seen & experien…
LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
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Riccitiello snubs the social firm that may have out-valued EA in just three years
Read More »Uncharted 3 announcement incoming?
Uncharted 3 is the latest title rumoured to be officially announced around the Spike Video Game Awards next month. The follow-up to Sony’s popular third person action games Uncharted and Uncharted 2 will also be set in the desert, reports suggest. Kotaku claims to have spoken to an informed source …
Read More »THQ working on core motion games
THQ is setting its sights on the motion sensing market after it revealed three new ‘core’ games are in the works. The publisher’s executive VP of core games Danny Bilson made the announcements on Twitter. We will be announcing one core Kinect game soon,” he said. Two core games are …
Read More »EA CEO: Buying Harmonix is ‘catching a falling knife’
The boss of Electronic Arts has popped inflated rumours that the firm wants to buy for-sale developer Harmonix. John Riccitiello said buying Viacom’s Rock Band developer would be like catching a falling knife”. There is going to be a time when perception catches up with the facts,” he said. I’m …
Read More »Online TV service heading to 360?
The Xbox 360 could receive a paid-for online TV service next year, according to reports. Microsoft is planning to introduce a virtual cable service that charges users a monthly fee to view a range of channels. Reuters has allegedly spoken to a number of sources which are familiar with the …
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CEO John Riccitiello publicly snubs chance to buy Viacom studio
Read More »Bigpoint on the danger of Facebook reliance
CEO Heiko Hubertz says developers shouldn't place all eggs in one social network's basket
Read More »Infinity Blade due next month
Infinity Blade will be available to download on iOS devices from December 9th. The game previously known as Project Sword will be priced at $5.99 (around 3.99) and will be compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad and third and fourth generation iPod Touch devices. It’s the first game for …
Read More »Dead Rising: Case West out next month
A fact sheet released by Capcom US has confirmed that upcoming digital-only title Dead Rising: Case West will be released some time in December, VG247 reports. The game is an epilogue to console hit Dead Rising 2. It follows the success of digital prequel Case Zero, which was downloaded half …
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
AAA development used to have rough predictability. You staffed up, you shipped, you staffed down, and you kept rolling. It wasn’t always stable, but teams could stay together long enough to build momentum.
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