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The success of Move and Kinect hinges on cultural acceptance, says Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. In fact, the head of the French publisher says that Sony and Microsoft’s tech will each dominate one of key games territories, setting up the potential for a Kinect-oriented US market and a Move-driven Europe …

THQ will splurge 2m to reach kids, family and casual audiences this Christmas. The money is being spent on its Great Games, Great Value campaign, which will promote ten of the publisher’s family-friendly titles in the run up to Christmas. These games include Megamind, Truth Or Lies, The Biggest Loser, …

Move over Mario – James Bond is going to be the top dog on Wii this year. Activision claims the new GoldenEye will rival hits like Mario Galaxy 2, Just Dance 2, Wii Party, Donkey Kong and Epic Mickey. Our expectations are that GoldenEye 007 will be one of the …

Tiga sponsored event to offer advice for aspiring indies

The boss of Nintendo America has confessed that tech rival Apple could hurt” Nintendo’s success in the near-term and admitted that he fears the likes of iPhone far more than he does Microsoft, Xbox 360 or Windows Phone 7. Do I think that in the near term [Apple] can hurt …

German games portal site expands user base by fifty per cent in under a year

Twenty per cent discount on offer until Wednesday Oct 27th

As news breaks of a PSPgo price cut in America and Japan, further claims have emerged about what Sony has planned for the still unannounced PSP2. Rumours of a rear-mounted touch panel have been buzzing about for some time, and Kotaku claims to have further confirmation of such a feature …

Mojang Specifications hires staff and finalises DDoS protection services

Sony has confirmed that the PS3 version of Shaun White Skateboarding will miss its scheduled release date this week due to a manufacturing problem. Kotaku reports that the Wii and Xbox 360 versions are still on track. Sony, however, has assured consumers that the game should only be days away. …