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Slowing demand for the DS and the strength of the Japanese YEN have lead to a punishing quarter for platform holder Nintendo. For the quarter ending June 30th operating income fell by a considerable 42.2 per cent year-on-year to YEN 40.4bn. Sales dropped by 25.6 per cent to YEN 188.6bn. …

Studio continues to back new IP with Project MyWorld

Dare to be Digital 2010 team NeverMind Games talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title WiiKick.

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The unyielding level of authority Zynga has over its paying customers was exposed this week, as fans of social network game Street Racing continue to protest an unexplained decision to abolish the game. Those fans, having together invested untold amounts of real money into the Facebook game, have been told …

The UK anti-games piracy movement is enjoying a major victory today with news that the London High Court has ruled that the importing, advertising or sale of R4 cards is now officially illegal in the UK. UK games trade body ELSPA has welcomed the decision, which comes as a result …

Trade leader MCV has unveiled plans for its biggest ever presence at Gamescom in Cologne. As part of a special agreement between Europe’s biggest trade news source and the premier games show, MCV will be distributing an extra high circulation print edition, whilst also running a dedicated online newswire. The …

The long-awaited arrival of Google in the games sector could almost be upon us with claims that the search giant is in talks with major publishers about game content for a new contender in the social networking space. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is negotiating with EA’s Playfish, …

Apple has confirmed that the iPhone 4 will be launched in 17 new countries this Friday, July 30th. The countries on the list include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The iPhone 4 arrived in key …