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The launch of Microsoft’s Destination Arcade has been delayed until Wednesday, July 21st. The slip was revealed by the company’s Larry Hyrb on his Major Nelson blog, and will see the revamped interface mark the start of the latest Xbox Live promotion. Announced last week, Destination Arcade is a new …

The Nintendo 3DS won’t change in appearance before it hits shelves next year, the publisher has confirmed. When asked whether the look of the 3DS will change before release, Nintendo’s veteran game producer Hideki Konno told Wired: You can take this as the final shape.” The first DS was initially …

Having yet to deliver on the high hopes placed upon it by publisher Microsoft, the future of Remedy’s Alan Wake IP remains very much in the balance. NPD’s sales data for North America last month revealed that the game sold 145k units in May – not a terrible performance but …

3D gaming can cause eye-strain and nausea and children under-6 should seek advice before playing. That’s the warning from Sony Computer Entertainment in their latest terms and conditions, as spotted by kokugamer. The news follows MCV’s report that over six million people in the UK can’t see 3D at all …

Develop 2010: Console hacks are inevitable, says InstantAction CEO Louis Castle

Develop 2010: InstantAction CEO Louis Castle surprised by the lack of fresh ideas in development

Develop 2010: The Instant Action CEO on what traditional games must learn from the casual and social sector

New developers' tournament will kick off in October

More politicians are throwing their support behind ELSPA and TIGA’s joint-decision to unite in a new push for game tax breaks. Just hours after Labour MP Tom Watson called the move a significant partnership”, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has come out in support of the TIGA/ELSPA partnership. Taking time out …

The organisers of GDC Europe have announced a string of lectures and talks for its 2010 event in Cologne. Rare’s Nick Burton and Blitz’s Andrew Oliver will deliver a lecture on Microsoft’s Kinect entitled: ‘Kinecting with a new audience’, while BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk will deliver a …