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Nintendo has finally announced the release date for Metroid: Other M in the UK and Europe following a loose release window revealed last week. The space shooter adventure title will head to retail on Friday September 3rd. This puts it on the European market four days after its US launch, …

The Wall Street Journal claims that both Sony and Nintendo are in talks with wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo about integrating 3G mobile connectivity into upcoming handhelds. In Nintendo’s case this is believed to be an unannounced iteration of the not-yet-released 3DS. In Sony’s case it would be for the still …

Developers to team up again with the company that previously shut them out

Video games are on the front pages again this morning, though sadly for all the wrong reasons. National freesheet Metro this morning carries a front-page story entitled Video games are ‘linked to ADH’”. The paper has a track record of going big on stories that seem to carry an anti-games …

Parent firm closes London facility

Famed Dundee studio will hire, make redundancies and downscale

...and the Develop Conference kicks off next Tuesday

Studio boss suggests that the talent hunt will tie into a new digital strategy

US-firm Aristen agrees to combine tech with Gamebryo Lightspeed

R.U.S.E. will make use of PlayStation Move, Ubisoft has revealed at a press event in London. It is the latest in a line of products aimed at core gamers that makes use of PlayStation Move. It further backs up SCEE President Andrew House’ claim that Move will be ideal for …