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According to a report on ME Gamers, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption has become the latest game to be banned in the traditionally sensitive territory. The claims come from a retailer in the region. When asked for confirmation, both Rockstar and distributor Red Entertainment declined to comment. The game joins a …

The financial crisis hit Australiaâ??s game sector hard, but now numerous indies have risen from the ashes

Following MCV’s exclusive story last week that pointed to a possible E3 reveal for a proper successor to Sony’s PlayStation Portable, one consumer games site claims to have unearthed details of the in-development machine. VG247 claims that NDAs (non disclosure agreements) about the PSP2 have been in place at publishers …

Sony to retrofit a premium subscription service similar to Xbox Live

Publisher Capcom has revealed the poor performance of recent releases Dark Void and Bionic Commando have lead to a strategic re-think of its Western aspirations. Speaking to The Financial Times, president Haruhiro Tsujimoto revealed that Dark Void has sold just 520k copies since its release – well below Capcom’s initial …

Publisher posts strong fiscal year results despite a drop in sales

Microsoft European developer account manager Ben Board offers his wisdom

Sega Sammy Holdings has posted a year-on-year increase of almost 200 per cent for its fiscal year ending March 31. Profits hit 151.8m in the period, up from a loss of 171.3m in the same period last year, while total sales were down 10.4 per cent year-on-year. These figures take …

Pictures emerging from the US Federal Communications Commission are reportedly of a test version of the new 3DS handheld from Nintendo. The submission, which includes a picture of the kit, is for wi-fi testing purposes. Though there’s nothing to directly suggest that the filing isn’t related to the current DS, …

Images of unidentified Nintendo console testing platform circulate the web