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â??Eight and nine year-olds playing 3D is a little bit of a stretchâ?

Players with small living rooms hoping to play on Project Natal may need to re-shuffle some furniture – it will require at least four clear metres from the TV, according to reports. Techflash has claimed a team of Microsoft reps showcasing Natal told them the exact space needed is a …

de Fondaumiere calls for seat on the Interactive Software Federation of Europe

Square Enix has confirmed Final Fantasy Agito XIII is still in development for PSP. There has been little word on the handheld game, but the game’s art director Yusuke Naora claimed Agito is finally coming together on the Square Enix Members Japanese Twitter account, according to Examiner. Naora also confirmed …

With 3D gaming still in its infancy, Nintendo’s surprise announcement of the 3DS yesterday marks a surprise new direction for the technology – and it’s one that has failed to convince SCEA’s director of hardware and marketing John Koller. I think it remains to be seen where Nintendo goes with …

We speak to Trinigy's managing director about its support of browser-based gaming

Electronics group cites parallax 3D opportunities for games and camera systems

Documents reveal the companyâ??s parallax barrier 3D tech

Free online games aggregator Kongregate says revenues from sales of virtual goods is increasing by 30 percent every month. The privately held firm won’t release actual revenues, but says the market for free-to-play can work with a virtual goods model. San Francisco-based Kongregate pulls together thousands of games from independents, …

On the same day that it’s long-awaited true successor was revealed, Japanese games bible Famitsu has confirmed that the DS has now sold in excess of 30m units in its homeland. In addition, the top three selling games for the formqt have also been named – New Super Mario Bros …