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THQ’s upcoming FPS Metro 2033 will be released on in the UK on March 19th. The Xbox 360 and PC game pulls players into a post-apocalyptic dystopia where the survivors of a nuclear holocaust are forced to live and travel in the disused tunnels of the Metro system. Metro 2033 …

A look how middleware can get AI back on the right track

MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is now available to view online and download now. For the definitive guide to some of the hottest games hitting the High Street, click here to access the RetailBiz Previews section. This week, we take a look at Disney’s The Princess And The Frog, …

Studio releases statement claiming is taking a new direction

As DS hardware sales pass the 125m unit sales mark worldwide, Nintendo has revealed that DS software sales have now reached 688m globally. Sales of Wii software now stand at 510m units – joining Wii hardware sales of 67m units. New Super Mario Bros Wii, Wii Sports Resort and Wii …

The Nintendo Wii has now sold 67m units since it first went on sale in late 2006, the platform holder has revealed. As for the DS, its many guises have shifted have sold a total of 125m units since it first launched in late 2004. The company has also published …

Though it was the star festive performer of 2009, platform holder Nintendo has reported a drop in both sales and profits for the nine months ending December 31st. Profits were down 9.4 per cent at YEN 192.6bn (1.3bn), down from YEN 212.5bn (1.4bn) in the same period the year before. …

Popular iPhone title to get big-screen remake by Australian creator

Apple’s iPad will be available for as little as $499, the tech giant has revealed. The sum, which translates to 308, will net users the entry-level 16GB model. The 32GB variant will cost $599 (370) and the high-end 64GB model will cost $699 (433). Those wanting to add mobile internet …

The lofty job of presenting the iPad’s games credentials to the world was handed to EA tonight, with exec Travis Boatman taking to the stage to show off an iPad build of popular racer Need for Speed. Though iPad games will be fundamentally the same as those found on iPhone, …