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Studio president Didier Malenfant reveals expansion plans

Nintendo started the revolution with its Balance Board, and EA expanded on the formula with the inclusion of resistance bands and leg strap in its Sports Active bundle – but Bigben has taken things a step further with the inclusion of an actual exercise bike with its fitness offering. Cyberbike …

European boss Laurent Fischer discusses how Nintendo is competing with App Store and other rivals

Though the UK is still waiting to get its hands on anything other than the classic white Wii, North American consumers will from this Friday (October 16th) be able to buy black versions of both the WiiMote and Nunchuck. The WiiMote, which includes Nintendo’s Wii motion Plus add-on, will retail …

Online PC game developed in tandem with Sonyâ??s motion picture

Just hours after talk of the DS 2 first materialised, eyes has now turned to the next Xbox, with reports claiming that Microsoft’s next machine will use AMD’s GPU tech. Tech site Fudzilla – which has a mixed record of success with trade speculation – is suggesting that AMD will …

A4T is to launch a new fitness peripheral range for Nintendo Wii, which carries the official licence for iconic British sports brand Lonsdale. The firm says the products will work with all exercise games released on Wii. The line-up will include branded dumbbells and a height stepper, which is compatible …

Shortly after ending his eight year stint at Ubisoft, Manab Roy has re-emerged as head of UK PR at Disney Interactive Studios. He will be looking after the label’s growing roster throughout the specialist media sector as well as managing Disney’s agency, Kazoo, in the mainstream arena. Roy’s role at …

The studio behind RuneScape to discuss its own evolution

Activision believes that DJ Hero can help grow the music game genre – by attracting consumers that have never before played Guitar Hero or Rock Band. The firm’s global publishing boss Mike Griffith admitted in August that the music category was ‘significantly down’ year-on-year – but pointed to Europe as …