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Pinpointing the reason for the insatiable popularity of Nintendo’s Wii is a tough ask. Certainly the unique functionality, inventive marketing and the explosion in casual gaming has boosted the system, but perhaps one of the biggest reasons for the console’s enduring success is the inclusion of Wii Sports. The game …

Publisher Ubisoft has become a major sponsor of this year’s Big Freeze event with its Shaun White Snowboarding video game. The FS04 Big Freeze is set to kick off tomorrow and will run until October 26th, and will feature snowboarders Danny Kass, Scotty Lago and Lucas Magoon, plus skiing stars …

A growing number of users are voicing their complaints regarding the new LCD screen on Sony’s revised PSP-3000 – with concerns focusing on the problem of visable scanlines on the machine’s screen. The new PSP offers a brighter screen with deeper blacks and more vibrant colours, but many are now …

London Games Fringe event to examine suitability for games

Casual developer and portal becomes part of the Bezos empire

New Star Wars title The Old Republic will take the form of a story-driven MMO set in the timeframe of previous hit Knights of the Old Republic, LucasArts and Bioware have revealed. While the official statement from LucasArts does not reveal an expected release date, it does outline the plot, …

Trapdoor working on original IP for 360, PS3 and PC

Epic's biz dev VP going down under

George Lucas and EA studios to collaborate for online game The Old Republic

Manila-based Matahari Studios acquired by growing UK independent developer