Yesterday two of the most important companies in games and technology, Nintendo and Apple, held keynotes back to back. The Nintendo keynote at GDC primarily concerned the 3DS and filling out its marketing story, while across town Apple unveiled the iPad 2 and its particular brand of fanfare. However, something …

Nintendo is preparing its biggest hardware launch of all time with its new 3DS. The platform holder revealed the price, release date and games of its upcoming handheld at a press conference in Amsterdam last week. The 3D device will hit shelves on Friday, March 25th – two days earlier …

Nintendo plans 'drastic redesign' of DSiWare layout

UK TV star and Twitter powerhouse Jonathan Ross has been doing his part in building the hype for Nintendo’s 3DS by discussing the device on the micro-blogging service. Ross, who has 825k+ followers on Twitter, revealed that he has "been invited by Nintendo to host a conference next week that …

1. 3DSThis one is going to be massive. It has the sort of line-up to overly excite any fanboy and some of the most advanced tech seen in a handheld. New online functions, multiple control mechanism, movie services and a Game Boy Virtual Console come with the package. Oh, and …

Mark Rein on what Project Sword and iOS UE3 means for gaming's future

Move is a major new member of the PlayStation 3 family, but it isn’t designed to reinvent the format. Whereas Microsoft views Kinect as a rebirth for its Xbox 360, Sony sees Move more as an add-on – another reason to buy a PS3 alongside 3D, Blu-ray and PSN. And …

Thomas Grové talks to the Korean studio on switching to web games

Nintendo has finally announced the release date for Metroid: Other M in the UK and Europe following a loose release window revealed last week. The space shooter adventure title will head to retail on Friday September 3rd. This puts it on the European market four days after its US launch, …

Some of the most unusual products ever to come from a third-party publisher were announced during Ubisoft’s E3 press conference. Its core titles were showcased alongside a highly experimental line-up of new peripherals, virtual platforms and products that integrate the console into real world experiences. Battle Tag, for example, is …