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Blockbuster was rescued out of administration last month, and its new owner wants to turn the rental giant into a retail powerhouse. MCV speaks to the firm’s new MD Gary Warren Why was Blockbuster worth saving in the UK? There is an opportunity here. The business is predominantly rental, with …
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist officially confirmed for Wii U
Nintendo has confirmed that the long-rumoured Wii U version of Splinter Cell: Blacklist is very much real. "Showcasing enhanced game-play features using the Wii U GamePad controller, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist allows players to operate innovative gadgets, take out enemies and move through the environment, and intuitively switch between …
Read More »GDC 13: New directions and the search for enlightenment
Develop's EIC reviews the major trends in San Francisco last week
Read More »Third Skylanders features transforming toys
The third game in the Skylanders phenomenon features characters that can transform. Skylanders: Swap Force comes with 50 new toys, 16 of which can be split in two and mixed together to form different Skylanders combinations. In a demo shown to MCV, a water character called Wash Buckler was given …
Read More »Wii U players criticise Virtual Console 50Hz ports
European gamers petition Nintendo to release 60Hz versions
Read More »Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Monster Hunter 3 dated for Wii U
Two key titles have been given UK release dates for Nintendo’s Wii U. EA’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Capcom’s Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will both be released on March 21st. The racing title will allow for co-op and co-driver gameplay, with the latter using both the Wii U …
Read More »One moaning git leads to Wii U TV ad ban
A single, solitary and most likely lonely person has led to the banning of a Nintendo Wii U TV ad. The ASA bizarrely chose to uphold the complaint that drew issue with the depiction of how the console switches from TV gameplay to GamePad gameplay as the short did not …
Read More »The Wii U Gamepad can apparently do 3D
Nintendo’s Wii U Gamepad apparently has a significant bit of added functionality that we’ve not heard about – it can display in 3D. Oddly, though, we’re not talking 3DS-style glasses-free 3D. Instead, IMGMR reports that green and magenta glasses from Inficolor are need to take advantage of the experience. It …
Read More »Trine 2 maker: Wii U eShop puts pricing in devs’ hands
Developer praises Nintendoâ??s 'indie-friendly' estore
Read More »Getting to grips with UI
Develop discovers whatâ??s next for the future of user interface design and development
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