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The man in charge of EA’s family and casual games division Play says Nintendo’s Wii U will provide a real boost to its audience. And that’s after years of third-parties struggling to compete on Nintendo’s Wii and DS formats, which are so often dominated by first-party releases. Let’s face it, …

Andrew House has told MCV that PlayStation’s Vita is already poised for mainstream success thanks to its attractive price point. The cheapest version of the device will cost around 229 when it lands. It’s a lower price than expected for the handheld – and for good reason, House said. To …

David Yarnton says Wii U sceptics will be silenced once they’ve played it and as third-party support keeps ramping up. Talking to MCV at E3 last week just after the console’s unveiling, he dismissed the initial doubts about the introduction of another new control system. ”Nintendo’s always been innovative with …

Microsoft wants to have the most popular games console in the world – but has to conquer Europe to do it, EMEA chief Chris Lewis says. Xbox 360’s European market share grew by over 20 per cent in 2010, but the console is still lagging behind in certain territories. Now …

Having caused further havoc with EVE Online players overnight, LulzSec has stepped up its anarchic digital crusade by publishing the email and password details of 62,000 internet users. The kicker this time is that the group has not revealed the source of the information. Instead, users are left worrying whether …

Game Republic, the Japanese studio responsible for a string of PlayStation-exclusive games, is believed to have closed down after eight years in business. The studio, founded by Japanese industry luminary Yoshiki Okamoto, is thought to have vacated its Tokyo offices. Its website servers are no longer online. Okamoto’s group built …

ShopTo isn’t your traditional online video games retailer. Apart from picking and packing certain games in less than five minutes and sending them out on the same day, the website also has its own iPhone app and text message service, where customers can check stock and prices on the move. …

An unsurprisingly anonymous member of hacker community Anonymous has stated that the collective has stopped its attack on Sony. Amazingly, the reason for the decision was what is described as the "selfish" reaction to the attacks on PSN. "We are no longer attacking Sony, there is nothing more to gained …

Having effectively issued a profit warning yesterday morning, shares in Europe’s largest video games retailer GAME have dropped to their lowest point in over eight years. At the end of trading yesterday the chain’s shares closed at 38.25p. Its current market cap stands at 131.64m. You have to go all …

Shares in publisher Take-Two have fallen by four per cent meaning that since mid May the company has lost over 15 per cent of its overall value. Market Watch says that despite nearing 1m unit sales in the US alone, recent Rockstar release LA Noire has failed to meet sales …