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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 …
Read More »Satoru and Steve [Life Meets Art]
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 …
Read More »Epic would ‘love’ Gears of War on PS3
The president of acclaimed developer Epic has revealed his desire to bring the Gears of War franchise to Sony’s PS3. "Do we wish we could take all those Killzone and Resistance fans on PS3, and get them to say ‘Gears is awesome’?," Mike Capps told IndustryGamers. "Yeah, sure I’d love …
Read More »UK Xbox gamers spend £64 a month
On average UK Xbox 360 gamers splurge 64 a month on their hobby according to Microsoft. The format holder’s ad sales department – Microsoft Advertising – also found that 13 per cent of gamers spend more than 100 on 360 games each month. The findings were part of a survey …
Read More »OPINION: Retail and the handheld revolution
With 3DS just weeks away, NGP on the horizon, and continued growth in iPad and mobile, 2011 is shaping up to be a transformative year for portable games. But that means retailers will have to face up to some tough facts of life. These platforms are proving to be the …
Read More »HMV to renovate London shops
Entertainment giant HMV will refurbish its 150 Oxford Street and Trocadero stores this year. The firm will use some of the 13.7m it has generated from the sale of its 360 Oxford Street to pay for the refit and upgrades. 360 Oxford Street was opened in 2000, but HMV – …
Read More »Only triple-A NGP games will appear on High Street
Sony’s pursuit of high-end handheld gaming content will keep retail in the mix – but not every game made for NGP will make it to the High Street. SCEE President Andrew House told MCV that the blockbuster NGP games, such as Uncharted and Call of Duty, will be released on …
Read More »Orange and T-Mobile confirm iPad 2 support
The first UK mobile networks have confirmed their intentions to stock the iPad 2. Everything Everywhere – or Orange and T-Mobile as most of us will know them – told TechRadar that its stores will be stocking the new tablet as soon as it arrives in the UK later this …
Read More »3DS storms Japanese Top Ten
Having sold out almost immediately upon its Japanese debut at the weekend, Media Create’s latest Japanese software charts show five 3DS titles have entered the Top Ten. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle leads the charge with sales of 119,591 units and a third place debut. It’s followed by …
Read More »Homefront breaks pre-order records
Ahead of its release in the UK on March 11th, THQ has said that shooter Homefront is the most pre-ordered game in the publisher’s history. Over 200,000 pre-orders have already been placed in the US alone, Eurogamer reports. However, these numbers alone aren’t completely enough to alleviate fears concerning the …
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