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Namco Bandai has a blockbuster line-up heading to shelves in 2011. The publisher is bringing Dr Kawashima to the Xbox 360 for the first time with Dr Kawashima’s Body and Brain Exercises for Kinect, releasing on February 11th. Namco Bandai has also recently signed a distribution agreement with Yoostar to …

You were recently promoted to marketing director at Namco Bandai. Can you give us some background on the career path that led you there? I started out in the games industry back in 1997 at GT Interactive. I worked as a PR assistant, helping to launch key franchises such as …

Steam’s dominance of the PC video games digital distribution sector is on the wane, according to the CEO of rival digital games portal GamersGate. "To be honest, we’re not afraid of Steam," CEO Theo Bergquist told Industry Gamers. "We think they are peaking now while the market is still very …

Smartphone manufacturer HTC has made two strategic investments that could pave the way for mobile-based cloud gaming. The Taiwanese phone manufacturer has purchased a $40 million stake in OnLive, and has also wholly acquired London-based Saffron Digital. OnLive’s business is built on the premise of streaming high-end gameplay, via servers, …

Let’s get this straight before we even get to the details – this is definitely Microsoft’s fault. Not the kid’s for spending all the money. Not the mum’s for letting her child have access to her bank card. Dispel thoughts of bad parenting. Ignore the incorrect aspect ratio of the …

The person credited with driving Tesco’s recent multi-channel success, Laura Wade-Gery, has been poached by High Street rival Marks & Spencer. M&S currently uses a web platform run by Amazon but will now look to develop its own solution with which it can expand its offer once its current agreement …

Nintendo has confirmed the games that will launch alongside its 3DS handheld in the UK on March 25th. CVG reports that four first party games make the line-up – Pilowings Resort and the three different Nintendogs + Cats SKUs. Other leading third party games include Konami’s PES 2011 3D, EA’s …

As many as 35 staff at newly independent developer Harmonix have been made redundant, reports have claimed. News site Joystiq understands that around 12 – 15 percent of the studio’s approximately 240-person staff has been affected” by a restructuring operation. A Harmonix spokesperson wouldn’t confirm the number of people affected, …

Games publisher THQ has sold its THQ Wireless mobile gaming division to Swedish firm 24MAS for an undisclosed amount, sister site MEcan reveal. The company says it will continue to provide THQ and third-party branded apps and content to mobile operators around the world, although THQ will be keeping its …

Total Console Repair has upgraded its website to provide quicker navigation and a simpler hub of services for its users. The firm offers retailers Kinect repairs, Wii repairs, PS3 repairs, iPhone 3G and 3GS screen repairs and more. Later this year it will offer Amazon Kindle, Nintendo 3DS and Apple …