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Both publisher Sega and developer Gearbox have rubbished a lawsuit filed against the pair regarding Aliens: Colonial Marines. On Wednesday MCV reported that a Californian lawsuit is taking both companies to task over the disparity between pre-release demos and marketing materials and the final release of Aliens: Colonial Marines. Sega …
Read More »Sony execs give up their bonuses following electronics losses
A second straight year of unprofitability at its electronics unit has led a number of high-level Sony execs to forfeit their bonuses. That’s despite Sony returning to overall profitability for the first time in five years last week. Bloomberg reports that the proposed forfeiture was suggested by chief executive Kaz …
Read More »Iwata refutes "misconception" that Wii U lacks graphical oomph
The Wii U is not underpowered, the president of Nintendo has argued. That’s despite the fact that it about matches current gen machines Xbox 360 and PS3 but will trail far behind PS4 (and Xbox 720) upon their release later this year. "It is a fact that some software development …
Read More »Blackberry boss says tablet computers will be dead in five years
The tablet computer industry – and in turn the iPad – will be dead within five years, the boss of Blackberry has claimed. In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore,” chief executive Thorsten Heins said, as reported by The Telegraph. Maybe a …
Read More »Ive’s iOS7 redesign could delay planned summer rollout
A complete overhaul of Apple’s iOS operating system could delay its rollout until later in the year. Bloomberg reports that the decision to instigate such a radical redesign – the first in the history of iOS – comes from Apple’s former hardware design chief and current software guru Jonathan Ive. …
Read More »Molyneux on New Xbox: "I don’t want another way of looking at Facebook"
The always outspoken Peter Molyneux has admitted that he hopes Microsoft doesn’t forget to focus on the gaming credentials of the new Xbox. Although details remain highly secretive, rumours abound that the machine will be positioned as much as a living room entertainment hub as it will a games machine …
Read More »EA touts "strong partnership with Nintendo" despite string of Wii U no-shows
Madden NFL 25 has become the latest EA game to skip a release on Wii U. Last year’s release was made available on both Wii and Wii U, although the last Madden to be released on a Nintendo handheld was in 2011 when Madden formed one of the 3DS’ launch …
Read More »Free LEGO Star Wars Yoda game heading to mobiles
A free Yoda-themed LEGO Star Wars games will be released on mobiles on May 4th. As in, May The Fourth Be With You. Geddit? Called LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles, it takes place amidst the turmoil of the Clone Wars and sees the aged Jedi Master instructing a new …
Read More »End in sight as Curiosity reaches its last 50 layers
What’s inside the cube? WHAT’S INSIDE THE SODDING CUBE? Six months on from the launch of Peter Molyneux’s global gaming experiment Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube?, gamers are finally getting tantalisingly close to discovering the answer. Calculations at developer 22Cans suggest that c-day could likely be on May 10th at …
Read More »Asda slashes ANOTHER £50 off the price of Wii U
How low will retail go in an effort to shift its Wii U stock? Having slashed 50 off the price of both the Wii U Basic and Premium SKUs back in March, retailer Asda has now cut ANOTHER 50 off the machine’s shelf price. That means consumers can now buy …
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