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The creator of indie gaming hit Minecraft is in the running to be named as the second most influential person in the world. That’s according to the 2013 edition of The Time 100 Poll, which is currently allowing readers to vote on 100 different entries before editors make their final …
Read More »Nintendo shutting down several online Wii services
Wii owners will lose access to a number of the machine’s online functions this summer. CVG reports that the Nintendo, News, Weather, Everybody Votes and Mii Contest Channels will be switched off for good on June 28th. Also going is the ability to send messages on the Wii Message Board …
Read More »3DS version of Ni No Kuni could be on the cards
Hopes of a Western release for a 3DS version of Ni No Kuni have been resurrected. The game enjoyed tremendous critical success upon its European PS3 release in January, but it actually debuted as a DS title in Japan back in 2010. Now Pocket Gamer reports that an un-named Namco …
Read More »OFT to investigate in app purchases and the way publishers target kids
The Office of Fair Trading is to investigate in app purchases used in smartphone and web games. The moves is a result of concerns that some customers – primarily children – are unwittingly spending sizable sums on content in games which, when they are initially downloaded, are presumed to be …
Read More »Bethesda UK is moving offices
The UK arm of Skyrim and Dishonored publisher Bethesda is moving offices. As of April 22nd the outfit will be based in its new Haymarket House office found at 28-29 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4SP. The nearest Tube station is Piccadilly Circus. Don’t be too worried if you turn up at …
Read More »Crytek’s Kinect game Ryse tipped to be Next Xbox launch title
Microsoft will position a Kinect 2.0 based game as the centrepiece of its Next Xbox line-up, according to new reports. The Verge has word of four first-party launch titles for the new console – Crytek’s Ryse, a new Forza, a zombie title and a family game. Ryse was given a …
Read More »No Nvidia GTX 700 series graphics cards until 2014
The next generation of PC graphics cards from Nvidia doesn’t look set to arrive until 2014. The current 600 series debuted over a year ago, with the only recent refreshes being the powerhouse GTX Titan and the recent 660 re-spec the GTX 660Ti Boost. A GTX Titan LE is expected …
Read More »Calls for digital Darkstalkers release were not matched by sales, Capcom reveals
It’s one thing taking to the internet to say how badly you want a game to be re-released. It’s another thing to altogether to then go and spend money on it. Capcom admitted recently that it might have come to the end of the road when it comes to re-releasing …
Read More »TV quiz show based on Zynga’s Draw Something coming to Channel 4
A new quiz show based on Zynga’s Draw Something IP is to be aired in the UK on Channel 4. The TV channel has signed Victory Television as the producer of the series, which is being made with input from IP holders Zynga. Sony Pictures has international distribution rights to …
Read More »Fresh rumours refute new Xbox ‘always-on’ claims; Xbox 360 mini touted once again
A new report now claims that the new Xbox WILL be able to play games when not connected to the internet. Instead, the often-reliable VGleaks claims the ‘always-on’ rumour stems from a second Xbox console that will be launched at the same time as the Durango-based machine. The site says …
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