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Android console newcomer GameStick is off to a flying start after hitting its Kickstarter funding target on just its second day. The project was after $100,000 and currently sits on $142,000 with 27 days still to run. The hardware is the brainchild of casual games firm PlayJam. It comes in …
Read More »The War Z servers suffer DDoS attack
The controversy over Hammerpoint’s now pulled shooter The War Z has led to hackers attacking the game’s servers. Developer Sergey Titov apologised for the saga earlier this week, but the furore has seemingly left a sour taste in the mouths of the gaming community. Guys over the last few days …
Read More »Pirates make 3DS breakthrough, leaving devs worried
Having held out for the best part of two years, Nintendo’s 3DS seems to have sadly succumbed to pirates. With both the Wii and DS suffering intense levels of piracy, Nintendo put a lot of effort into securing its latest hardware. And it had been very successful, until now. Gamasutra …
Read More »THQ sale in turmoil as creditors raise concerns
Creditors of troubled publisher THQ have filed complaints about the proposed sale to Clearlake Capital Group. THQ was declared bankrupt last month and immediately announced that it had agreed a sale to Clearlake in a stalking horse bidder” deal. However, US Trustee Roberta DeAngelis, who is overseeing the bankruptcy, has …
Read More »Pre-owned Wii U consoles can access former owner’s downloads – report
Claims are circulating that pre-owned Wii U consoles are able to access digital content purchased by the machine’s previous owner. Eurogamer reports that even machines whose hard drives have been wiped and accounts removed are still susceptible to the loophole. Speculation suggests that the problems stems from the fact that …
Read More »PS4 pre-owned block backlash – GameStop stock falls but analysts cast doubt
Shares in global video games retailer GameStop fell seven per cent on news that Sony may be moving to block pre-owned games on the PS4. A patent was unearthed yesterday showing freshly filed tech that would see Sony consoles tagging game discs as used. Thus when they are put into …
Read More »Analyst: GameStop’s Wii U sales were "below expectations"
Sales of Wii U hardware and software failed to meet expectations at leading US games retailer GameStop, an analyst has claimed. Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia claimed that the disappointment was despite an abundance” of stock, GameSpot reports. Software attach rates are also said to be low. Bhatia adds that …
Read More »Angry Birds downloaded 30m times over Xmas
The global success that is Angry Birds enjoyed a blockbuster Christmas. Rovio’s game was downloaded an eye-watering 30m times between December 22nd and December 29th. On Christmas Day alone the game as purchased 8m times. With Flurry data suggesting that 17.4m new Android and iOS devices – that means there …
Read More »FIFA 13 named as AbleGamers’ accessible mainstream game of the year
Charity the AbleGamers Foundation has named EA’s FIFA 13 as its most accessible mainstream game of the year. AbleGamers was established in 2004 and works towards helping those disabilities of quality-of-life issues use gaming as a way in which to improve their lives. Accessibility features in the title include remappable …
Read More »Miyamoto wants Pikmin 3 to stress you out
Pikmin may be one of the cutest IP on the planet, but don’t expect the next game to be a walkover. Speaking to GamesMaster (as reported by ONM) Nintendo development boss Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted that he thought the second game in the series was too easy going and that …
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