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New Super Mario Bros 2 will be the first Nintendo game to get a simultaneous digital and retail release – and Nintendo wants its customer base to experiment. All Nintendo games come with a Club Nintendo Coins card that can be redeemed against goodies. The standard Coins reward for a …
Read More »Ubisoft: Lack of new consoles has "penalised" us
A second high-profile publisher figure has bemoaned the extended lifecycles of the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. "What we missed was a new console every five years," Ubisoft CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot told Gamasutra. "We have been penalized by the lack of new consoles on the market. I understand …
Read More »UK CHARTS: He is the Batman… again
The world’s decent into Bat-fever has no doubt played a part this week in helping Warner Bros’ LEGO Batman 2 to its fifth consecutive UK No.1 this week. That’s the best consecutive performance posted by any title so far in 2012. However, whilst the Dark Knight saw a ten per …
Read More »Microsoft offered to help Fez dev over patch costs
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has responded to the thinly veiled criticism it has received from Fez developer Polytron regarding the game’s controversial patch. The game’s lead developer Phil Fish hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons last week after stating that his company would not be fixing a …
Read More »Tottenham Hotspur agrees EA FIFA partnership
EA has struck a three-year deal with North London club Tottenham Hotspur that will see the FIFA series become the club’s Official Video Game Partner. Spurs becomes the eighth Premier League club to reach such an agreement after Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Newcastle, Manchester City and arch-rival Arsenal. Part …
Read More »Violence against women controversy has altered God of War development
It’s been one of the hottest subjects in games media in recent weeks, and now the direct consequences of the violence against women debate are being felt. God of War is a series famed for – and arguably defined by – it’s use of violence. But in these financially tough …
Read More »Iwata dismisses the importance of being first to market
Wii U will be the first next-console to market, but Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has dismissed the idea that it gives the machine a competitive advantage. "Being first in the next generation race is not important at all," he told Gamasutra. "One of the reasons we believe this is the …
Read More »EA research said Dead Space 1&2 were too scary
The realisation that horror games Dead Space and Dead Space 2 are scary led to the decision to shift the focus away from scares in Dead Space 3, EA has told MCV. Fans of the series took to the internet following the reveal of Dead Space 3 to bemoan its …
Read More »Final Fantasy Versus XIII has been canned – report
Six years after it was first announced, rumours are rife that Square Enix has cancelled Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Kotaku claims to have word of the cancellation from several sources”, saying it was announced internally within the last few weeks. In the weeks leading up to the decision Square is …
Read More »Ouya gets exclusive game from Call of Duty’s Robert Bowling
They say it’s software that sells a console – so news of some exclusive game content for Ouya will give the upstart a huge boost. Former Call of Duty dev Robert Bowling has announced that Ouya will be exclusive platform for episodic content relating to his upcoming next-gen title Human …
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