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The next entry in Mario Kart will be available for Wii U early next year. Nintendo introduced Mario Kart 8 as part of today’s E3 Nintendo Direct. It will be released in Spring 2014. Following on from Mario Kart 7, the racer will allow players to go underwater and fly …
Read More »NINTENDO: Super Mario 3D World revealed
A brand new entry in the Mario universe has been revealed – Super Mario 3D World for the Wii U. It’s reminiscent of Super Mario 3D Land on the 3DS and introduces a host of new features such as Cat Mario. Which, unsurprisingly, is Mario in a Cat costume. The …
Read More »Watch Nintendo’s E3 Direct broadcast RIGHT HERE at 3pm
Microsoft and Sony have had their turn – now it’s Nintendo’s chance to woo the world at E3. Well, we say at E3. Nintendo has skipped on the chance to run its own E3 press conference this year and will instead stick with its newer preferred format of broadcasting directly …
Read More »E3 2013: Microsoft Points to be retired this autumn
Transactions will now take place using real, localised currency
Read More »Microsoft details transition from MS Points to real currency on Xbox Live
The long-lamented Microsoft Points system will be retired as part of Xbox 360’s autumn update. When you use your existing Microsoft Points to initiate a purchase or redeem a Points card with your Microsoft account later this year, we’ll deposit into your account an amount of money equal to or …
Read More »E3 2013: PS4’s social functions shown off in video
Smartphone interface and remote downloads exposed
Read More »VIDEO: Bungie’s Destiny gameplay footage released
The mystery surrounding Bungie’s new shooter Destiny has finally been lifted with the release of its first gameplay video. Fans of the studio will be pleased to see the definite hints of Halo, what with the sweeping alien vistas and structures. Destiny featured as part of Sony’s big PS4 news …
Read More »E3 2013: All the news in one place
Everything you need to know from this year's conferences at E3
Read More »E3 2013: PS4 to be region free; gets upgradeable HDD
Worldwide Studio boss confirms that Sonyâ??s next console without be region locked
Read More »MICROSOFT: See the first Titanfall gameplay video
New studio Respawn has released the first gameplay video for its Xbox One and Xbox 360 exclusive debut title Titanfall. Respawn was created by former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vincent Zampella after their acrimonious split from former owners Activision. Titanfall will be published by EA. The game is …
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