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A Japanese magazine has reported that a slimmer version of the Nintendo 3DS could be on shelves by the end of the year. Speculation about a new version of the handheld formed part of Nikkei Trendy’s 2012 preview feature, listed under ‘spring’ according to Kotaku. "To increase the 3DS’ install …

There are only a few hours left to share your views on the 2012 job market in MCV’s annual salary survey. Are you earning enough money? Are you happy with your job? You only have until 5pm today to tell us by taking part in the survey below. The survey, …

Sega has confirmed the second episode in Sonic’s digital-only series will arrive this year. Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II is currently in development for XBLA, PSN and mobile platforms including the Apple App Store, Android Marketplace and Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7. It has been two years since …

A glut of Q4 blockbusters rescued the UK games market from the ten-year low it hit over the summer. Smash hits like Modern Warfare 3, FIFA 12, Battlefield 3, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and more kept retailers busy, while consumer events GAMEfest and Eurogamer Expo drew in thousands of gaming …

‘Hack’ appeared in the headlines so often during the summer of 2011, the word almost lost all meaning. Not only was there the much-publicised phone hacking scandal that saw the News of the World closed and someone smash a custard pie in Rupert Murdoch’s face, there were also several attacks …

Handheld announcements, the launch of 3DS and the first of many hack attacks made for an eventful start to the year. The early months of 2011 gave the world its first glimpse at what would become the PlayStation Vita, its first chance to take 3DS home, the launch of a …

Alex Freed talks to Develop about scripting the much-hyped MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic

Newly-named RPG Dream Drop Distance will bring Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts franchise to 3DS in 2012. The game was originally announced as Kingdom Hearts 3D at E3 2010 and was featured in a list of major third-party franchises heading to Nintendo’s new handheld. As with previous Kingdom Hearts titles, it …

City Interactive has announced more than 2m copies of Sniper: Ghost Warrior have been sold worldwide to date. The FPS was a surprise hit when it landed in the UK last year, quickly gunning for a position in the UK All Formats Top Ten. Sniper passed the 1m sales mark …

Nintendo will be showing off its upcoming Wii U console at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show – but don’t expect anything new. Speculation has been rife for the past few days as to whether or not Nintendo would attend the US event. These have now been confirmed via a statement …