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Nintendo pushes past GameStop in an effort to sell cheap, used Nintendo 3DS handhelds

Nintendo is not known for affordable hardware prices anymore, but now that the company is getting into used console sales, it's aggressively lowering the price of a Nintendo 3DS.

Microsoft invades your walls with the Next Xbox and IllumiRoom

Considering how slow to unveil its Next Xbox Mirosoft has been over the past year, it's been remarkably forthcoming about the technologies, like IllumiRoom, that work with it.

Jetsetter: Summer 2013 brings a brand new game to the Sega Dreamcast

This week in Jetsetter, Germany's NG.DEV.TEAM bangs out NEO XYX, yet another old school shooter built for the Sega Dreamcast and SNK's ancient Neo-Geo console.

Starbreeze’s CEO discusses the rebirth of the studio

The Starbreeze of CEO Mikael Nemark is devoted to making original games like Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons rather than the licensed games that made the studio's name.

Director Josef Fares takes a break from Hollywood to try something new (and old), with ‘Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons’

Director Josef Fares has spent most of his career telling stories about families on the silver screen. Now he's lending his style to Starbreeze with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.

Wii U update brings classic games to the eShop

As promised, Nintendo released a major update to the Wii U console this week, improving the machine's notoriously long loading times and introducing a wealth of other changes.

From the ashes of Liverpool studio closures comes a new PS Vita exclusive

Born from the ashes of Bizarre Creations, Lucid Games is embarking on its breakout year, and it may be returning to its signature series with Project Gotham Racing 5.

Capcom talks canceled games as well as its future on both consoles and smartphones

The future is wide open for Capcom since it announced that its canceled a number of games, most of which made up its March 2014 to 2015 schedule.

Sony doubles its profit forecast after last year’s record losses

Kax Hirai started his tenure as Sony CEO after the company recorded a record breaking annual loss of $5.7 billion. Now it expects better than planned profits for fiscal 2013.

Nintendo’s Wii U social network Miiverse is now accessible in your web browser

Nintendo has always been a little Internet-phobic, but that attitude may be changing with the Wii U social network Miiverse now accessible on the web.

Electronic Arts reportedly shutting down its EA Partners label

Electronic Arts has yet to formally confirm anything, but multiple unnamed sources confirm that the publisher will shut down its EA Partners label.

Zynga’s downward spiral continues as it shutters four more games

In 2010, Zynga was more valuable than Madden NFL maker Electronic Arts. Not anymore. Zynga is closing even more social network games as earnings disappoint.

‘Batman: Arkham Origins’ may end Rocksteady Games’ no multiplayer policy

Batman: Arkham Origins may be changing up the series in more ways the one. The prequel may also let players team up in multiplayer for the first time in the series.

Unity abandons Flash support after questioning Adobe’s commitment

Unity Technologies has branched out to support a huge number of new platforms recently, from Wii to PS4. It's abandoning at least one: Adobe Flash Player.

Wii U sells 31 percent fewer consoles than expected

Nintendo reported earnings for the fiscal year on Wednesday, and Wii U sales have been revealed in all their disappointing glory.
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Nintendo’s president may be in trouble as the company posts its second annual loss in history

Nintendo will report its earnings for fiscal 2013 on Wednesday. With months of dire Wii U sales and slow software sales, its expected to report its second ever annual loss.
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The next generation of game developers may begin with the Girl Scouts

A new collaboration with Women in Games International and the Girl Scouts has scouts earning a new proficiency patch in video game design.

The big winner of the THQ auction is Nordic Games, but don’t count Crytek out yet

When THQ was forced to declare bankruptcy and sell off its myriad holdings earlier this year, that looked like the end of Darksiders 3. Now Nordic Games has saved the series.
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Sony and Insomniac go to the movies with a big screen version of ‘Ratchet & Clank’

Spyro the Dragon put developer Insomniac Games on the map but it was Ratchet & Clank that made them an institution. Now it's working on a big screen adaptation due in 2015.

Harmonix shows more signs that it’s getting into adventure games

Harmonix spent eight years making video games about playing music on fake plastic instruments. Now it's doing something different, hiring new staff to make story-based adventures.

Nintendo 3DS XL gets its very own Circle Pad Pro, but no word on what upcoming games you can use it on

Nintendo 3DS XL has been available in the US for eight months, but the Circle Pad Pro add-on is only now making it out, ready to help new Monster Hunter fans.

‘Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded’ puts Larry back on the prowl in June

Replay Games and Al Lowe's HD remake of Larry Laffer's seminal adventure, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, is out in June after nearly two years of development.

THQ’s leftovers (including Darksiders and Red Faction) raise $7 million at auction

Darskiders, Red Faction, and the Homeworld series were auctioned among the other remnants of THQ's game publishing business this month, raising around $7 million.

Research finds that video games hold both risks and rewards for children with Autism

New research on how children with Autism Spectrum Disorders interact with video games has revealed opportunities for teaching social skill, but potential risks too.

Jetsetter: Capcom comes home and the last of the Wii exclusives

This week in Jetsetter, our weekly column that examines the gaming industry around the world, Capcom spurns the West, Indian gaming blossoms, and Korea gets one final Wii exclusive.

Monster Hunter finally gets an MMO… in China

Capcom and Tencent are making a new MMO for the famous Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter Online, but US gamers are out of luck as the game's only for China.

Recent results give Microsoft a compelling defense for the always-online Next Xbox

The most impressive data in Microsoft's spring earnings report is the growth of Xbox Live. Membership has grown from 25 million members in 2010, to 46 million today.

Microsoft refuses to let Japan go and gives the Xbox 360 one final push

Microsoft has never quite given up on the Japanese market despite years of failure, and it's giving the Xbox 360 one more marketing push before rolling out the Next Xbox.

The Unity Engine designer unveils his first title, ‘Static Sky’

Unity Technologies co-founder Nicholas Francis and his new studio Framebunker are making their first game, a sci-fi tactical shooter for tablets called Static Sky.

‘L.A. Noire’ developer Team Bondi sleeps with the fishes, but the ‘Whore of the Orient’ may live on

Sources claim that L.A. Noire studio Team Bondi has finally reached the end of the road, laid off by the production company KMM that's still trying to make Whore of the Orient.

Capcom sees Japan as its future, blames outsourcing for losses

Capcom is planning a return to internal development after half a decade of outsourcing titles like DmC, Bionic Commando, and others to Western developers.

Everyone hold your breath! ‘Final Fantasy Versus XIII’ may soon be revealed

Square-Enix lost a lot of money in the past few years, which isn't surprising since it's been working on titles like Final Fantasy Versus XIII for close to a decade.

EA talks ‘FIFA Soccer 14’ features, but stays silent about a few important details

EA announced a plethora of new features due in this fall's FIFA Soccer 14, but the company conspicuously avoided announcing the game for machines like Wii U, PS4, and the next Xbox.
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Nintendo learns a lesson from the Wii U’s faults, and unleashes a torrent of new 3DS titles

The Nintendo 3DS' momentum isn't slowing as Nintendo announces a plethora of games like Yoshi's Island 3DS that recall the company's Super Nintendo heyday.

Microsoft settles its legal dispute with Fox and can finally make a new Killer Instinct

Now that it's settled its trademark dispute with Fox, Microsoft and Rare Inc. can finally bring back the long lost fighting game series Killer Instinct.

Nintendo brings back cult classics like ‘Earthbound’ with Wii U Virtual Console, but still lags behind

Nintendo will finally bring a classic game store to its new console on April 24th with the new Wii U Virtual Console. Cult favorites like Earthbound will follow.

After two decades, ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2’ is confirmed – but the developer remains a mystery

More than two decades later, Nintendo is returning to Link's Super Nintendo adventure with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2 on Nintendo 3DS.

‘Titan’ may be the first new game for Respawn Entertainment and the creators of ‘Call of Duty’

A new trademark suggests that the very first game from Respawn Entertainment, the new studio staffed by many of the creators behind the Call of Duty series, will be Titan.