SEGA and Nintendo - Hand in Glove as Console Gaming Chokes on Own Complacency

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SEGA and Nintendo - Hand in Glove as Console Gaming Chokes on Own Complacency

Deals signed by the two great rivals suggest Japan is closing doors

SEGA and Nintendo are joining forces in a mutual show of either need or strength but definitely of Japanese collectivism with a new distribution deal as well as exclusivity on Sonic the Hedgehog titles. Is this is brave new stance or a last ditch defence as consoles and console gaming shuffles off the main battlefield to become a side-skirmish?
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Nintendo Gets Sonic Confirmed Again

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Nintendo Gets Sonic Confirmed Again

Nintendo Direct announces games galore

Nintendo really needs some help with Wii U if it's not going to be seen as the failed console of this generation. Today's pre-E3 and pre-Microsoft Next-Xbox announcement is a big and important event for the company. » Read More

Remember Me Trailer has Words

Nibble Posted 17|May by
Remember Me Trailer has Words
Remember Me - a preview of which we have your delectation - is a hilarious farce involving custard pie gags and sexual tension with no resolution. Or...

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The Last of Us

Preview Posted 17|May by
The Last of Us

Survival of the fittest.

The Last of Us is not a survival horror, according to developer Naughty Dog. But, to draw comparisons with the genre is not to discredit the studio’s impressive work on the title. For years, we’ve all been crying out for a game that offers the pacing and tone of classic Capcom thrillers of the 1990s. And the two demo levels I played gives the impression that this game is going to live up to that.
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Sick Filthy Outrageous Outrage on PlayStation Network as Manhunt Re-Released!

Nibble Posted 17|May by
Sick Filthy Outrageous Outrage on PlayStation Network as Manhunt Re-Released!
Oh God in Heaven it's a slow news day! Whoops, it's an Outrage that our Youth should be forced to play this vile re-released muck having first downloaded it from PSN!! Out-bloody-rageous!

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PlayStation Job Posting Suggests PS4 Speech Recognition

Nibble Posted 17|May by
PlayStation Job Posting Suggests PS4 Speech Recognition
The launch of the PlayStation 4 will herald the coming of a brand new DualShock controller. It will also herald the implementation of built-in voice recognition according to a LinkedIn job post.

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GameStop Scraps Pre-Orders for Rainbow Six: Patriots

Nibble Posted 17|May by
GameStop Scraps Pre-Orders for Rainbow Six: Patriots
Something strange is going on at US retailer GameStop. The chain has decided to chuck out all pre-orders for Ubisoft's upcoming squad shooter, Rainbow Six: Patriots, leading some to suggest that the publisher is having some trouble with the project.

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New DriveClub Screenshots Emerge

Nibble Posted 17|May by
New DriveClub Screenshots Emerge
Fresh screenshots for Evolution Studios' PS4 debut, DriveClub, have surfaced online - before Polyphony Digital's PS3 driving simulator Gran Turismo 6 has even got its hype tyres warm.

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Sony Registers Domains for The Last of Us 2 and 3

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Sony Registers Domains for The Last of Us 2 and 3

Future titles? Or simply protecting its IP?

Sony is clearly impressed with Naughty Dog's latest IP - the PlayStation maker has just registered domain names for The Last of Us 2 and 3, leading some to speculate that there's intentions to transform the PS3 swansong into a long-term franchise.

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Microsoft Next Xbox News Propaganda Machine Kicks In

Nibble Posted 17|May by
Microsoft Next Xbox News Propaganda Machine Kicks In
Gone are the days when news wasn't as tightly controlled for consumer electronics as for military hardware. Microsoft is leaving nothing to chance when it comes to close control of the news of its next Xbox games console.

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NPD: Injustice Tops Software Chart, Console Industry Declines

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NPD: Injustice Tops Software Chart, Console Industry Declines

When's that next generation coming?

The US console market continues to contract as we all get closer towards the end of the seventh generation. Official NPD figures (between April 4th and May 7th) note an overall retail sales dip of 25 per cent compared to the same period in 2012.

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No Wii U Games from EA

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No Wii U Games from EA

Nintendo's third-party relationships looking bushed

With the next Xbox due to be announced next week, and the PS4 already official, it seems that uber-publisher Electronic Arts has folded its tents and left the festival of gaming that was once hosted by Nintendo.

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Blizzard Discusses Diablo III PS4 in Developer Video

Nibble Posted 16|May by
Blizzard Discusses Diablo III PS4 in Developer Video
Want to watch a couple of talking heads wax lyrical on the PlayStation 4 and its gaming benefits? Look no further than this new Sony video, which sees Blizzard chatting about the upcoming console (read: PS3 and PS4) version of Diablo III.

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Wii U Nintendo Direct to Air Tomorrow

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Wii U Nintendo Direct to Air Tomorrow

Another Direct coming closer to E3.

Look out, world. Nintendo is waking up. The Japanese company has revealed that it plans to air two Wii U-focused Nintendo Directs in a bid to turn the console's fortunes around. And the first of these is set to air tomorrow!

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Braving Civilization V's New World

Interview Posted 16|May by
Braving Civilization V's New World

Firaxis talks about the new expansion

Civilization V might well have changed the classic formula a bit when it launched back in 2010, but it ultimately still retained that compulsive gameplay that's so integral to the series' success. Firaxis has fine-tuned the experience further over the years, and plans to continue doing so with upcoming expansion Brave New World.
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