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Nintendo 3DS hitting stores in March 2011
Nintendo's 3DS handheld games console was the big success story of E3. Bringing portable, glasses -free 3D gaming to the masses, Nintendo look set to have another winner on their hands. And now, we've got a release date for it…
Nintendo profits fall as Wii sales slow
Nintendo have released their annual financial report, revealing a fall in annual profits for the first time in four years. As demand for the Wii hardware continues to decline, operating profit fell by 36% to 356.57bn yen (£2.5bn) in the…
Call of Duty: Black Ops revealed
Activision and Treyarch have today released the first info on the next entry into the Call of Duty series. Named Call of Duty: Black Ops, this latest entry into the veritable series of first-person war shooters will be released on…
Halo developers Bungie and Modern Warfare publishers Activision team up
Halo developers Bungie have teamed up with Call of Duty and Guitar Hero mega-publisher Activision for an "exclusive, worldwide partnership". Lasting for ten years, the deal will include at least one completely new intellectual property, but does not include the…
The Sims 3 headed to PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS, with added Facebook features
It was bound to happen sooner or later: The Sims 3 is headed to games consoles. Now you'll be able to take a little virtual girl or boy, buy them a little virtual house, furnish their little virtual house…
Piracy causes nearly 50% drop in European Nintendo DS game sales
Sales of Nintendo DS software are down nearly 50% in Europe, with blame being pointed squarely at R4 cartridge devices. R4 cartridges and similar devices circumvent the DS's copy protection, allowing owners to download and play illegal pirated game ROM…
BREAKING: 3D capable Nintendo DS successor, the 3DS, to be revealed at E3
A 3D capable Nintendo DS handheld will be unveiled at E3, Nintendo have today revealed. This latest "3DS" handheld will feature games with three-dimensional graphics, viewable without the need for special glasses. The 3DS will be backwards compatible with all…
BAFTA Video Games Awards – Charlie Brooker rules out GamesMaster TV role
Charlie Brooker has ruled himself out of a role in the rumoured reboot of video game show GamesMaster. Tech Digest spoke to the Guardian columnist and Newswipe presenter at last night's BAFTA Video Games Award ceremony, where he presented the…
BAFTA Video Games Awards – Host Dara O' Briain on gaming and his love of Portal
Last night's BAFTA Video Games Awards were hosted by comedian and BBC Mock the Week chair Dara O' Briain. His second year in a row at the show, he waxed lyrical about his love of gaming, whilst joking about Call…
BAFTA Video Games Awards – Shigeru Miyamoto given coveted Fellowship Award
Shigeru Miyamoto, the mastermind behind iconic gaming franchises Super Mario and the Legend of Zelda, as well as being the brains behind the Nintendo Wii console, has been given the coveted BAFTA Fellowship award at the BAFTA Video Games Awards…
