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  Used game sales can be limited by making better games, Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime says

  Most traded in are "annualised" and "undifferentiated" games. 113

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  Miyamoto blames Wii U launch software delays on Nintendo's leap to next-gen

  "Any time you have a big jump in the hardware technology it certainly takes the teams time." 117

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  FIFA 14 confirmed for PC, PS2, Wii, iOS, Android, everything but Wii U

  That's a real plumber for Nintendo. 42

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  The next Skylanders game is coming out for PS4 and Xbox One as well as current-gen systems

  Release date cemented. 18

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  Zumba Fitness series to be revived for Xbox One

  UK dev Zoë Mode also crafting Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360 versions. 46

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  Crytek-authorised TimeSplitters Rewind in development for PC

  CryEngine 3-fuelled project includes some original staff. 72

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  Nintendo Wii Mini leaked by retailer

  UPDATE: Exclusive to Canada. Nintendo UK issues statement. 165

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  Amazon Black Friday deals week continues for UK shoppers

  FINAL UPDATE: Hitman: Absolution! Crackdown! Red Faction! Spider-Man! 97

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  The Pirate Bay issues angry response to UK ban

  "We can't allow this s*** to happen." 201

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  GAME administration to end tomorrow with RBS as buyer - report

  UPDATE: OpCapita apparently bids again. 101

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  GAME store closure letters go out to customers

  Pre-orders transferred. 78

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  GAME firesale extends to hardware, "Spring Clean" promotion launched

  What are ya' buyin'? 104

February 2013

• Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D announced for 3DS

  Wii platformer being "rebuilt from the ground up". 44

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  This is my $550,000 30-year video game collection

  Oh it's not mine really but it could be yours. 87

• Activision offered Axl Rose his own game

  To appease the singer who was suing for $20 million. 49

January 2013

• Warren Spector issues impassioned farewell to shuttered Junction Point

  "I'm sad but excited for the future." 15

• Ragnarok Online publisher acquires No More Heroes developer Grasshopper Manufacture

  Suda51 delighted. 9

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  Warren Spector's Junction Point shuttered

  UPDATE: Epic Mickey 2 sold 529,000 copies in the US in 2012. Spector "will not be staying with Disney." 44

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  Disney Infinity's starter pack will cost $75

  UPDATE: UK pricing, release date revealed. 36

• Epic Mickey 2's sales were less than epic

  Sold less than a quarter of what its predecessor did in North America. 37

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  Blockbuster UK to enter administration, will honour gift cards and trade-in credit

  "The core of the business is still profitable." 147

• Club Nintendo rewards don't register if purchased on Wii U while in Wii mode

  "Due to certain system constraints..." yada, yada, yada... 48

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  HMV: "We don't see this as the final chapter"

  "It might have to be a slightly different future." 79

• Disney Infinity is a hugely ambitious multi-console, multi-game Skylanders-type thing

  Buy figurines, gain access to various games, then unlock stuff in a giant toy box. 21

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  Nintendo hails Wii U sales success in the US

  Shares jump on positive Christmas. 126

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  Play.com closing retail business in March

  Will be a marketplace like eBay after that. 105

December 2012

• HMV pins hope on FIFA 13 and Skylanders as it battles through winter

  Analysts reckon it will go out of business next year. 119

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  Hackers get Wii Homebrew Channel working on Wii U

  In Wii mode only - for now. 30

• UK chart: fa-la-la-la-laa la Black Ops 2

  Paper Mario Sticker Star scrapes in. 52

• European version of Retro City Rampage to benefit from additional polish, no plans for a sequel

  In certification with Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare. 14

• Lovefilm launches on Wii today, Wii U arrival "soon"

  UPDATE: Wii U app launches today. 37

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  James Bond developer Eurocom makes remaining staff redundant, ceases trading

  "A sad end to 25 years of development." 49

• Wii U sees healthy US launch, numbers in line with Wii

  But Xbox 360 outsells both combined. 71

• Cancelled Guitar Hero 7 had six-stringed guitar and no band

  But development was a "disaster", a new report suggests. 26

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  Ex-LucasArts source: claim that Star Wars: Battlefront 3 was 99 per cent complete is "just bulls***"

  Free Radical Design co-founder fires back. 67

November 2012

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  How does the Wii U launch line-up compare to the SNES, N64 and GameCube's?

  Trip down memory lane. 74

• Buy OTT gaming guff to help charity GamesAid this Christmas

  Chicken costume signed by David Hasselhoff anyone? 9

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  Nintendo Wii Mini leaked by retailer

  UPDATE: Exclusive to Canada. Nintendo UK issues statement. 165

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  The Wii U sold 400K units in its first week in the US

  The DS outsold the 3DS the week of Black Friday. 95

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  UK chart: COD Black Ops 2 holds off Hitman: Absolution

  Epic Mickey 2, Family Guy, PlayStation All-Stars flounder. 43

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  Amazon Black Friday deals week continues for UK shoppers

  FINAL UPDATE: Hitman: Absolution! Crackdown! Red Faction! Spider-Man! 97

• GoldenEye Reloaded, 007 Legends dev Eurocom hit by job losses

  UPDATE: Majority of staff laid off, studio confirms. 50 remain. 74

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  UK chart: oh my COD

  UPDATE: Black Ops 2 launch smaller than Black Ops, MW3 and MW2. 94

• Nintendo launches Pokédex iOS, first paid-for App Store download

  It's a whole new world we live in. 40

• YouTube Wii app arrives in US, just 48 hours from Wii U launch

  UK to get app in next few months. 13

• Retro City Rampage EU PSN, XBLA versions now complete

  Huge update now live for current platforms. 17

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  PES 2013 on Wii looks uncannily like PES 2012

  FIFA fo fum, I smell the blood of Konami-san. 39

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  TimeSplitters 4 fan interest "doesn't look that convincing"

  Crytek boss points to latest struggling petition. 60

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  Some Xbox 360 copies of Lego The Lord of The Rings contain only the demo disc

  You shall not play! 61

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  UK chart: Halo 4 top but sales lower than Halo 3, Reach

  LittleBigPlanet Karting skids in 24th. 45

• Capcom can no longer sell Tatsunoko vs. Capcom due to rights lapse

  "Unless Japan were to strike a new deal, I'd say the chances of this happening are slim." 23

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  UK chart: Assassin's Creed 3 top, second biggest launch of the year

  Ubisoft's leap of faith rewarded with best sales of the series. 51

October 2012

• Call of Duty and Guitar Hero offline due to Hurricane Sandy

  Gone with the wind. 31

• Lego Lord of the Rings out next month

  LEGOlas. 27

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  Eternal Darkness 2 developed in secret alongside X-Men: Destiny - report

  Former Silicon Knights devs reveal a studio now in ruins. 46

• UK chart: Medal of Honor: Warfighter boots FIFA 13 from top spot

  But sells less than 2010 Medal of Honor reboot. 57

• 3DS and DS sales roughly equal after same time period

  Latest Nintendo numbers show Wii sales drying up. 38

• Ronimo Games releases prototype for cancelled console project

  Snowball Earth would have featured yetis and robot doggies. 5

• Gamestation website to close next week

  Pre-orders and account details transferred to GAME. 31

• UK chart: FIFA 13 scores fourth week top, 007 Legends in 12th

  Skylanders, Doom 3: BFG Edition in top 10. Dance Central 3 flops. 26

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  Just Dance 4 Gangnam Style DLC coming next month

  Oppa the charts. 40

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  Ubisoft sues The Black Eyed Peas for $1m

  Hoping they'll shell out after alleged breach of contract. 45

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  Wii U Pro Controller lasts up to 80 hours, retailers boast

  But not compatible with Wii games. 59

• UK chart: Dishonored denied top spot by FIFA 13

  Pokémon, XCOM in top ten, but Fable: The Journey disappoints in 37th. 40

• Japan is getting a Pokémon-themed train

  Pikachoo-choo. 21

• Borderlands 2 shifts 1.82 million copies in September in US

  Guild Wars 2 outsells Mists of Pandaria. 30

• Sonic creator's Ivy the Kiwi? arrives on iOS

  Cheaper than the DS and Wii retail versions, but with only half the levels. 8

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  Resident Evil 6 sells a whopping 675k in Japan opening week

  PlayStation Vita limps across 1m sales mark. 82

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  Sony sues Kevin Butler actor for advertising the Wii

  Really. 49

• Incredible marching band performance at American football match celebrates video games

  Horde of musicians recreates a galloping horse and more. 36

• UK chart: FIFA 13 defends top spot from Resi 6

  Just Dance 4 and NBA 2K13 enter top 10. 22

• Retro City Rampage out this month on PS3 and PS Vita

  WiiWare and XBLA versions out later this year. 17

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  FIFA 13 biggest sports video game ever

  And biggest game of 2012 so far. Eye-watering UK sales figures revealed. 55

• No Doubt vs. Activision lawsuit settled

  Hella good. 32

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  UK chart: FIFA 13 sells 1 million copies in a week

  Boots Borderland 2 from top spot. 80

September 2012

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  Oddworld's Lorne Lanning recalls the Russians who made EA "afraid"

  Reveals horrific Japanese event that altered Mudokon Pops! logo. 18

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  Fans transform Pokémon Red into an MMO

  PokeMMO project does what Nintendon't. 26

• Miyamoto doesn't know who Bowser Jr.'s mom is, but explains Mario's hair colour

  Dr. Mario is "not necessarily legitimate." 33

• UK chart: Borderlands 2 edges top spot

  F1 2012, PES 2013 arrive just behind. 31

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  This blatant Super Mario iOS clone doesn't look that super

  Meet the totally original 3D Cartoon Land: Safari. 52

• Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate won't support online play on 3DS

  Save data won't transfer from Wii to Wii U, 3DS. 27