Japanese 3DS hardware sales jumped over 100 per cent in the first week of November as Super Mario 3D Land cruised to the top of the software chart.
Casual gaming company WildTangent has released an app that enables users to rent games for Android devices.
The WildTangent Games App is now available worldwide, and as well as offering rentals can also be used to discover and play free casual games, as well as purchase paid titles. Purchases and rentals are made using the company's virtual currency, WildCoins.
While the app is currently only available in English, it already boasts a strong catalogue of games, including Doodle Jump, Fruit Ninja, and Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Nvidia has launched its Tegra 3 processor, which boasts better graphics performance and lower power consumption than its predecessor, and makes console-quality graphics possible on mobile devices.
Atlus has picked up the US publishing rights to the upcoming RPG based on George R R Martin's A Game Of Thrones.
USA Today reports that the RPG, under development at Cyanide for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3, is due next year. Last month studio director Yves Bordeleau said that Cyanide had struck a licensing deal with HBO that would allow it to use some assets and character designs from the hit TV series, with some of the show's actors signed up for voice work.
Take-Two was hit with a loss of $47.37 million (£29.5 million) in the three months to September 30, as sales more than halved year on year.
Net revenue fell 56.3 per cent to $107 million, which the publisher pinned on a quiet quarter for new releases compared to last year, when Mafia II and Civilization V, and Red Dead Redemption's long sales tail, boosted revenues. This time last year it posted a slender profit of $3.3 million (£2 million).
Nintendo is hard at work on adding support for multiple controllers to Wii U, according to reports.
Sources close to Develop claim that supporting two of the Wii U tablet-style controllers is one of three things Nintendo is working on as it moves towards finalising the new console's specs ahead of its launch next year. RAM and processor speed are said to be the other concerns.
The first sign of trouble in BurgerTime World Tour is the presence of a navigation marker directing you to the next burger. Though MonkeyPaw is keen to describe its game as "retro evolution", rather than a remake of the 1982 original, the fact remains that Data East's arcade classic balanced its few ingredients perfectly, while World Tour piles them so high it's difficult to consume.
Market research firm Newzoo has shown in a new report that the free-to-play MMOG model is increasing in popularity around the world.
In the US, free-to-play will account for 47 per cent of the $2.6 billion Newzoo predicts will be spent on MMOGs in 2011. Last year, that figure was just 39 per cent.
The 3DS was the best-selling system in Japan last month, with 304,000 units sold, but its continuing lack of quality to software was reflected in software sales of 122,000 - just 40 per cent of the hardware figure.
Adobe is ceasing development of Flash for mobile browsers, and will instead focus on native apps and HTML5 after apparently giving up in its attempt to create a stable version of its technology on portable devices.
In an email sent to its partners passed to ZDNet, the company writes: "Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe Air for all the major app stores.
"We will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device cofigurations."
Despite an increasing number of western developers turning to China’s rapidly expanding game market and labour pool it remains notoriously difficult to break into. Companies like CCP, EA and Epic Games all have studios there working on high-profile western releases while China’s native, predominantly large, factory-like studios are burdened with a reputation for cloning successful games.
Despite an increasing number of western developers turning to China’s rapidly expanding game market and labour pool it remains notoriously difficult to break into. Companies like CCP, EA and Epic Games all have studios there working on high-profile western releases while China’s native, predominantly large, factory-like studios are burdened with a reputation for cloning successful games.
The dispute between Bethesda and Interplay over the proposed Fallout MMOG continues, with Bethesda's legal team accused of deliberately delaying communications with Interplay's as a jury trial rapidly approaches.
Ubisoft posted a loss of €37.1 million (£32 million) for the six months ending September 30 despite making savings across the board.
The loss is a significant improvement on last year's €89.8 million, the publisher's balance sheet showing reductions in R&D, cost of sales and administrative expenses to deliver better-than-expected results despite a slight drop in sales revenue, which fell 4.6 per cent to €248.5 million (£213 million).
Activision Blizzard has released a positive set of financial results for the three months to September 30, beating its internal forecasts with sales and profits up thanks to a rise in digital revenue.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has told us that, while the global price cut gave the 3DS price cut "a big boost," its chance of success ultimately depends on the availability, and quality, of software.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has told us that, while the global price cut gave the 3DS price cut "a big boost," its chance of success ultimately depends on the availability, and quality, of software.
Funcom, the independent developer and publisher behind games such as Age Of Conan and Dreamfall, is looking to fill a number of vacancies in Montreal, Canada. Among the listed jobs is a C++ programmer, a senior rendering programmer and a data analyst to work with its MMOGs.
The PC version of Batman: Arkham City has again been delayed, and will miss its revised release date by a week, publisher Warner Bros has confirmed.
According to Rock Paper Shotgun, Arkham City will now be released on November 25, not November 18 as previously hoped.
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Tecmo Koei has taken the unusual step of giving an exclusive bundle to independent retailers.
MCV reports that UK indies ordering stock of Disgaea 4 - released last Friday - will receive a figurine of Fuka, one of the game's characters, for each copy of the Nippon Ichi RPG. The figure will not be available from major high street chains.
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon will be released on Steam before the end of the year, D3 publisher has announced.
The game, released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in July, will be released on Steam with all the console versions' DLC, with four brand-new weapon packs also available for purchase. Steam achievements and cloud saving will also be included.
Nintendo of Europe has announced a limited edition 3DS console celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Legend Of Zelda.
A copy of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D will be bundled with the system, which will go on sale in Europe on November 25.
Cliff Bleszinski, creative director at Gears Of War developer Epic Games, believes there is still room for technical improvement on the Xbox 360 despite the system's age.
Microsoft's console will be six years old in two weeks' time, but in a recent interview Bleszinski told us that was an advantage to developers who, having spent so long getting acquainted with the hardware's architecture, can now focus on better exploiting its capabilities.
Middleware firms Havok and Autodesk have announced a partnership that will mean Havok's Vision Engine offers full integration of Autodesk's Scaleform and Beast technology.