Sony's PlayStation 3 virtual world, Home, has experienced record levels of active users since the PlayStation Network was restored.
Speaking to Gamasutra at E3, Home director Jack Buser said: "We're having record traffic in Home. The week we restored the service, we hit a new record in terms of weekly unique users.
"We were watching the numbers and we were just so excited. We were just dancing in the streets," he added. "I think it speaks to the loyalty of our userbase, and to the power of these kinds of platforms."
The game seems to wed Critters (apparently by way of Raving Rabbids) and score attack, with the player's aim to hunt down the alien Killer Freaks. A CGI trailer shows plenty of evisceration delivered by a circular saw gun, while a released image shows a two-player mode. FPS play is delivered on TV, controlled by the Wii Classic Controller, while the Wii U controller delivers a top-down view for a 'game master' to play from the side of the Killer Freaks.
Porting the game, which is due for release next year, took five weeks. "Coming into the show we were ready to go," Bilson, executive VP of core games, told Eurogamer. "We could have demonstrated it on the hardware but they [Nintendo] decided not to have full games shown in the booth."
He went on to say the Wii U hardware isn't entirely finalised: "Some of it is still in flux. There are still some improvements to be made to some parts of it."
Nintendo has revealed that the tablet-style controller for its newly announced Wii U console will not be available to buy separately. Multiplayer games on the system will require other players to use Wii Remotes.
"Both the controller and the console will be sold as one unit," a Nintendo spokesperson told CVG during E3. "You won't be able to buy the controller alone."
Nintendo has revealed that the tablet-style controller for its newly announced Wii U console will not be available to buy separately. Multiplayer games on the system will require other players to use Wii Remotes.
"Both the controller and the console will be sold as one unit," a Nintendo spokesperson told CVG during E3. "You won't be able to buy the controller alone."
Shigeru Miyamoto has at last confirmed that a third entry in the Pikmin series is on the way - and it will be released for Nintendo's new console, Wii U.
Relentless Software has announced partnerships with Microsoft and mobile publisher Chillingo, as the Brighton-based studio continues its reinvention as a social, mobile, digital studio.
First, the Buzz developer is working on several unannounced projects for Microsoft. The first fruit of that partnership is Music In Motion, a gadget for Kinect Fun Labs, which Microsoft announced and released on Monday.
Featuring on its cover Agent 47, star of forthcoming Hitman: Absolution, and printed on the best quality paper stock in our 18-year history, the new look Edge features extended game reviews and previews, even deeper features, and introduces a new section that looks at the art, science and business of making games, Create.
If you're at E3, you're in luck - we have 10,000 copies being distributed at the Los Angeles Convention Center. With a projected 43,000 people attending this year, though, you'll have to be quick.
Following Apple's announcement of iOS 5 and AirPlay at WWDC 2011, developer Firemint has revealed that Real Racing 2 HD will be the first game to take advantage of the Cupetino company's wireless streaming technology, AirPlay Mirroring.
iPad 2 owners will be able to play the game on an HD display, through an AppleTV, while their tablet displays race telemetry data and a circuit map.
The Irish government is considering targeted tax relief to support its videogame industry, with one politician describing the game business as "an enormous global industry with great potential and benefit for job creation."
Ireland's Sunday Business Post reports that culture minister Jimmy Deenihan (above) is open to the prospect of extending Section 481 - which allows investors to claim full tax relief on an investment of up to €50,000 in a film or television production - to cover videogames as well.