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Activision Blizzard Unveils First Quarter Sales Results

09 May 2012
by Matt Jamieson category News
GamerGaia: ActivisionActivision Blizzard today unveiled its 2012 first quarter sales results, demonstrating the impressive retail success of some of its biggest franchises, including Call of Duty, Skylanders and Diablo; while at the same time reminding many outside the company, including myself, just how little money they truly have.

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Wii U launch titles leaked by UK retailer?

06 May 2012
by Nathan Walker category News

GG-Wii-U_launch_leakIt seems that every week we have another leak or rumour regarding Nintendo's next console, the Wii U. Whether it's based on the power of the system, it's price, name or even new games, there is allot of speculation surrounding the system. Perhaps one of the bigger factors that can determine the console's early success is the launch line-up, we've seen from the past that systems like the 3DS have initially struggled with a weak launch selection. New rumours have supposedly leaked the entire line-up.

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New Nintendo game rumours of F-Zero Wii U, Super Mario 4 and the release of Pandora’s Tower

13 Apr 2012
by Nathan Walker category News

GG-Nintendo_F-zero-WiiU_Mario4_Pandoras-TowerWith the Christmas rush of games over, the 3DS’ release calendar is beginning to slow down. The highly anticipated Kid Icarus: Uprising saw it’s release and the next few months only sees a few sparse games like Mario Tennis Open and Kingdom Hearts 3D. After hints of a new 2D Mario game by Iwata in January, it may have been revealed as Super Mario 4. Miyamoto also opens up about some possible Wii U games that missed series instalments on the Wii, mostly a new F-Zero. Also, Pandora’s Tower has been released in Europe and Australia.

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A Brave New World: My first trip to PAX

11 Apr 2012
by Nate Hohl category News

PAX_EASTFor gamers like myself, annual conventions like PAX East are what major events like the Superbowl and World Series are to sports fans: must-see spectacles filled with excitement, energy, and a whole lot of people. Earlier years saw PAX East being held in smaller venues around the greater Boston area, sometimes causing it to be sold out days before it even started. This year however, PAX East managed to relocate to the spacious Boston Conventions and Exhibitions Center (or BCEC) and I managed to snag a pass for the convention’s third and final day.

Ubisoft has “big plans for Wii U”

03 Apr 2012
by Rich Kovarovic category News

GAMERGAIA_UBISOFT_WIIUIn the past couple months gamers have been bombarded with rumors surrounding the next generation of consoles that will be released by Microsoft and Sony. As a result, many of us may have forgotten about the Wii U. Well, Ubisoft certainly hasn’t. In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Tony Key, SVP of sales and marketing for Ubisoft explained how the developer plans on making the Ubsioft name synonymous with the upcoming console. Read on for more details.

Ubisoft released their 2012 schedule, confirming Assassin's Creed 3, Splinter Cell: Retribution and Prince of Persia

14 Feb 2012
by Nathan Walker

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The website Gameranx has recently published an article which details the list of games that Ubisoft is releasing in 2012. The article contains several titles which haven’t yet been announced or confirmed for this year.

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A new mechanic for 'The Amazing Spiderman' has been revealed through Facebook called 'Web Rush'

07 Feb 2012
by Nathan Walker category News

Spiderman_article_iconAnother year, another Spiderman game. It seems that Spiderman and James Bond games have replaced Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero for Activision’s yearly franchise instalments along with Call of Duty. A video game adaptation of the Amazing Spiderman was revealed a few months back with the promise of a return of the earlier games open world. After a dry period of little information, a developer has given detail of a new mechanic via Facebook called “Web Rush”.

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The Last Story release date and new website launched

06 Feb 2012
by Andrew Donnell category News

GamerGaia: last_storyIt has now been official that The Last Story will be in stores in the western world on February 24th. The Wii game which was highly successful in Japan and has been sought after fans in the western world will have fans delighted at this announcement. A new website has been launched which includes interviews and teaser videos leading up to the release. Read on for more.

Nintendo Zone gets dedicated Pokémon section with TV series

03 Feb 2012
by Nathan Walker category News
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Nintendo has announced that the Nintendo Zone will now be getting a dedicated Pokémon section which will include the TV series which will have full length episodes. Are you a Pokémon fan? Then you will not want to miss this.

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