Nintendo says ‘We’ve never neglected core gamers’

General Manager of Nintendo UK David Yarnton has told MCV that the platform holder has “never lost its passion for core gamers”. Yarnton reassured fans that new ‘hardcore’ Nintendo games were being developed.

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New PSP Media Manager Integrates With the PlayStation Store

Just in case you are one of the few that have actually used the PSP Media Manager, you might be interested in knowing that a new update grants access to the PlayStation Store through the PC. It also helps out with syncing your music, photos and other digital content.

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Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle Sign On for The Avengers

Marvel Entertainment has just announced that Robert Downey Jr and Don Cheadle have signed on for both Iron Man 2 and The Avengers. Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau will also executive produce The Avengers.

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PS3 Making Money, PSP Sales Up, PS2 Outselling PS3

Sony, as a company, is not in good shape. Global financial crisis will do that to a company. But hey, least it's not the gaming division's fault! While the company as a whole has seen profits drop by an incredible 90%, sales are up (for the most part) across Sony's gaming hardware range, with the PS3 selling 2.43 million consoles over the 3 months.

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Weekly MotorStorm 2 DLC Planned, "A Lot of It Is Free."

Game Director Nigel Kershaw has confirmed plans to deliver weekly DLC to MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, promising that "a lot of it is free". The game's just hit US stores today, so it's rest time for the team, before getting to work on DLC. "Once we're all rested its back to the development bunker to finish off the DLC we have lined up."

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PS Home Hacked, The Search For Backup Exploits Begins

Hackers, like life, will find a way. Sony knows that all too well thanks to the PSP, but so far the PlayStation 3 has stood strong in the face of legions of nerds trying to find a way to exploit it.

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GTA IV DLC could be a zombie outbreak!

Last we heard, Microsoft confirmed the exclusive GTA IV DLC for this fall. The quarantine posting (full text on Joystiq) has sparked some speculation that the DLC could be tied to Eugenics' mess. Namely, a potential zombie outbreak! With art assets already in place, what's to stop Rockstar from turning GTA IV into a "28 Days Later" scenario?

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Adults give Uzi to 8-year-old, who shoots and kills himself

An event at a Massachusetts gun club turned tragic today when an 8-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head and later died. "Witnesses state that he was shooting the weapon down range when the force of the weapon made it travel up and back toward his head, where he suffered the injury," the police statement read.

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Restaurant closed after dead deer found in kitchen

Health officials shut down a suburban Buffalo restaurant after an inspector found employees butchering a dead deer inside the business. Erie County Health Department officials said they got a tip Friday about a dead deer in the China King restaurant in the town of Hamburg, just south of Buffalo.

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Just another cover band? Ars reviews Guitar Hero World Tour

Activision Blizzard hits back at Rock Band with a fun, competent rhythm game filled with great equipment, but will it be enough to unseat standard-setter Rock Band? Ars reviews Guitar Hero: World Tour.

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