The Nintendo 3DS Surpasses 1 Million in Japan

The DS got the same result in one third of the time, but According to data collected by the press of Japan, the Nintendo 3DS would reach one million units sold in Japan. This is clearly an excellent result, since the house of Kyoto and its many fans, which bodes well for the future of the handheld have also seen the recent announcement of new first party titles of great attraction.

But we must also say that the Nintendo DS reached the same goal in the third time, using for the accuracy thirteen weeks from the date of marketing. The Nintendo DSi XL has instead put twenty-five weeks.

• Flare Red Nintendo 3DS Hits Japan On July 14 (10/06/2011)
• Super Mario (N3DS) Details (12/06/2011)
• The Top 5 Nintendo Announcements at E3 (12/06/2011)
• Australia bans Nintendo 3DS game (11/06/2011)
• GodisaGeek Podcast - E3 Finale (13/06/2011)

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PS Move "not rich" FIFA

Andrew Wilson of EA Videogame source told that the publisher has no intention of supporting PlayStation Move in later chapters of FIFA, the use of Kinect for FIFA 13 but has already been announced. "We have not yet focused on PS Move to FIFA, but in future we may consider." There are some issues we must resolve and Move it is currently not one of them.

We worked on the motion controller for the PS3 with Tiger and other sports that lend themselves to its use. Move does not enrich the experience of FIFA, is a lesson we learned with the Wii controller. "

• FIFA 12 - EA Sports Football Club (Update) (12/06/2011)
• FIFA urge CONCACAF to put battles behind them (13/06/2011)
• FIFA: Power, Corruption and Lies (Video) (05/06/2011)
• The Most Realistic FIFA 11 Experience (28/02/2011)
• Fifa's wise men: no substitute for good governance (07/06/2011)

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Robin plays Batman in Arkham City

Robin will be a playable character in Batman: Arkham City. As reported by Game Informer, Robin Challenge will be used in two maps as a bonus granted to those who buy the game at the U.S. retailer Best Buy. Batman: Arkham City in 2011 will be available on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

• Robin Playable In Batman: Arkham City (13/06/2011)
• You can play as Robin in Batman: Arkham City according to Best Buy ad (Batman: Arkham City) (12/06/2011)
• Best Buy: Pre-order Batman: Arkham City for playable Robin (12/06/2011)
• New Batman: Arkham City trailer reveals playable Catwoman (Batman: Arkham City) (02/06/2011)
• E3 MVG 2011 Selection: Batman: Arkham City interview (Batman: Arkham City) (08/06/2011)

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DiRT 3 topped the charts in its opening weekend sales

The racer from Codemasters is getting excellent results on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the first weekend of sales, DiRT 3 has won the top of the charts PS3, Xbox 360 and PC (source: GFK). In this case, the Codemasters title he finished first place in the Xbox 360, PS3 in second place and third place in the PC.

An impressive result, announced by the favorable opinions of the press which is expressed as follows: DiRT 3 is a racing game really good, fun, and it is technically thrilling. The circle of evidence of absolute value is then closed by the magnificence of the graphic engine, able to immerse in nature to the video player and amaze me every refraction on vehicle body.

Codemasters hacked

The publisher Codemasters has admitted to having suffered a cyber attack that involved the company's official website, the page for the redemption of Dirt 3 VIP code, eStore and the Codemasters Codemasters Codem database. According to the publisher, hackers have stolen credit card information, but they are in possession of Xbox Live Gamertag, e-mail, passwords, user names.

In case of doubt, the publisher may want to contact customer service by sending an e-mail to custservice @ Codemasters. com.

• Codemasters website hacked, 'tens of thousands' of personal accounts compromised (13/06/2011)
• Personal Data Compromised in Codemasters Website Hack (10/06/2011)
• Codemasters pulls website after hackers pwn customer database (10/06/2011)
• Codemasters warns customers after hackers steal data (10/06/2011)
• Games firm Codemasters hacked, data stolen (10/06/2011)

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Molyneux apologized for the demo of Fable Journey

Peter Molyneux apologized for the confusion has arisen following the announcement of the game for Kinect, Fable: The Journey. During Microsoft's E3 conference was shown a video which shows the gameplay of a first-person action game on rails, but according to the creator of the Fable movie does not do honor to the characteristics of the title for Xbox 360.

"I made a terrible mistake with the demo, I removed the navigation that allows the player to move," said Molyneux in OXM. "Fable: The Journey is not a game on rails."

• E3: Fable: The Journey Demo Was a "Horrendous Mistake," Says Molyneux (10/06/2011)
• Molyneux's Latest...Yup, Another Fable (06/06/2011)
• Fable: The Journey preview: Speak and spell (08/06/2011)
• Molyneux Disowns Fable E3 Demonstration as a "Horrendous Mistake" [Whoops] (12/06/2011)
• Fable: The Journey utilizes Unreal Engine 3 (07/06/2011)

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Also plays Robin in Batman: Arkham City, comes the confirmation

The character, however, be part of a chain of exclusive U.S. The last rumor on the presence of Robin in Batman: Arkham City dates back to March 2010, when the list of actors who participated in the dubbing of the game just revealed that the Boy Wonder would have been in the game. Today comes the confirmation, even if the news for now is not the best, Robin is actually a playable character along with Batman and Catwoman, but only in two special challenges and only those who book for the game at the American chain Best Buy.