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Wii U console retailing no less than $300?

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A new report has suggested that the new console for the Wii will cost at least $300 at retail. The cost of manufacturing the console looks to be around $180 according to a source, who is closely involved for manufacturing and distributing Nintendo products. The controller’s total bill of materials and components is no more than $50.

Future of Sony looking kind of bleak

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The future of Sony is not looking so good according to the company’s forecast for the end of March 2012. The annual loss they have predicted was 520 billion yen ($6.4bn) net loss, which was double of its previous estimate of 220bn yen. This has been a record loss for the company.

Gears of War Kinect title officially cancelled

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Epic Games designer director, Cliff Bleszinkski, says the rumoured Gears of War Kinect title has been unannounced during a recent interview with Gamespot. The rumours had started surfacing as a result of Epic Games filing for a trademark for the title in January of last year. There was very little known about the Gears of War: Exile, but it was to be a Kinect title.

Grand Theft Auto V to launch this October, according to Rockstar employee’s LinkedIn profile

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This isn’t the first time a game developer’s LinkedIn profile has sparked rumors in the industry, and it won’t be the last time. The current controversy was caused by character animator Alex O’Dwyer at Edinburgh-based Rockstar North. According to his LinkedIn profile, and the since-removed CV he uploaded to it, Grand Theft Auto V is due to ship in October of this year.