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PlayStation VR is out in the first half of 2016, and according to Sony CEO Kaz Hirai, there should be a large selection of games to play on the tech. Speaking to the BBC at CES, Hirai said that ‘probably about 100 or more’ VR titles are being made for …
Read More »Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture might be launching on Steam
It seems that The Chinese Room’s Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture could be coming to PC. Banner art for the previously PlayStation 4-exclusive has been spotted in Steam’s database, pointing towards the title’s release on that platform. This isn’t the first hint that Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture would be …
Read More »Oculus Rift price silence ‘will turn negative consumer energy into cash’
An American marketing specialist has said Facebook got it spot on about keeping quiet about the true heft of the Oculus Rift’s price tag. Until Wednesday Oculus has suggested various RRPs for the device ranging between $200 and north of $350. As a result, the actual RRP of $599 came …
Read More »Applications reopen for Greenshoots
Joint venture between Microsoft and Creative England offering up to £50,000 to promising studios outside Greater London
Read More »Windows Store adopts ‘streamlined’ IARC rating system
PC and mobile titles to use free global classification process
Read More »Sony error leads to wrong game offered in January PlayStation Plus line-up
A mistake by platform holder Sony has seen some Vita owners accidentally getting their hands on a free copy of Legends of War: Patton’s Campaign. Sony has said that the title was mistakenly included” in January’s PlayStation Plus Instant Games Collection range instead of the intended title History: Legends of …
Read More »EA extends paid parental leave for US devs
Employees now offered up to 10 full weeks of time away
Read More »Luckey: ‘Oculus Rift is obscenely cheap for what it is’
While the internet continues to debate the hefty 500/$600 price tag handed to Oculus Rift, Palmer Luckey has argued that it represents extremely good value. Not only that, but the pricing means that Facebook itself won’t be making a return on the device. To reiterate, we are not making money …
Read More »Kabam sells old IP and publishing business to Gaea Mobile
Kingdoms of Camelot, The Hobbit and Dragons of Atlantis among ‘first-generation’ titles offloaded to Chinese publisher
Read More »DreamHack announces $250,000 Masters tournament series
DreamHack have announced two $250,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments for 2016 under the name DreamHack Masters. The events will join the Swedish Modern Times Group-owned company’s five other Open events throughout the year, and bring the total prizepool for CS:GO at DreamHack events in 2016 up to $1m. The first …
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