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It seems you can pick up a subscription box for just about anything these days. Are you after an assortment of healthy snacks? Graze has you covered. What about make-up? Then try Glossybox. So it’s no surprise then that a number of these subscription boxes have appeared within the game …
Read More »No PS3 or Xbox 360 release for Fallout 4
Last-gen console owners won’t be invited to the Fallout 4 party, Bethesda has said. The game was officially announced last week with PS4, Xbox One and PC as the named platforms. Rumours had pointed to a last-gen release, too, but it seems that this was wide of he mark. It …
Read More »Understanding collisions and physics by building a cool WebGL Babylon.js demo with Oimo.js
Microsoft Spotlight: 3D expert David Rousset delivers a handy guide on how to build and understand physics
Read More »Accessories Update: Recreated ZX Spectrum and Razer Firefly mousepad
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, a slice of gaming history returns and Razer brings a splash of colour to its new mousepad Recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum One of the UK’s best-selling games machines ever made has been resurrected for the modern …
Read More »LEGO Angry Birds toys slingshotting to retail
An Angry Birds line of LEGO toys will be released next year, Rovio has announced. Their arrival will coincide with the release of The Angry Birds Movie in spring 2016. The LEGO brand has an unparalleled ability to connect with people through products that spark creativity and imagination,” Rovio CEO …
Read More »Game filmmaker Uwe Boll drops all the f-bombs as Rampage 3 Kickstarter fails
Director Uwe Boll has released an expletive-laden video criticising… well, everyone, for his failed attempt to Kickstart Rampage 3. Boll has previously made movie adaptations of House of the Dead, Bloodrayne, Dungeon Siege, Postal, Far Cry and, perhaps most infamously, Alone in the Dark. His latest crowdfunding effort is a …
Read More »Alternative Vices – why media giant Vice is turning its attention to video games
If you’re not a ‘hip’, ‘cool’ millennial, you might not have heard of Vice. Founded in Canada in 1994, the media brand has gone on to become an online juggernaut that operates across 36 countries. It has become famous for its iconoclastic and edgy reporting that touches everything from investigative …
Read More »Vive VR developer kits now shipping
Valve confirms its sending its virtual reality headset out into the wild
Read More »Twitch and ESL to host $250,000 Dota 2 tournament at Madison Square Garden
The largest eSports tournament ever held on America’s East Coast will take place this October. Organised in collaboration between streaming giant Twitch, eSports body the ESL and New York Super Week organisers ReedPOP, ESL One will see eight Dota 2 teams battle for $250,000 in prize money. Like last year’s …
Read More »GAME announces Batman and Elder Scrolls Online midnight launches
High Street retailer GAME has detailed a series of midnight events planned for the launches of Batman: Arkham Knight and The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. 76 stores will be opening their doors on June 8th at 11:59pm for the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online. Meanwhile on June 22nd …
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