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Koji Igarashi’s Kickstarter sensation Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has met a stretch goal promising a PS Vita port for the upcoming title. Anupdate postfor the campaign notes the Vita port is being developed by Armature, the same studio that will be developing the Wii U port promised at the …
Read More »Mega Man Legacy Collection heading to PC, PS4, and Xbox One this summer
A compilation of six Mega Man titles will be released as the Mega Man Legacy Collection for PC and current-gen consoles, Capcom has announced. The collection is expected to launch later this summer Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A Nintendo 3DS release is also expected to arrive sometime …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: May 31 – June 6
New contenders have arrived to challenge the likes of GTA and The Witcher franchises on Steam’s latest weekly top ten selling products list. Lego Worlds makes it debut in third, while Early Access newcomer Ark: Survival Evolved vaulted ahead of Grand Theft Auto V and into first for the week. …
Read More »Blizzard exec Paul Sams joins Ready at Dawn as CEO
Ready At Dawn has named Paul Sams as its new CEO as it seeks to publish its own games. The studio, best known this year for PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886, wants to create its own ‘transmedia IP’ and is on the hunt for investors. Sams – the longtime COO …
Read More »Valve starts shipping Vive VR developer kits
Developers selected to receive a dev kit for the new Vive VR headset should be receiving them soon. Valve announced that it has started shipping the Vive Developer Editionsvia the Steam website, havingopened applications for the hardware back in April. Hinting at the variety of companies that will soon get …
Read More »Boxing clever – the subscription box explosion
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 …
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