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We all knew that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be out on September 1st, and now Konami has detailed the two special edition versions it will have out for launch. The date for the game – September 1st, worldwide – was accidentally leaked yesterday. The 59.99 Day …
Read More »There is no VR Half-life game, HTC chairwoman ‘misspoke’
Half-life VR is not real. Half-life 3 has not been announced. For many gamers today has effectively eradicated their reason for being. There was tremendous excitement among Half-life’s criminally underserved fan base yesterday when HTC chairwoman Cher Wang said that the company, which is making Steam’s virtual reality headset, said …
Read More »Gone Home is no longer coming to consoles
The consoles version of critically acclaimed PC hit Gone Home has been cancelled. DualShockers reports that developer Fullbright’s Steve Gaynor has said that his studio’s agreement with publisher Midnight City has sadly come to an end”. The console SKU was to be published on Majesco’s Midnight City label, and is …
Read More »Ubisoft’s new game designed to treat ‘lazy eye’
Ubisoft has unveiled a new game designed to serve as therapeutic treatment for the condition of amblyopia, more commonly known as ‘lazy eye’. Produced by the team at Ubisoft Montreal, Dig Rush has been developed in collaboration with Amblyotech, a company that is dedicated to finding treatments for the affliction …
Read More »There is a new Paris Hilton game on the way
Paris Hilton will be starring in a new mobile video game. Hong Kong-based development firm Animoca Brands has announced that it has signed a deal with Paris Hilton to licence her name and likeness. "Paris Hilton is one of the world’s most recognised names and we are thrilled to be …
Read More »Worldwide PS4 sales pass 20m
Sony has said at GDC that total worldwide PS4 sales to consumers have now hit 20.2m units. That’s up on the 18.5m sold by January 4th, meaning 1.7m machines have been shifted in what would normally be expected to be a quiet two months since then. 4.1m PS4s were sold …
Read More »Project Morpheus is due out in the first half of 2016
Sony is slowly closing in on a final release date for its virtual reality headset. The company revealed at GDC last night that its VR hardware will be released in the first half of 2016. The machine has also had a bit of a spec boost. The latest design packs …
Read More »Nvidia reveals new 4K Android microconsole Shield
Nvidia has unveiled the latest entry in its line of Shield products. Simply called ‘Shield’, Nvidia’s new device is a new Android-powered set-top TV box powered by the company’s Tegra X1. The hardware supports 4K content, and can stream content via Nvidia’s new Grid streaming service. Nvidia describes Grid as …
Read More »Valve reveals Steam Link streaming device, Steam Controller price
Hot on the heels of its Vive VR announcement, Steam has introduced another new piece of hardware – the Steam Link. Set for release in November, at least in the US, Steam Link is designed to act as a streaming device, bringing content from Windows, Mac, Linux and Valve’s own …
Read More »Casey Lynch joins Square Enix as editorial director
Former Midnight City vice president Casey Lynch has announced his appointment at Square Enix as editorial director. Lynch revealed his new job in a post on Twitter, which includes an image of the new hire in front of the logo of Square Enix studio and Rise of the Tomb Raider …
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