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Galaxy mobile device maker Samsung is apparently working on its own VR headset, with the company reportedly aiming to beat both Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus to market. Engadget reports Samsung is pushing to announce the headset in 2014, in route to the firm’s ultimate goal of having the …
Read More »Metro Redux hits PC, PS4 and Xbox One this summer
Deep Silver has officially unveiled the rumoured Metro Redux, revealing the product packs remasters of both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light. The whole of 4A Games’ FPS franchise will be offered as a $24.99 digital offering that packages the two remasters as separate downloads, as well as in a …
Read More »Vivendi sells half of its Activision stake for $850m
French media giant Vivendi is to sell-off more of its investment in Activision Blizzard. Vivendi was once a majority stakeholder in the Call of Duty publisher but that stake will now drop below six per cent as the firm offers a further 41.5m shares of Activision Blizzard stock. It’s a …
Read More »2K’s Evolve joins the huge number of games coming in October
The new shooter Evolve will launch on Xbox One, PS4 and PC during the busiest month of the year. The 2K Games title arrives on October 21st worldwide. It joins an October line-up that already includes Alien Isolation, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, DriveClub, Skylanders Trap Team and …
Read More »16 teams already signed up for MCV Games 5s on June 24th
Half the team spaces for next month’s games industry five-a-side competition are already spoken for. Teams from Rockstar Games, Sports Interactive, ShopTo, PlayStation, GreenManGaming, 2K Games, Testology and Intergi are already signed up. Just in time for the World Cup, the MCV Game 5s will pitch publishers, developers and retailers …
Read More »Singstar PS4 uses your smartphone as a mic
Sony’s karaoke sensation is making its way to the PS4 later this year. The platform holder has announced SingStar Ultimate Party will launch on both PS3 and PS4 ahead of Christmas. And the biggest addition to the new title is the ability to use any iOS or Android device as …
Read More »The PC indie gaming bubble ‘is popping’
Mid-tier devs could be forced out completely as swathes of developers release their games on Steam, says Jeff Vogel
Read More »ZeniMax sues Oculus for ‘theft’ of trade secrets
id owner wants to be fully compensated for its ‘part’ in creating the start-up’s popular VR headset
Read More »How Watch Dogs became a blockbuster even before it launched
We don’t even know if it’s any good. That’s what’s quite remarkable about the already huge success of Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs. We’ve never played a game quite like it. It’s a new IP so there’s no previous game in which to draw any expectation from. Outside of the E3 demos, …
Read More »Is QA a shared responsibility?
SCEE's Dave Parkinson discusses the current state of play in game testing
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