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Supermassive Games believes that there’s plenty left to explore in virtual reality game design. Jem Alexander chats to executive producer Simon Harris about the studio’s VR projects
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IGDA issues statement on the #metoo sexual harrasment social media revelations
The International Game Developers Association addresses the concerns and stories raised by social media throught out the games industry
Read More »PS VR to tour UK this Christmas
Players who never got the chance to experience VR will get the opportunity to do so in the lead-up to Christmas, as Sony just announced a UK tour to promote its headset. Starting next Wednesday, October 25th, in Cardiff, the Live the Game Tour will be visiting nine other cities …
Read More »FIFA wins big at the Music Week Sync Awards 2017
FIFA 17 and FIFA 18 both take home awards for video game soundtrack and video game trailer respectively
Read More »Shadow of War claims Japan No.1 with sales up 39% on Mordor
It was another slow week at Japanese retail last week, marking the second consecutive week of decline for its physical game market. This is partly due to a lack of high-profile new releases, as the only new entries this week were Warner Bros’ Shadow of War and Square Enix’s Lost …
Read More »NIS America will continue to support Vita digitally, even though ‘it isn’t really the place to be right now’
Sony’s PlayStation Vita has been on the way out for some time now. While the console still sells well in Japan, shifting around 4,000 units each week, Sony itself declared it a legacy platform back in 2015, confirming that first-party support for the handheld would now cease. That hasn’t stopped …
Read More »The PlayStation Revolution to receive world premiere at Science Museum’s Power Up event
The next film from the makers of gaming documentary From Bedrooms to Billions is set to make its debut at the end of this month at London’s Science Museum as part of its Power Up gaming event. Taking place on October 25th, footage from The PlayStation Revolution will be shown …
Read More »Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon will be last of its kind on 3DS
The upcoming Pokemon games, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, for the Nintendo 3DS will likely be the last titles in the series to appear on Nintendo’s handheld platform, according to developer Game Freak. This suggests the series will now find a more permanent home on the Nintendo Switch, starting with …
Read More »Nintendo Switch hits 2m sales in the US
The Nintendo Switch has sold 2m units in the US, the platform holder has announced, after the console claimed its third straight month at No.1 in the US hardware charts. According to the latest NPD data, the Switch was the top-selling console once again this September, marking its third consecutive month at …
Read More »BAFTA annouces a new category for its Game Awards to raise awareness of real world issues
The new Game Beyond Entertainment category will celebrate games that use the medium to inform, impact or engage in real world problems
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