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A new version of Minecraft targeted and schools and educators is now available to buy. Minecraft: Education Edition isn’t radically different to the vanilla game, but does come with some extra tools for teachers, such as student positional tracking, the easier allocation of resources and some additional in-game items. However, …
Read More »Three Fields and Team17 on Lethal VR, their first foray into virtual reality
Three Fields Entertainment has not ben idle since its inception last March. When some indie developers spend years announcing projects that come out years later, Three Fields is about to release its second game in just six months. The studio’s debut title, Dangerous Golf, launched in June but didn’t really …
Read More »Google Daydream VR arrives next week
Yet another VR competitor will be arriving on the scene next week in the UK, US, Germany, Australia and Canada. Google’s Daydream VR headset will go on sale on November 10th and will cost 69 in the UK. It can be had either directly from Google itself, or alternatively from …
Read More »CCP discusses Eve Valkyrie and being a VR pioneer
CCP’s VR dogfighting title Eve Valkyrie was one of the most visible virtual reality titles ahead its launch earlier this year. We catch up with the game’s global brand manager Ryan Geddes to see how the roll out of both Valkyrie and virtual reality has gone. Eve Valkyrie launched in …
Read More »Valve is banning ‘bullshots’ from Steam store
Developers will soon be prevented from using anything other than in-game shots in a title’s Steam Store carousel. Listings will often use either promotional art or assets created during development. However, with No Man’s Sky attracting such fierce criticism for the difference between its some of its pre-release material and …
Read More »Report: Nintendo to end production of Wii U this week
Platform holder Nintendo will reportedly cease production of its Wii U console by the end of this week. That’s according to Eurogamer, who cites multiple sources saying that Japanese production of the hardware will end this Friday (November 4th) after the final deadline for orders has passed. To date, the …
Read More »There isn’t going to be a new Xbox every two years, Spencer says
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that gamers should not expect a new Xbox machine every few years. Speaking to Game Informer, the exec said that regular machine updates are not something he is interested in, saying that is not part of the console business model. This follows Spencer announcing …
Read More »Sony has shipped 47.4m PS4s
More than 47.4m PlayStation consoles have now been shipped to retailers worldwide, Sony has revealed. That’s according to the firm’s financials for the quarter ending September 30th, which reveal that 3.9m PS4 machines were shipped during the month. Adding that to the previously-announced 43.5m shipment figure. To emphasise – this …
Read More »Pokemon Go sends Super Mario Run expectations sky high
The unimaginable success of Pokemon Go seems like an almost impossible target to aim for, but that’s exactly what Nintendo is doing with the release of Super Mario Run in December. In terms of expectations, we all saw what happened when we delivered Pokemon Go. And honestly I was quite …
Read More »Hitman’s episodic release has proved the sceptics wrong, Io believes
The decision to stray from the established triple-A pricing model and try something different has ultimately paid off, the developers of Hitman have said. Rather than release the complete game at full price, Io chose instead for its latest title to release it in instalments – or episodes – that …
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