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Yet another European football team is entering the world of eSports, this time it’s Paris Saint-Germain, the current French league champions. PSG has signed a partnership with the WEBEDIA group, which owns French organisation Milleniun and organises tournaments in the region. Through this partnership PSG will create its own eSports …
Read More »GMA 2016: Meet our host – Simon ‘The Miller Report’ Miller
There are just a few sleeps now until we open the doors for the Games Media Awards 2016. The event, which takes place on Tuesday October 11th at London’s Sway Bar, will celebrate the very best of the UK’s games media – whether print, digital or broadcast. The Miller Report’s …
Read More »Uncharted remasters will be sold individually next month
Each of the games from Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection will be available individually from November 16th. Uncharted 1, 2 and 3, all of which were remastered for the collection last year, will be available individually in Europe, although seemingly not in other territories for the time being. No price …
Read More »Oculus announce $10m diversity pledge
"“Virtual reality will only succeed if it represents a diverse ecosystem that speaks to different people and opinions."
Read More »Oculus reveals completely wireless VR headset prototype
Arguably the biggest news to come out of Oculus Connect 3 was the reveal of a new wireless VR headset prototype. Known as Santa Cruz, the headset at first appears visually similar to the Oculus Rift, however upon closer inspection there is a clear lack of wires. Positioned on the …
Read More »Sci-fi worries threaten Future’s Imagine acquisition
The proposed acquisition of Imagine at the hands of Future has hit a stumbling block. The Competition and Markets Authority has found that the 14.2m deal, which was revealed in June, could damage the science fiction magazine market, as titles from other publishers offer only a limited competition constraint” to …
Read More »Oculus Touch controllers cost $199, will launch on December 6th
The Oculus Touch controllers will add a significant amount to the overall cost of Facebook’s VR system. Coming in at $199 and launching on December 6th the Oculus Touch controllers will finally allow the Rift to do room scale VR and have a more interactive input method. Pre orders for …
Read More »Palmer Luckey conspicuously absent from Oculus Connect 3 keynote
Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey was not seen on stage at the Oculus Connect 3 keynote, probably due to his support of pro Trump memes. Luckey is usually a regular at Oculus keynotes, as you would expect, but at yesterday’s Oculus Connect 3 he was nowhere to be seen, he didn’t …
Read More »Milestone talks Ride 2, the state of the racing genre and the studio’s future plans
The CEO of developer Milestone, Luisa Bixio, talks to MCV about the Ride series’ performance so far, what the current racing market looks like and the studio’s growth How would you assess the performance of the original Ride? The game did well commercially. As with every new IP we faced …
Read More »Oculus Rift system requirements lowered thanks to new tech
The system requirements for the Oculus Rift have been lowered, making VR a little cheaper as a result. Previously the Oculus required an Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics card or better, an Intel i5-4590 CPU or better, and a minimum of 8GB of RAM. However …
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