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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 …
Read More »SimBin Studios re-forms two years after bankruptcy
Racing game specialist SimBin Studios is back in business just over two years after filing for bankruptcy, and looking to get back on the track. SimBin studios are well known in the racing world, producing franchises like GTR and Race. They’ll now be calling the North West of England home …
Read More »Oculus announce new headset, release date for Touch controls
New headset is wireless, fits between Gear VR and Rift
Read More »Xbox boss says some reviewers give low scores for clicks
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that he believes in some instances consumer sites give games low review scores to try and generate traffic. He made the claim when asked by GameSpot about the relatively lukewarm reception afforded to recent Xbox release ReCore. I wish it reviewed higher, but I …
Read More »That Dragon, Cancer is now available on iOS
That Dragon, Cancer is now available on iOS devices, costing $4.99 on the US App Store. Having launched earlier this year on PC, Mac and Linux the semi autobiographical game is now available for Apple mobile devices in the US, with a UK release expected soon. The game also has …
Read More »Ubisoft ends partnership with developer Limbic Entertainment
Calling time on their 4 year partnership
Read More »Amazon: ‘It’s been a challenging year for games retail’
Few retailers claim as large an audience as Amazon. In total, the UK arm of the retail giant generated a massive 6.3bn in 2015 with research outlet Kantar Worldpanel saying that Amazon has a 22 per cent share of the entertainment market – the largest for this sector. But, speaking …
Read More »Just a few weeks after launch Persona 5 is already Atlus’ best selling game in Japan
Persona 5 has sold 437,929 copies in Japan, making it Atlus’ best selling game in the country. Having launched on September 15th Persona 5 has already sold more than 400,000 units across both PS4 and PS3 according to the Media Create sales numbers, which were helpfully translated by Persona Central.Earlier …
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