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Microsoft’s sci-fi shooter Halo 5: Guardians is coming to PC. Kind of. The game’s map editor mode Forge is launching on Windows 10 on September 8th. This will let players host and play custom matches for up to 16 players. Map creations can also be published on Xbox One. Forge …
Read More »New DualShock 4 and PlayStation Move controllers spotted on Indonesian certification agency site
It appears that new DualShock 4 and PlayStation Move controllers could be on the way. That’s if an application for certification filled at an Indonesian certification agency earlier this month, spotted by Beyond3D user orangpelupa, is to be believed. The sleuth found filings for applications for DualShock 4 and PlayStation …
Read More »Eidos Montreal on living up to Human Revolution with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Since it started working on the Deus Ex franchise, developer Eidos Montreal has been under a great deal of pressure. For 2011’s Human Revolution, it was under scrutiny to prove its game could live up to the quality and depth of the original Deus Ex. And now, having proven itself …
Read More »Google Daydream could be rolled out in the next few weeks
Company investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in games and content to promote new VR platform
Read More »Zoe Quinn teams up with satirical erotic author Chuck Tingle for next game
The developer behind 2013’s Depression Quest, Zoe Quinn, has announced her next project. According to a documentary filmed by Vice, Quinn is collaborating with satirical erotic author Chuck Tingle on a new FMV dating simulator game currently called Projet Tingler. This appears to involve a lot of men and women …
Read More »What we learnt from Gamescom 2016
The reveals and announcements may not have come thick and fast at Gamescom 2016, but there were still plenty of developments coming out of the show floor. Christopher Dring, Alex Calvin and Matthew Jarvis look at the key things we took away from this year’s show. Titanfall 2 is Call …
Read More »Insert Coin opens Pokémon pop-up store in London
Until the end of August, games clothing brand Insert Coin is running a store dedicated to Pokmon in London. The pop-up shop is located at Old Truman’s Brewery on Brick Lane in Shoreditch. The store opened yesterday, and will be until Tuesday, August 30th This follows Insert Coin signing a …
Read More »Motorious Entertainment funded $566,000 to make Top Gear games
Helsinki start-up will be developing free-to-play mobile games based on the long-running TV show
Read More »Bandai Namco’s Tales of Berseria tops Japanese charts
A new entry in Bandai Namco’s popular Tales of RPG series was the best-selling game in Japan last week, according to market data from Famitsu. Tales of Berseria sold 160,040 units on PlayStation 4, the highest-performing SKU, with the PS3 edition charting in third place with 74,052 copies sold. In …
Read More »HTC Vive bests Oculus Rift as developers’ headset of choice
New study shows almost 50% of VR devs are creating games for HTC's device
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