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October will kick off Ubisoft’s commercial entry into the virtual reality market. Ubisoft Montreal’s Eagle Flight, which as the name suggests allows players to soar like an eagle (over Paris) will debut on Oculus Rift on October 18th. A PlayStation VR version will follow on November 8th, while an HTC …
Read More »Telltale launches Mr Robot game on mobile
A collaboration between Night School Games, Telltale Games and NBC has produced a new game based on the hit US TV show Mr Robot. Mr Robot:1.51 exfiltratiOn is described as a narrative experience” for iOS and Android that sees players using a fictional E Corp Messaging App to take part …
Read More »AMD reveals Zen, wants back into CPU race
Intel’s run of almost uninterrupted reign at the top of the PC processor market could be in for a serious challenge. After years languishing at the budget end of the sector with its multicore FX CPU lineup, Engadget reports that AMD has lifted the lid on its long-awaited next generation …
Read More »Microsoft sees a future without console generations
Xbox One and PS4 will be the last of their kind, Xbox’s US marketing boss Aaron Greenberg has predicted. Next year’s arrival of the iterative Xbox Scorpio and PS4 Neo upgrades – as well as Microsoft’s growing unification of the Xbox and Windows space – all point to a shift …
Read More »Kinguin sponsors Ninjas in Pyjamas
Kinguin has become one of the sponsors of popular Counter-Strike team Ninjas in Pyjamas. The deal, which was announced today at Gamescom, sees Kinguin become of the main sponsors of NiP who are considered to be one the best CS:GO teams in the world. The partnership will see the Kinguin …
Read More »Xbox VR likely exclusive to Project Scorpio
Devs hoping to target Xbox gamers with virtual reality titles may have to build for upcoming higher-end hardware
Read More »Uncorporeal aims to create realistic humans for VR and AR
New firm uses volumetric capture technology to scan every angle of actors
Read More »Ex-Lionhead developers unveil ‘The Sexy Brutale’
A new indie studio formed by former Lionhead developers have teamed up with Tequila Works to create a unique console game. Tom Lansdale and brothers Charles and James Griffiths have formed Cavalier Games to create The Sexy Brutale, a puzzle adventure game where the hero must join a never-ending masked …
Read More »New UK publisher Playstack: ‘You create the game, we’ll handle the funding’
New UK publisher aims to fund and support developers with high-quality games
Read More »Yooka-Laylee developers buoyed by Ratchet & Clank success
The commercial success of the new Ratchet & Clank reboot has excited the creators of Yooka-Laylee. Like Ratchet & Clank, Yooka-Laylee is a 3D platformer. It generated 2.1m via Kickstarter, and studio Playtonic admits it’s nervous that many of those interested in the game will already own it as a …
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