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The locking off of Microsoft’s first party PC games from Steam may only be a temporary measure. Speaking on Giant Bomb’s E3 livestream, as reported by GameSpot, Xbox boss Phil Spencer recognised the importance of Vale’s platform to the PC games market. "I look at Steam today, it’s on an …
Read More »We Happy Few generated most interest at E3, says internet research firm ListenFirst
Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few, shown on stage at Xbox’s conference, was the most popular game at E3. That’s according to internet tracking company ListenFirst, which – as reported by GamesBeat – worked out the number of organic searches on Wikipedia for all titles at E3. The thinking here is …
Read More »New Zelda rejected Wii U GamePad because it ‘disrupts gameplay’
The producer of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has admitted that having experimented with it, his team rejected the idea of incorporating Wii U GamePad functionality into the game. We realized that having something on the GamePad and looking back and forth between the TV screen and the GamePad actually …
Read More »Video: Nintendo announces new RPG Ever Oasis
Nintendo has revealed a brand new IP at E3 yesterday. Entitled Ever Oasis, it will see gamers play as adventurer Thethu to build a prosperous village in the middle of the desert. The RPG of course features its share of puzzle-dungeons, during which players will be able to switch between …
Read More »Sky and ITV partner to launch 24-hour Ginx eSports TV channel
Ginx TV has unveiled its new direction this morning, following a new partnership with Sky and ITV. From June 23rd, the video games channel will become Ginx eSports TV, the first 24-hour eSports channel in the UK. It will launch on channel 470 in Sky’s Sports section and will feature, …
Read More »Rumble Roses character designer Shiro Kotobuki has passed away
Japanese artist was left paralyzed from the neck down after a road accident in his twenties
Read More »Opinion: The changing landscape of games industry conferences
SuperData’s Joost van Dreunen discusses the rapid rise and sheer number of video game events designed to educate the industry on the next big thing. For this year’s E3 conference, I’d like to not talk about E3 for a change. Over the course of my tenure as an industry analyst, …
Read More »PS4 Neo is purely about keeping users on-side, House explains
4K? VR? The actual motivation behind Sony’s PS4 Neo may actually be more straightforward than you think. That’s according to PlayStation boss Andrew House, at least, who has told The Guardian that the main thinking behind the upgrade is simply to keep people engaged with the PS4 platform for longer …
Read More »House ‘surprised’ by Scorpio announcement, explains Neo no-show
PlayStation boss Andrew House has questioned the wisdom of Microsoft’s decision to bring the Xbox Scorpio to its E3 conference some year and a half before release. I was surprised by the step of announcing something over a year ahead of time,” he told The Guardian. The dynamics of the …
Read More »Xbox One S 2TB launching on August 2nd in the UK, 500GB and 1TB versions to follow
Multiple sources have confirmed to MCV the UK launch date for the 2TB edition of the Xbox One S. The new hardware will be released on Tuesday, August 2nd. Furthermore, the 1TB and 500GB editions will not be launching on this date. Sources have told MCV that the S range …
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