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South Park: The Fractured But Whole mocks Marvel and DC, and is out in December

The next South Park RPG is a parody of Marvel movies, Ubisoft revealed at E3 today. What’s more, the title is out this year – December 6th, to be precise. Showcasing multiple trailers, South Park: The Fractured But Whole features a completely new combat system, and is set the day …

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E3 2016 MICROSOFT ROUNDUP: Xbox Project Scorpio and Xbox One S are real

The rumours were true. Microsoft used its E3 2016 press conference to announce two new consoles, including Xbox One’s successor Project Scorpio. Project Scorpio will indeed pack a whopping 6 teraflops of computing power which, if reports are to be believed, is way ahead of PS4 Neo… which could of …

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Razer unveils $400 VR headset

Peripherals specialist Razer has revealed its second VR headset. Dubbed The Hacker Development Kit 2.0 (or HDK 2.0 for short), this is a $400 piece of kit that’s set for a July release, according to GamesBeat. The hardware uses Razer’s VR operating system, the imaginatively called OSVR. Razer claims that …

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All games big and small: 505 talks Abzu and Assetto Corsa

Though back in the day 505 Games was best known for Cooking Mama, these days it produces a real variety of content. For every blockbuster like Payday 2, there’s an indie hit like Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. And its upcoming release slate is just as diverse, with hardcore …

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Nordic Games, Wired and Le Cortex form We Sing Productions

Publisher Nordic Games and developers Wired Productions and Le Cortex have formed a new company dedicated to the We Sing range of karaoke titles. We Sing Productions says it is working on products for multiple platforms, with the first game due to arrive this year. The title will be teased …

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Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2bn

Business-orientated social network site LinkedIn has landed an acquisition deal with Microsoft worth a staggering $26.2bn. The all-cash transaction values LinkedIn’s shares at $196 each. Currently they trade at around $131 having fallen by around 40 per cent this year. Microsoft previously paid $8.5bn for Skype in 2011 and $7.2bn …

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Watch Xbox’s E3 press conference here at 5:30pm UK time

Microsoft’s E3 press event is taking place at its usual 9:30am PST slot in America (5:30pm for those of us in the UK). The platform holder has promised that this year’s show will be a ‘very special E3′. The press event is set to last 90 minutes – expect to …

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