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In the first two weeks of the EU LCS, it’s dangerous to make assumptions about which teams will top the standings. Yet teams that sift to the top do so for a reason, whether it’s an easy early-season schedule or a head start at understanding their strengths and weaknesses. G2 …
Read More »E3 2016 PLAYSTATION ROUNDUP: Sony goes big on software
For all the talk of hardware that has dominated the show, Sony doubled down on its upcoming games library for this year’s E3. While its debatable whether the PlayStation firm lived up to its stellar showing last year, where the company announced The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII Remake AND …
Read More »PlayStation’s E3 event kicks off at 2am UK time right here
Sony’s E3 2016 press event will get going shortly and you can watch it from the comfort of your home right here. The firm is following a strong showing from Microsoft, which saw the Xbox firm announcing not just a new SKU of its Xbox One, but also its vision …
Read More »Grow Home sequel Grow Up is out in August
Ubisoft Reflections has produced a sequel to its quirkly 2015 platformer Grow Home. The new game, called Grow Up, sees players try and take BUD (that’s the hero) to the moon. The game features a few new gameplay elements, including the ability to drop seeds to create plants that can …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Trials of the Blood Dragon mash-up is out now
Ubisoft has announced that it is combining the worlds of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon with its Trials motorcycle series. Trials of the Blood Dragon combines the motocross platforming of Trials with a full narrative with a 1980s twist. It was unveiled on stage during Ubisoft’s E3 press conference. It …
Read More »Ghost Recon: Wildlands set for March
The next Ghost Recon game will come to PS4, Xbox One and PC early next year. The title will launch March 7th, to be precise. The date was revealed as part of Ubisoft’s pre-E3 press conference and a full demo for the game was showcased on stage. Ghost Recon: Wildlands …
Read More »UBISOFT E3 ROUNDUP: Publisher reveals massive line-up for its next financial year at E3
Ubisoft’s press conference was a long one, but it was probably one of the strongest showing the publisher has been involved with. The extended run-time featured a release slate for the company’s next financial year unlike any it has had before. It showed a couple of more quirky digital titles, …
Read More »E3 2016: Ubisoft Annecy developing open-world extreme sports IP Steep
Multi-sports title with heavy focus on connected multiplayer described as a ‘completely new genre’
Read More »The story behind Ubisoft’s new open world action sports game Steep
The open world action game Ghost Recon: WIldlands is the title that inspired the new Steep project, Ubisoft tells MCV. Steep is an action sports game that features paragliding, base jumping, skiing and snowboarding. It lets players traverse landscapes how it sees fit and compete in ‘100s of challenges’. It …
Read More »Xbox One S starts at £249 in the UK
Microsoft has confirmed the British pricing for its brand new Xbox One S. In a blog post on Xbox Wire, the platform holder revealed that the 500GB edition of the Xbox One S will set UK gamers back 249; meanwhile that 1TB SKU will cost 299. That’s on top of …
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