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‘Semi-secret’ research outlet will work on experiences themed around Star Wars for tech firm’s AR tech

The latest Dead Rising game will likely make its way onto PlayStation. Eurogamer reports that Capcom’s official stance on Dead Rising 4 is as follows: "You’ll be able to play it first on Xbox One and Windows 10." ‘First’. It now seems that Capcom reps have been telling journalists that …

It seems that NX will not look to compete with rivals Xbox Scorpio and PS4 Neo in raw performance terms. The NX will have entered the design phase before Scorpio or Neo were known entities. However, it’s not even known whether it will be able to stand toe-to-toe with existing …

‘We don't think exclusives are a good idea for customers or developers,’ boss of Steam and Vive firm explains

Formed by veterans from Telltale Games, Klei Entertainment and Irrational, Campo Santo released its first game Firewatch at the start of year. The title was an instant hit, selling 500,000 copies in its first month and recouping its development budget in its first day on sale. It was overwhelming,” composer …

This is probably the game you’re looking for. At least, it is if you happen to have watched last year’s blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens (and judging by its huge Box Office figures, you probably did). The games industry has been shy when it comes to specific movie tie-ins …

Rumours that NX was pushed back to incorporate VR appear to have been dispelled by Nintendo. We’ve been looking at the VR space since the days of the Virtual Boy,” American boss Reggie Fils-Aime told Bloomberg, as reported by VG247. With us, we want to make sure our next content …

China should be an enticing market for any games company. Not only does it boast the biggest population of any nation state on Earth – with a whopping 1.4bn people – research firm Newzoo claims that 446.3m of that figure play games. Meanwhile, 157m spend money on games. Newzoo estimated …

Marvel has said that the new Spider-Man game unveiled at Sony’s E3 press conference should be regarded as a battle cry from the company. The PS4 title, in development at Insomniac, represents to first showing of a plan that was put into place back in 2014. "With a treasure trove …

Industry commentators have taken to calling Playtonic ‘the new Rare’. But really, it’s more like the old Rare. The majority of the 20-strong team is made up of former Rare employees, and the game it’s making looks, sounds, and plays just like the 1998 Rare classic Banjo-Kazooie. And according to …