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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 …
Read More »Ubisoft actually answers the question on how big they think VR will be
Every time we ask a games publisher how big they think VR will be, we receive shrugged shoulders and a few platitudes about how transformative it is to play. Until we asked Ubisoft. It just said: About 2.5m to 3.5m units in the first year.” The answer came from David …
Read More »Ubisoft will have four VR games out for this Christmas
VR games Eagle Flight, Trackmania Turbo, Werewolves Within and Star Trek: Bridge Crew will be Ubisoft’s first VR titles, the publisher has announced. All three will arrive before Christmas on all major VR devices – Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. Ubisoft has always been proud of the fact …
Read More »E3 2016: Red Storm resurfaces with Star Trek VR
Co-op game due on virtual reality devices this autumn
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »E3 2016: Microsoft’s Project Scorpio has 8 CPU cores and 6 TFLOPS of power
New system currently in development to help studios ‘deliver true 4K gaming and high-fidelity VR’
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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