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EA is injecting some new-ness into this year’s FIFA with the addition of a story mode called The Journey. Following on from the likes of 2K’s NBA outing NBA 2K16, which featured a narrative penned by Spike Lee, FIFA 17 will boast a mode where users assume the role of …
Read More »Video: EA shows off Titanfall 2’s single player, game set for October release
EA kicked off its Play event yesterday with further details about the sequel to 2014’s mech-shooter Titanfall. The publisher confirmed that Titanfall 2 will be launching on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on October 28th. The games firm also showed off the title’s single player mode for the very …
Read More »Bethesda’s Fallout 4 is coming to VR
Publisher Bethesda unveiled its VR plans during its E3 conference yesterday, including two projects for HTC Vive. The first one is a virtual reality Doom experience, for which the publisher did not specify any release date. But the second, and potentially more exciting, announcement was that a VR version of …
Read More »Video: EA shows first glimpse of Visceral and Amy Hennig’s Star Wars title
At last night’s EA Play, the publisher brought us up to speed about the Star Wars projects it has in the pipeline. This included our first, incredibly brief, look at Visceral’s Star Wars title. Development on this project is being headed up by Naughty Dog alumni and former Uncharted maker …
Read More »From Software working on three projects, including an RPG, potential reboot and ‘something weird’
President of Japanese developer adds: ‘Our only option is to make a new Armored Core’
Read More »EA launches indie label EA Originals
EA’s Play event yesterday may have focused on big blockbuster brands, but the publishing giant is looking to work more with smaller developers, too. The company has announced it will be funding and releasing projects from indie developers under its brand new EA Originals label. Fe, from developerZoink,will be the …
Read More »More Dead Rising 4 info leaked
Further details about a new Dead Rising game have leaked ahead of the title’s official announcement. A number of screenshots and GIFs for Capcom’s horror release have been posted on NeoGAF by Gwyn, and compiled here by user Etta. The images appear to feature Frank West, the hero of the …
Read More »Virtual reality – a revolution in more than name
Have video games changed the world? Sure. Like any mass-market entertainment medium, games have had an impact. But our sector is on the cusp of a far more significant intervention that could have a very meaningful impact on a great number of lives. While all media can affect people through …
Read More »Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick on eSports, virtual reality and the state of E3
We talk to the boss of Take-Two about eSports, virtual reality, the state of E3 and the publisher’s acquisition strategy. How digital has transformed Take-Two’s business Digitally-delivered revenue, especially recurrent consumer spending – which we define as anything other than a full-game download, including virtual currency, add-on content and online …
Read More »Overwatch holds No.1 for third week, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst debuts in second place
Blizzard’s new online shooter IP Overwatch is top of the UK charts once again. Sales of the game fell 44 per cent in its third week on shelves. It charts ahead of Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, which debuts in second place. GfK notes that the original Mirror’s Edge was a sleeper …
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