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Read More »Now Angry Birds teams up with Sonic
Rovio’s Angry Birds is embarking on another brand crossover, this time with Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog. Characters from Angry Birds Epic including Red Knight, Chuck Mage, and Bomb Pirate will for three weeks be appearing in Sonic Dash which, incidentally, hit 100m downloads earlier this week. We were thrilled with …
Read More »Unreal Engine 4.8 adds more VR support, network replays and lots of grass
Latest point release is the biggest yet, plus the launch of marketplace plugins
Read More »Future of Oculus event livestream today at 6pm BST
VR firm could show off final version of the Rift headset
Read More »Playstation Vue Mobile TV streaming app receives limited release for iPad devices
Sony’s TV streaming service Playstation Vue has begun rolling out to iPad devices, with the app being soft launched in select US cities. Engadgetreports on the app’s arrival on the iTunes store. It makes good on the statements Sony made about an iPad version being in the works when the …
Read More »VIDEO: Hellblade wants to explore mental health
UK developer Ninja Theory has revealed that it is working with a professor of neuroscience to give upcoming title Hellblade a psychological edge. Main character Senua is described as a Celtic warrior who is left traumatised by a Viking invasion”, with mental health and psychosis” being the key themes. True …
Read More »Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons coming to next-gen
Yet another last-gen game is getting a makeover and heading to next-gen consoles. 505 Games has announced a PS4 and Xbox One release for Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. The SKU will include a director’s commentary, soundtrack and concept art gallery. After hitting consoles in the summer, it will …
Read More »VIDEO: Neymar named as PES 2016 cover star
Barcelona star Neymar will front this year’s entry in the PES series. The Champions League, La Liga and Copa Del Ray winner will star on PES 2016’s pack shot and feature in all of its marketing materials. Last year’s game was fronted by Germany and Bayern Munich’s Mario Gtze. PES …
Read More »The latest Gran Turismo 7 estimate? ‘Some time before 2017’
Polyphony Digital boss now reckons Gran Turismo 7 will arrive on PS4 some time before 2017”, which may or may not mean 2016. The date was given to SpazioGames, as translated by GameSpot. "People will not wait so much,” Kazunori Yamauchi said when asked about a potential 2017 release. We …
Read More »ZombiU port in development for PS4 and Xbox One, report claims
Ubisoft’s ZombiU might be returning from the grave. Unseen64 reckons that Ubisoft is currently pushing ahead with development of a port of the game, which was a Wii U launch title and exclusive, for PS4 and Xbox One. This project is one I’ve been keeping an eye on for a …
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