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Read More »A blue Forza 6 Xbox One console is on the way
Microsoft has revealed a very fetching looking Limited Edition Xbox One that will arrive alongside Forza 6 later this year. The blue hardware has a Forza decal running along the top and down the front, as well as some special markings around the power button. The controller (which is the …
Read More »Opinion: Ubisoft’s gamble could be a game changer for VR
VR has unquestionably been the most hotly debated topic in Los Angeles this week. There are those that will vehemently insist that VR will be a motion controller fad at most. That pricey peripherals never work and that virtual reality headsets are destined to go down the same route as …
Read More »Rare Replay is Amazon’s most-pre-ordered game announced at E3
Amazon has revealed the Top Ten most pre-ordered games revealed at this year’s E3. On top are two Microsoft titles – game anthology Rare Replay comes in at No.1, while Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is second. Then its two titles from Bethesda – the new Doom title and Dishonored …
Read More »Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford to deliver opening keynote at Develop: Brighton
Studio boss will discuss Borderlands, Brothers in Arms and Battleborn next month
Read More »Sony: PlayStation TV ‘didn’t capture consumers’ imagination’
Sony studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said that the difficulty in explaining exactly what PlayStation TV is has led to the streaming devices’ failure. "It didn’t capture the consumers’ imagination," he told Game Informer. "It’s a hard concept to explain. You could say it’s a mini-console, it’s a video streaming …
Read More »Miyamoto blames high price and tablets for Wii U struggles
‘After Wii U, we're hoping that next time it will be a very big hit’
Read More »Crytek adds Oculus support with CryEngine 3.8.1
New point release also introduces new OpenGL renderer, Android and Linux support
Read More »1TB PS4 arriving next month as Sony unveils console redesign
There’s a new PS4 on the way, although the changes are all to be found below the hood. Sony has confirmed that a new design will start rolling out in Europe, America and Asia toward the end of this month. The redesigned console is 10 per cent lighter than the …
Read More »Microsoft is ‘absolutely continuing to support Kinect’
Kinect is not dead. That’s the message from Microsoft, despite the fact the peripheral was not mentioned once in its Xbox E3 press conference earlier this week. We are absolutely continuing to support Kinect," Xbox’s Aaron Greenberg told GameSpot. We’re continuing to support Kinect where it makes sense [and] innovating …
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