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EA boss Wilson talks Visceral and loot boxes as Star Wars Battlefront II undergoes changes

battlefront2jpg EA boss Wilson talks Visceral and loot boxes as Star Wars Battlefront II undergoes changes

The CEO of EA has again denied claims that the decision to scrap Visceral’s Star Wars game and close the studio was linked to a strategic move away from single-player gaming. “You may have heard the conversation around single player versus multiplayer or single player versus live service and [Visceral’s …

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Ryan and Cage defend violent Last of Us 2 and Detroit trailers

detroitjpg Ryan and Cage defend violent Last of Us 2 and Detroit trailers

A fierce debate has been raging since Sony decided to portray two of its biggest upcoming titles with scenes of violence towards women. The trailers for both The Last of Us 2 and Detroit shown at Sony’s Paris Games Week showcase earlier this week depicted scenes that have upset some …

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Super Mario Odyssey sales hit 2m units

marioodysseyjpg Super Mario Odyssey sales hit 2m units

Nintendo has said that it estimates recent release Super Mario Odyssey has sold around 2m copies in its first two days on sale. That equates to a little more than one in every four Switch owners buying a copy. In the UK, Mario just missed out on the chart top …

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Blood and Truth – Is this the big PS VR exclusive we’ve been waiting for?

blood and truthpng Blood and Truth - Is this the big PS VR exclusive we've been waiting for?

Coming out of Sony’s London Studio is Blood and Truth, with the title just being revealed at Sony’s Paris Games Week Press Conference. While Sony’s support for its VR headset has been admirable, it’s arguably lacked the kind of tentpole titles that get non-VR enthusiasts to splash out cash on …

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Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima unveiled at Sony’s Paris Games Week conference

screen shot 2017 10 30 at 181657png Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima unveiled at Sony’s Paris Games Week conference

Sony kicked off Paris Games Week earlier today with its press conference. Among other announcements, the platform holder unveiled a new IP from Infamous and Sly Cooper developer Sucker Punch. Entitled Ghost of Tsushima, the open-world samurai title, set in medieval Japan, kicked off Sony’s conference and will be a PS4 …

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Warner Bros takes over as Rocket League distributor

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The physical version of Rocket League will now be distributed by Warner Bros. The new worldwide agreement will see a new physical version of the PS4, Xbox One and PC game arriving at some point in the future. "Rocket League has such wide appeal across all audiences, it’s no wonder …

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The future looks uncertain for Amazon’s Breakaway

breakawayjpg The future looks uncertain for Amazon’s Breakaway

Amazon Game Studios’ has confirmed that one of its big three upcoming titles isn’t quite working out. Breakaway was one of three games announced by the company one year ago. However, following reports Amazon has confirmed that the game is effectively going back to the drawing board. At this point …

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