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A new Xbox Scorpio type console was at one stage on the cards to release in 2016, Microsoft has admitted. The platform holder has this week revealed not only a 4K orientated 6 teraflop Xbox One successor, named Xbox Scorpio, but also a slimmed down Xbox One called the Xbox …

HTC says the upcoming Fallout 4 game for Vive could be the headset’s system seller. Although the firm doesn’t believe in exclusivity in VR – and encourages developers to create games for Oculus and PlayStation VR as well – it is excited about the impact Fallout 4 may have on …

Ubisoft is confident that the Nintendo NX will recapture the lost Wii audience, Ubisoft has told MCV. The Wii was one of the most successful games consoles in history, with over 101m consoles sold. By comparison its successor, Wii U, has been a failure, shifting just shy of 13m units. …

Hertzian talks us through its new review aggregation and analysis tool

Planning to enter the scary world of crowdfunding? We collect the best advice from Playtonic’s Andy Robinson, ICO Partners’ Thomas Bideaux and Revolution’s Charles Cecil – whose projects have collectively raised more than £6m on Kickstarter – at this year’s Interface on positioning your campaign for success

Aaron Greenburg insists “no one gets left behind” as devs eye new console

As the studio prepares to launch upcoming RPG The Dwarves, owner and creative director Jan Theysen reflects on how German developer King Art has evolved its technical prowess

The annoying thing isn’t so much that there isn’t an option for Link to be female in Zelda: Breath of the Wild, it’s more the weakness of the excuse given for that decision. Speculation about either a female Link or the option to choose the character’s gender in the new …

Bethesda has confirmed that a sequel to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is in the works, but that we won’t be seeing it for some time. As reported by IGN, Bethesda’s Games Studios boss Todd Howard said on YouTube’s Live at E3 stream that The Elder Scrolls 6 is one …

Platform holder denies claims by The Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson that framerate in Gears of War 4 is more consistent on slimmer console