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Smart device giant wants to “revolutionise the way people learn to code”

Ubisoft announced a new entry in its Just Dance franchise during its E3 conference last night. The game will be released on all major platforms – including a digital launch on PC for the first time – this October. Just Dance 2017 will also be coming to Nintendo NX as …

Sunset Overdrive and Ratchet & Clank studio confirms that web-slinging title will not be based on upcoming movie

Another zombie game will soon hit shelves, as Sony announced a new IP developed by Bend Studio last night. The developer is known for its work on Vita’s Uncharted title Golden Abyss. The studio’s new project, Days Gone, is a survival-horror title set after the world was wiped out by …

Sony’s first foray into the virtual reality space with PlayStation VR now has a release date… but only for the United States. Sony Interactive Entertainment America boss Shawn Layden revealed that the hardware would be coming out in that territory on October 13th. There’s no word yet on when the …

The Last Hope for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift marks Croatian studio’s first step into VR development

The rumours were confirmed last night: a new Spider-Man game is coming to PlayStation 4, but it’s not being developed by Sucker Punch. Sony revealed during its PlayStation E3 conference yesterday that the title is developed by Ratchet & Clank, Resistance and Sunset Overdrive studio Insomniac Games. This follows rumours …

Only One puts players in control of West’s late mother Donda as she ascends to heaven

It was thought by many that Sony’s The Last Guardian would never see the light of the day. But the game from the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus developer finally has a release date. It was revealed during last night’s PlayStation press conference that the game would be launching …

It feels pretty easy this morning to draw a dividing line between the Microsoft and Sony E3 2016 press conferences. Microsoft will likely be feeling pretty chuffed with itself. Hardware is always the biggest headline grabber and in that respect Xbox has stolen the show. At 249 for the 500GB …