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Ubisoft will be taking to the stage at 1pm PST (9pm for us Brits) to show us what it has in the works. Though Ubisoft has already announced what is likely the cornerstone of its end of year line-up in Watch Dogs 2, the publisher will have a number of …

Business-orientated social network site LinkedIn has landed an acquisition deal with Microsoft worth a staggering $26.2bn. The all-cash transaction values LinkedIn’s shares at $196 each. Currently they trade at around $131 having fallen by around 40 per cent this year. Microsoft previously paid $8.5bn for Skype in 2011 and $7.2bn …

Microsoft’s E3 press event is taking place at its usual 9:30am PST slot in America (5:30pm for those of us in the UK). The platform holder has promised that this year’s show will be a ‘very special E3′. The press event is set to last 90 minutes – expect to …

UK games festival returns to Cambridge on Friday, June 24th

Dark Souls developer From Software has said that it is currently working on three separate titles. Kotaku reports that a Twitter translation of a Japanese interview revealed the news. The first title is an action RPG with a dark fantasy setting that has been likened to Dark Souls. The second …

EA transitions its most crucial franchise to the DICE’s tech, but will it enhance or hinder the series?

Recruitment agency will present its Search For A Star prize during Brighton ceremony

A number of Xbox One owners thought they’d got lucky last week when they had seemed to grab themselves a free copy of Bethesda’s Fallout 4. The game’s price, and that of its Season Pass, was mistakenly dropped to absolutely nothing for a brief period, and word quickly spread online …

The rumours and leaks are correct: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Publisher Bethesda confirmed that its popular RPG game would be getting a lick of paint and launching for the new machines. This SKU is called The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim …

Following last year’s Pip-Boy special edition for Fallout 4, a new and more expensive Pip-Boy is on the way. Announced by GameSpot’s ThinkGeek merchandise brand, the Pip-Boy: Deluxe Bluetooth Edition (pictured) will set consumers back $349.99 (around 250). This is exclusive to ThinkGeek, who says that the merchandise comes with …