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EA kicked off its Play event yesterday with further details about the sequel to 2014’s mech-shooter Titanfall. The publisher confirmed that Titanfall 2 will be launching on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on October 28th. The games firm also showed off the title’s single player mode for the very …

Publisher Bethesda unveiled its VR plans during its E3 conference yesterday, including two projects for HTC Vive. The first one is a virtual reality Doom experience, for which the publisher did not specify any release date. But the second, and potentially more exciting, announcement was that a VR version of …

Joost van Dreunen issues a stark warning about VR’s prospects, as the emerging medium struggles to surpass its negative mainstream perception

At last night’s EA Play, the publisher brought us up to speed about the Star Wars projects it has in the pipeline. This included our first, incredibly brief, look at Visceral’s Star Wars title. Development on this project is being headed up by Naughty Dog alumni and former Uncharted maker …

President of Japanese developer adds: ‘Our only option is to make a new Armored Core’

Sizzle reel teases more Battlefront content, Respawn’s lightsaber game, first glimpse of Visceral’s project

EA’s Play event yesterday may have focused on big blockbuster brands, but the publishing giant is looking to work more with smaller developers, too. The company has announced it will be funding and releasing projects from indie developers under its brand new EA Originals label. Fe, from developerZoink,will be the …

Skyrim: Special Edition will also bring mod support to console players for the first time

Further details about a new Dead Rising game have leaked ahead of the title’s official announcement. A number of screenshots and GIFs for Capcom’s horror release have been posted on NeoGAF by Gwyn, and compiled here by user Etta. The images appear to feature Frank West, the hero of the …

Have video games changed the world? Sure. Like any mass-market entertainment medium, games have had an impact. But our sector is on the cusp of a far more significant intervention that could have a very meaningful impact on a great number of lives. While all media can affect people through …