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Bethesda’s E3 press conference was a blood thirsty, lavish affair that delivered at least two surprises. Ahead of the event, four games were rumoured to appear: A new Wolfenstein, The Evil Within 2, Prey and a remake of Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.The gossip columns were only half-right. Skyrim is being rebuilt …

Star Trek: Bridge Crew is a social VR game from Ubisoft that wants to give players the chance to star in an episode of their own. The game, created by Ubisoft’s Red Storm studio, is due out this Christmas on PS VR, Oculus Rift and HTC. It is entirely set …

EA kicked of E3 on Sunday afternoon, with a conference filled with big blockbusters, if not any real surprises. The publisher started the event with Titanfall 2. The shooter from Respawn will arrive on October 28th this year, just a little ahead of the new Call of Duty. The game …

Electronic Arts hopes to sign and publish 'a few projects each year'

ESL and Blizzard have teamed up to host a $100,000 Overwatch tournament at Gamescom later this year. The ESL Overwatch Atlantic Showdown will take place on August 20th and 21st on the main stage of ESL’s Gamescom booth in Hall 9. Eight of the best Overwatch teams in the world …

ESL One New York will feature a $75,000 Street Fighter V competition alongside the already announced CS:GO tournament. The Brooklyn Beatdown competition will hit the Barclays Center on October 1st and 2nd, and can host up to 1,024 players, with anyone being able to register for just $10. However to …

Former Premier League champions Manchester United are reportedly eying an inroad into the eSports scene. eSports News UK reports that United wish to sign an unnamed professional European Overwatch team who are currently signed with another organisation. Furthermore, eSports outfit Fnatic also have designs on signing the same group. The …

Another big E3 reveal has slipped out before the show officially begins. A compact version of the Xbox One has appeared on popular games forum Neogaf. The product is called Xbox One S, it will be 40 per cent smaller than the current Xbox One, it boasts a 2TB hard-drive, …

Ahead of what will surely be an onslaught of news, Telltale has updated fans on its impending new Batman game. Batman – A Telltale series (the fact the studio’s name is in the title, just highlights how far that company has come) is due this summer. It is a five-part …

Bethesda is holding its second E3 press conference this evening (in LA, this morning in the UK). This follows last year’s successful event, which saw the full unveiling of Fallout 4. Here are all the details: When is it?For those in Los Angeles, it takes place at a reasonable 7pm. …