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The open world action game Ghost Recon: WIldlands is the title that inspired the new Steep project, Ubisoft tells MCV. Steep is an action sports game that features paragliding, base jumping, skiing and snowboarding. It lets players traverse landscapes how it sees fit and compete in ‘100s of challenges’. It …

Microsoft has confirmed the British pricing for its brand new Xbox One S. In a blog post on Xbox Wire, the platform holder revealed that the 500GB edition of the Xbox One S will set UK gamers back 249; meanwhile that 1TB SKU will cost 299. That’s on top of …

VR games Eagle Flight, Trackmania Turbo, Werewolves Within and Star Trek: Bridge Crew will be Ubisoft’s first VR titles, the publisher has announced. All three will arrive before Christmas on all major VR devices – Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. Ubisoft has always been proud of the fact …

Every time we ask a games publisher how big they think VR will be, we receive shrugged shoulders and a few platitudes about how transformative it is to play. Until we asked Ubisoft. It just said: About 2.5m to 3.5m units in the first year.” The answer came from David …

Co-op game due on virtual reality devices this autumn

The next South Park RPG is a parody of Marvel movies, Ubisoft revealed at E3 today. What’s more, the title is out this year – December 6th, to be precise. Showcasing multiple trailers, South Park: The Fractured But Whole features a completely new combat system, and is set the day …

The rumours were true. Microsoft used its E3 2016 press conference to announce two new consoles, including Xbox One’s successor Project Scorpio. Project Scorpio will indeed pack a whopping 6 teraflops of computing power which, if reports are to be believed, is way ahead of PS4 Neo… which could of …

New system currently in development to help studios ‘deliver true 4K gaming and high-fidelity VR’

Microsoft’s indie gaming initiative shows no signs of losing momentum

Peripherals specialist Razer has revealed its second VR headset. Dubbed The Hacker Development Kit 2.0 (or HDK 2.0 for short), this is a $400 piece of kit that’s set for a July release, according to GamesBeat. The hardware uses Razer’s VR operating system, the imaginatively called OSVR. Razer claims that …