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For all the talk of hardware that has dominated the show, Sony doubled down on its upcoming games library for this year’s E3. While its debatable whether the PlayStation firm lived up to its stellar showing last year, where the company announced The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII Remake AND …

‘I’m back,’ says Metal Gear Solid creator on-stage during PlayStation conference

Sony says more than 50 games will be released for virtual reality device by the end of the year

Sony’s E3 2016 press event will get going shortly and you can watch it from the comfort of your home right here. The firm is following a strong showing from Microsoft, which saw the Xbox firm announcing not just a new SKU of its Xbox One, but also its vision …

Ubisoft Reflections has produced a sequel to its quirkly 2015 platformer Grow Home. The new game, called Grow Up, sees players try and take BUD (that’s the hero) to the moon. The game features a few new gameplay elements, including the ability to drop seeds to create plants that can …

Ubisoft has announced that it is combining the worlds of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon with its Trials motorcycle series. Trials of the Blood Dragon combines the motocross platforming of Trials with a full narrative with a 1980s twist. It was unveiled on stage during Ubisoft’s E3 press conference. It …

The next Ghost Recon game will come to PS4, Xbox One and PC early next year. The title will launch March 7th, to be precise. The date was revealed as part of Ubisoft’s pre-E3 press conference and a full demo for the game was showcased on stage. Ghost Recon: Wildlands …

Ubisoft’s press conference was a long one, but it was probably one of the strongest showing the publisher has been involved with. The extended run-time featured a release slate for the company’s next financial year unlike any it has had before. It showed a couple of more quirky digital titles, …

Multi-sports title with heavy focus on connected multiplayer described as a ‘completely new genre’

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 …