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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 …

New footage for sci-fi RPG Mass Effect: Andromeda was amongst EA’s announcements during its EA Play conference yesterday. This new ‘developer diary’ trailer includes behind-the-scenes footage and some cut scenes. Developer Bioware promised bigger revelations about the game later this year and added that the game will have ‘more freedom’ …

EA is injecting some new-ness into this year’s FIFA with the addition of a story mode called The Journey. Following on from the likes of 2K’s NBA outing NBA 2K16, which featured a narrative penned by Spike Lee, FIFA 17 will boast a mode where users assume the role of …

Dave Ranyard reveals how a recent trip to China helped inspire his future dev plans

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’