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Developer’s involvement confirmed by director Tetsuya Nomura

Title features VR 'technology breakthrough' to combat motion sickness

The forthcoming remake of 1997 classic RPG Final Fantasy VII could be released over several episodes. That’s according to publisher Square Enix who said the game will be ‘told across a multi-part series, with each entry providing its own unique experience’. Final Fantasy VII Remake was announced during Sony’s E3 …

Long-awaited sequel generates $1m in less than 24 hours

Title will be exclusive to PlayStation VR

EA’s football blockbuster FIFA 16 has claimed its sixth No.1 this year. The title shot back to the top spot last week during the Black Friday sales period, and it maintains its position despite a 41 per cent dip in sales. The rest of the Top Three remains unchanged – …

MOBA pushed to 2016 as 16 employees depart the company

Dark Souls III will launch in Europe and North America on April 12th, Bandai Namco has revealed. The game will debut in Japan a few weeks earlier, arriving March 24th for the region. Publisher Bandai Namco has also announced three special editions of Dark Souls III. The first is the …

It’s taken Double Fine just a weekend’s time to amass nearly $2m for Pyschonauts 2 crowdfunding campaign on Fig. The project hit the $1m milestone less than a day afterit was announced at The Game Awards last week, and has added over $800,000 more since. At time of writing, the …

Valve has added a new option to Steam, allowing users to permanently delete games and other purchases from their library. VG247points to the new feature – perhaps a welcome sight to those who have made questionable purchases during discount promotions, or received a joke gift from someone on their friends …