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Use Your Brainz Edu aimed at math students to analyse their problem solving skills

It seems that for every critic declaring virtual reality to be the next major entertainment development, there’s another dismissing it as a flash in the pan. Who is right? It will be several years before we know for sure, but Sony studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has dismissed those who predict …

Engine firm goes public with planned releases and updates

Nearly half of all sales to US consumers

Microsoft has revealed a very fetching looking Limited Edition Xbox One that will arrive alongside Forza 6 later this year. The blue hardware has a Forza decal running along the top and down the front, as well as some special markings around the power button. The controller (which is the …

Unity 5 tech demo now available to download and install

Nintendo says that more than 1m copies of Splatoon has sold worldwide. This is according to the firm’s own internal metrics, and includes digital and physical sales. 230,000 of the sales were from Europe, 368,000 from Japan and a further 476,000 in the US. 20,000 units have also been sold …

CEO reveals most VR titles are being developed with Unity engine

Square Enix has announced the PC port of Final Fantasy VII’s original Playstation release will arrive on PS4 this holiday season. To clarify, the announcement doesn’t relate to the upcoming Final Fantasy VII remakerevealed at E3– that remains scheduled for a 2017 launch. ThePC re-releasebrought about achievements, the ability to …

The first chapter of The Odd Gentlemen’s reimagining of King’s Quest will arrive next month for PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms. King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember is the first of five chapters that comprise the game’s story arc – starring a young Graham looking to prove himself worthy of …