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It’s been said on the internet a lot these last few hours, but Sony’s E3 2015 conference seriously was just a Half-Life 3 short of actually ending the world. The Last Guardian. Bang. Final Fantasy VII Remake. BANG. Shenmue III. DEFCON 1. Half-Life 3? Actual planetary annihilation. As the internet …

Inxile’s latest Kickstarter effort The Bard’s Tale IV has surpassed its $1.25m goal with weeks to spare. The upcoming game’s Kickstarter page currently displays more than $1.26m pledged from nearly 28,500 backers. All that, and the project still has 24 days until its conclusion – plenty of time to reach …

It appears Ouya’s investment bank Mesa Global has confirmed Razer’s purchase of the microconsole maker. Engadget reports the acquisition was noted on Mesa Global’s website, under its June 2015 transactions. The news follows last week’s report that Razer had plans in place to buyout Ouya. Razer provided a non-denial regarding …

Early Access release Ark: Survival Evolved has come out on top of Steam’s best selling products for the second week in a row. The dinosaur-themed game beat out Grand Theft Auto V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and a slew of games on discount for Steam’s summer sale to take …

It’s not all about Battlefront at this year’s E3 – Sony has also locked down a deal for the Star Wars-featuring next entry in Disney’s Infinity series. This Autumn will see the release of a Disney Infinity 3.0 Starter Pack which will be exclusive to PlayStation. Including the Rise Against …

Sony targets competitive multiplayer market with new IP Rigs

Sony has backed its Morpheus headset as more than just a single-player experience. Speaking on-stage at the platform holder’s E3 conference, CEO Andrew House outlined the virtual reality headset as ‘the’ VR platform for playing together. While only one person can wear the Morpheus, House revealed that up to four …

After years of being partnered with Xbox, and being shown off on-stage at its E3 conference, Call of Duty has defected to PlayStation. Mark Lamia from Treyarch showed off the latest entry in the series, Black Ops III, at Sony’s media briefing. Lamia showed footage from the game’s campaign, featuring …

It’s been a big day for gaming fans, with The Last Guardian and a remake of Final Fantasy VII being shown on Sony’s stage. But Shenmue 3 is also in the works, with series creator Yu Suzuki taking to the stage at Sony’s E3 media briefing to announce that he …

After years of speculation, it seems that Square Enix are finally remastering Final Fantasy 7 for PS4. An updated version of the previously-released PC port of the 1997 RPG was teased for the console at last year’s PlayStation Experience. Now it seems that a more full-bodied remake is coming, simply …