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The Xbox 360 games available to Xbox One Preview members has been confirmed. 22 titles are included in the initial offer, with the promise of over 100 being available by this holiday and hundreds” more in the months ahead. The service will roll out to all Xbox One members this …

CEO of social games firm brings previous project back into the fold

Shenmue 3, The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII – E3 2015 has been full of big moments, and Microsoft’s Minecraft Hololens demo is right up there with the biggest. There are a ton of caveats you could apply to the demo, which was no doubt rehearsed to within an inch …

Fans throw money at long-awaited sequel, raising the full $2m within the first day

UPDATE: Shenmue 3 has been successfully funded on Kickstarter. It took less than 12 hours to hit its $2m goal. In the process it has set the record for both the fastest game to reach $1m and then $2m. ORIGINAL STORY: Having been announced last night, Shenmue 3 is already …

Intel Developer Blog: How to avoid common mistakes and test your apps effectively

Prior to its E3 conference, Microsoft promised ‘the best Xbox line-up in history’, and it’s hard to argue that the firm failed to deliver. In a jam-packed 90 minutes, the platform holder showed off footage from its biggest games, including Halo 5: Guardians, Forza 6 and Rise of the Tomb …

Licensing experts to present the award at July 15th ceremony in Brighton

Sony came out in full force at this year’s E3, resurrecting The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII and Shenmue III to a fervent reception. But it wasn’t only a conference stuffed with blasts from the past – there were plenty of brand new titles also shown off, including Firewatch, Horizon: …

Buyout noted in bank's June transactions, but no official announcement yet