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The franchise that made Telltale’s name is set to rise again later in 2015. The second season of the studio’s Walking Dead adventure game saw its final chapter released last August. However, an upcoming spin-off is set to tell a new story, presumably leading into the franchise’s third season. The …

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Sony is planning on announcing a new shooter from Killzone Mercenary developer Guerrilla Cambridge during its E3 media briefing. That’s according to Videogamer, who is reporting that the new game is called Rigs, and will be a three versus three multiplayer first person shooter. This morning a trademark for the …

French developer Quantic Dream has officially opened its Twitter account, leading to rumours ahead of Sony’s E3 briefing. The outlet’s last high-profile appearance was at E3 two years ago, where it teased the ‘Dark Sorcerer’ concept in a 12-minute video. The year previous, it also had an on-stage presence, showing …

An automated YouTube tweet from publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed the existence of Dark Souls 3. The swiftly deleted tweet – spotted by Push Square, and captured by Twitter user Sayem Ahmed – reads that ‘Only embers remain’, with a link to a trailer, presumably to go out during E3, …

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Ubisoft is taking to the stage late this eveningat 11pm UK time. We’ll likely be treated to more details about the publisher’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, as well as its Tom Clancy titles, Rainbow Six: Siege and TheDivision. And, if the rumours are true, we may well be seeing details …

A free-roaming virtual reality adventure title has been announced by Crytek. Called Robinson: The Journey, the game promises an unparalleled sense of presence in a game world” as gamers take control of a young boy who has crash-landed on a mysterious plant. The description adds: With freedom to explore their …

A new Gears of War site has been opened ahead of Microsoft’s E3 media briefing. The new portal was announced via the game’s official Twitter account (below). This was twelve hours before Xbox’s E3 press conference, where it is expected the first Xbox One Gears of War title will be …

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Star Wars Battlefront, Need For Speed – EA’s E3 conference this year is set to be an unmissable event. The publishing giant has already promised to show off the very first gameplay from these three titles during the briefing, with plenty of big reveals and brand new …