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Microsoft is once again kicking off the platform holder conferences at this year’s E3 tonight at 5:30pm UK time. Though the publisher has come along way since the ‘eventful’ E3 2013, it needs to have a strong showing to try and narrow the gap between the Xbox One and PlayStation …

All the big announcements as they happen

Bethesda’s high-end Fallout 4 SKU the Pip-Boy Edition will only be available from GAME in the UK. The special edition release comes with an actual Pip-Boy device that users can strap to their wrist. Once the have then inserted their smartphone they will be able to use the accessory much …

All the big announcements as they happen

'Big or small, we have an aggressive investment strategy in mind'

The developer of DarkBase 01 has pulled his game from Valve’s Steam service and left in its wake a message attacking the games community. As spotted by Kotaku, developer Solar Storm’s Greenlight title had been the subject of some heavy criticism from users of the service. Yesterday the game’s Steam …

This year's ceremony is approaching fast – be sure to book your place

The original game in the EarthBound series has been released digitally on the Wii U. Nintendo announced during the weekend’s Nintendo World Championships that the official English translation of NES title Mother is now available in the West for the first time under the name EarthBound Beginnings. The game was …

Trade body teams up with platform holder to explore ways to grow your business

It would undoubtedly be the moment of E3 2015, but can we even dare to dream of a possible Shenmue 3 announcement this week? Oh, why not? Let’s just indulge ourselves shall we? Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki has posted something on Twitter that if not alluding to a Shenmue 3 …