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Oculus has announced a new version of the Oculus Rift made for developers looking to finish commercial versions of their titles on the virtual reality platform. Dubbed Crescent Bay, the new VR headset was unveiled as part of the company’s Oculus Connect conference this past weekend in Hollywood, California. The …

Bracknell-based indie Virtual Games has sponsored local driver Paul Inglis. Inglis was representing ‘Team Hard’ in the last round of this year’s Volkswagen Cup at Donnington Race Circuit, which also held the GT Championship that weekend. Team Hard owner and British Touring Car racer Tony Gilham said that "For a …

Ahead of the release of Far Cry 4 in November, Ubisoft has released a collectible statue of the game’s chief villain for pre-order. A 23.5cm PVC figurine of Pagan Min costs 34.99 and has a release date of November 18th – the same day as the game. It will be …

GAME has been revealed as the exclusive High Street supplier of the digital version of Minecraft: Xbox One Edition. Buyers can buy a code to download the game for 13.59. Furthermore, it’s also being offered for free with purchases of the Xbox One console for 329.99. The retailer is also …

Leading retailer and growing platform holder Amazon has announced a complete refresh of its Fire tablet and Kindle ereader range. Leading the charge is its iPad Air rivalling Fire HDX 8.9 tablet, which offers a super hi-def 2560×1600 pixel display – that’s 1m more pixels on screen than can be …

Evolution’s upcoming racing title DriveClub is to be the second title bundled with Sony’s Glacier White PS4. A freshly announced €439.99 bundle launching on October 8th will include a white console, white controller and copy of the game. Alternatively, a second bundle – called the PS4 Player Edition bundle – …

It’s been a difficult few months for consumer games journalists. They’ve found themselves facing what feels like never-ending accusations of corruption. YouTubers like Total Biscuit are proudly declaring that they hold ‘more power and influence then any games journalist’. And this week Destiny launched and broke all records for a …

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Players of Angry Birds Epic are now able to donate to literacy charity Room to Read by buying an in-game item. In honour of International Literacy Day, which took place on September 8th, Angry Birds Epic is for the next two weeks offering players the chance to purchase a Good …

A US analyst has predicted that Sony could eventually grow to control virtually the entire console market. "Sony has the potential to make the game console market its exclusive territory,” Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Eiichi Katayama told The Wall Street Journal in a report claiming that the company’s current …