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A new VR-powered title is making it way to Oculus Rift and PS4 via Project Morpheus. The Assembly is the first major VR game from UK studio nDreams. Few details of the title were confirmed other than that it’s built around a hidden collective of scientists, academics, engineers and other …

An equivalent of Steam’s Early Access initiative could be on its way to PS4, PS3 and Vita via the PlayStation Network. That’s one of the massive conversations we have internally,” VP of developer and publisher relations at Sony Computer Entertainment America Adam Boyes told Gamasutra. We’re working through [paid alpha …

Brendan Iribe says consumer headset will be cheaper following Facebook deal

Nintendo has announced a brand new game for the 3DS. Entitled Code Name: Steam, it is a turn-based strategy game developed by Intelligent Systems – the studio behind the Fire Emblem and Advance Wars series. Hitoshi Yamagami, who has worked on Fire Emblem, Pokmon and Xenoblade, is also involved in …

CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t want consumers to fork out too much on an Oculus Rift. Facebook has pledged to lower the cost of Oculus Rift in an effort to build a larger user base for the anticipated device. Zuckerberg likens the social firm’s strategy to that of Google’s Nexus range, …

But hardware will eventually also house SteamOS when Valve launches systems next year

Publisher responds to yesterday's backlash, stresses importance of diversity to series creators

PlayStation owners who buy Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition will receive Sony-themed content. Content based on The Last of Us and Shadow of the Colossus will be available to those who buy the game for PlayStation 3 and 4. The former will take the form of …

Another Ubisoft game has found itself embroiled in a gender equality debate. Far Cry 4 director Alex Hutchinson has said that the shooter was inches away” from offering a playable female co-op character – although the feature was ultimately dropped because of workload pressures. It all harks back to the …

Platform holder says Activision’s upcoming shooter will be the biggest selling title for PS4 this year. SCEE boss Jim Ryan told CVG that Destiny will lead The Last of Us, FIFA, Call of Duty and Far Cry 4 in terms of sales this year. If I had to pick one, …