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Final Fantasy Type-0 and Agito are finally coming to Europe and America. The former will be coming out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as an HD remaster, while the latter is headed to iOS and Android. Type-0 came out in Japan back in 2011 for PSP. It was originally …

Bandai Namco has announced Dragon Ball Xenoverse is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Xenoverse will be the first entry in the Dragon Ball series to appear on the new consoles. But it will also appear on both PS3 and Xbox 360. The new title is being developed by …

Assassin’s Creed: Unity will for the first time allow four players to work together – but not, it seems, for them to play as a female character. That’s the claim of Ubisoft technical director James Therien, who has argued that while the ten separate studios working on Unity have the …

Magicka 2 will launch on both PS4 and PC platforms, Paradox Interactive has confirmed. Though touted only as a PlayStation 4 title during Sony’s E3 press briefing, Paradox has confirmed in a new press release that the game will also launch on Windows PC – Magicka’s original platform. The title …

Former THQ president and Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin has joined Oculus VR as head of worldwide studios. The industry veteran announced his new gig on Twitter, adding that he will also oversee Oculus’ first-party content initiatives "There have only been a handful of times in my life where I …

Deep Silver has revealed Dead Island 2 will also be heading to PC and Xbox One, joining the previously confirmed PS4 version announced by Sony. While not an exclusive for Sony as we had originally understood, the PS4 edition still appears to be the definitive version – including certain exclusives, …

It may still not have a name, but there’s no holding back Zelda Wii U in the visuals department. With a sprawling game world that sounds akin to Skyrim and a visual style the blends Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, Nintendo’s new Zelda will undoubtedly be the answer to many …

In some ways it was a shame Nintendo didn’t take to the E3 stage in person tonight as that was its best E3 showing for some time. But whereas both Sony and Microsoft are tasked with building the strong bases enjoyed by PS4 and Xbox One, Nintendo’s challenge is different …

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