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Nintendo may not be taking to the E3 stage this year but it will have a special Nintendo Direct tomorrow night. What should you expect? Zelda on Wii U, certainly, and most likely some Smash Bros. And some plastic NFC figures. Beyond that? We can’t wait to find out! So …

Sony will take to the stage in the early hours of tomorrow morning to showcase how it hopes to maintain PS4’s lead for the year ahead. The company dominated proceedings last year, but can it repeat the feat by capturing hearts and minds? That all depends on what surprises it …

Microsoft has the honour of getting us underway at E3 2014 later today. The platform holder has a big task ahead of it this year, with nightmares of E3 2013 still fresh in the mind. What surprises does it have in the bag to try and win back the faithful? …

As many as ten franchises may be made available for devs to base their games on

A year on from E3 2013 and perhaps the most surprising thing is that everything has panned out just as you might have expected. Admittedly, the extent of PS4’s sales lead is perhaps greater than you’d have thought, as is the extent of Microsoft’s policy U-turns. And arguably the extent …

Sony execs issue firm denial that game has been cancelled

All the big announcements as they happen

All the big announcements as they happen

Former boss of Microprose and Hasbro Interactive teams up with Scottish mo-cap firm

A new Crackdown announcement will be made at Xbox’s E3 Press Conference, it has been claimed Develop’s source suggests the open world series will be return during tonight’s event, although the nature of the announcement is not quite clear. While it’s most likely to be a brand new (and long …