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Phil Spencer has said that the virtual reality revolution may indeed finally be upon us. Furthermore, speaking to Forbes the Xbox boss confirmed that Microsoft has been toying with the tech for some time, although any official announcement sounds way off. Virtual reality is a really interesting area, especially for …

343 Industries' job listing calls for talented devs to "shape the future of the Halo franchise"

Sequel to best-selling PlayStation indie game will be released on Wii U later this year

(UPDATE:Curve has contacted MCV to say that while the quotes below are accurate they reference the Nintendo published Fluidity. "It’s misleading as why all our quotes are correct, they’re a little out of context – we were talking about Iwata’s involvement in the creation of Fluidity, a game we released …

Well, this isn’t something that happens every day – Nintendo has signed an exclusive third party title for Wii U. The game in question is Stealth Inc 2 from Curve Studios which has traditionally been one of PlayStation’s most prolific digital indie publishers, having previously released Thomas Was Alone, Proteus, …

Sony has at an American press event announced ten new indie game releases for PS4. Amongst the selection are the hugely popular Spelunky (which will offer cross-buy for existing PS3 and Vita owners), Cave-like 2D shmup Jamestown Plus and multiplayer sword fighting title Nidhogg. Also on the list are Skulls …

A bank holiday trade-in deal at GAME is offering either PS4 or Xbox One at a discount. The retailer is offering 100 trade-in for either a 250GB or 320GB PS3 console with five games, meaning a new PS4 can be had for 249.99. Those who take advantage will also get …

Broadcaster Sky has confirmed two new streaming video apps for PS4 and one for PS3. Sony’s latest console will this summer receive non-contract sports, movies and entertainment streaming service Now TV as well as Sky Go, which allows subscribers to access much of their TV content without the need for …

Disney has officially announced Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes as the next iteration of the company’s popular toy and game hybrid franchise. The second coming of Infinity was originally spotted in a teaser trailer earlier this month that apparently arrived a bit ahead of schedule. 2.0 features six characters …

Video game-focused organization Twin Galaxies has announced Twin Galaxies Live, a 24/7 interactive programming channel on Twitch revolving around game streams and gaming news coverage. The channel evolved from live broadcasting network 1337LoungeLive, and is accessible via Twin Galaxies’ Twitch page and website. Twin Galaxies Live relies on both Twitch …