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The head of Xbox has again expressed his belief in the long-term prospects of VR, but also stressed that consoles aren’t yet the ideal home for it. Speaking on Giant Bomb‘s E3 livestream, as reported by Polygon, Phil Spencer said: Long term, I’m a big believer in the category. In …

After a week of announcements and hype at E3, MCV is back from the show floor with in-depth analysis about what’s going to set the industry’s agenda for the next twelve months and beyond. From Microsoft revealing the Xbox One Xand Nintendo’s partnership with Ubisoft on Mario+Rabbids, to the lack …

Kojima Productions one studio affected along with many anonymous 'ex-Kons'

More women are talking about E3 on social media than ever before, according to new figures from Facebook. Over the past 30 days, 43m people made 115m E3-related Facebook posts, likes and comments, with women making up 35 per cent of those interactions. This is up from just 10 per …

Virtual reality was a major theme of Bethesda’s E3 announcements this year, with titles such as Skyrim, Doom and Fallout 4 all receiving the VR treatment by the end of the year. And it’s popular IPs like this that will drive VR awareness and adoption among consumers, according to research …

Mike Bithell considers the place of smaller, two-hour experiences in an industry full of 40+ hour epics

A member of the South Korean parliament has put forwards an initiative aimed at criminalising account boosting in video games.  Representative Lee Dong-sub has tabled the initiative, which could see account boosting punished with a hefty fine of up to 20 million Won ($18,000), or some time in jail.  A …

The newly announced Mario Kart Arcade GP will be leading the charge at Bandai Namco’s latest VR entertainment centre, which is due to open next month, the publisher has announced. The facility, VR Zone Shinjuku,is set to be the largest VR entertainment facility in the whole of Japan. Opening on …

New avatar system detailed along with the new tagline "for everyone, everywhere"

The global games software market is expected to exceed $100bn in 2017, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting, with console game sales rising significantly toward the end of the year during Q4. The report estimates that over 20m physical Switch games will be sold this year, while Xbox …