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Three Fields’ new Burnout homage Danger Zone will be released on May 30th. The game, which is fashioned after the popular crash modes featured in later Burnout games, was announced last month. It will be released on PS4 and PC. Danger Zone is a single player game featuring 20 different …

As MCV, Develop and eSports Pro are about to unveil the winners of the third Women in Games Awards this afternoon, supported by Facebook, Twitch, Aardvark Swift, The Yogscast, Ukie and Rovio, this week’s issue of MCV is all about giving the finalists a platform to talk about their experiences …

After Vive’s surprise announcement that it was creating a standalone VR headset for Google’s Daydream platform on Wednesday, SuperData’s vice president of research and strategy and head of VR/AR Stephanie Llamas has told MCV the device could be a real "game changer" in the fledging VR market and that the …

Bungie and Activision last night lifted the lid on Destiny 2. Perhaps the most surprising news is that the PC version of the game won’t be available on Steam – instead, the game will be available on Battle.net, becoming the first non-Blizzard game to grace the network in the process. …

Developer Dontnod has confirmed there’s a brand-new Life is Strange title in development. Details are currently scarce on the ground, but the studio said more news will be coming soon. The title has been in development since the release of the boxed version of the original game last January, but …

Sega Europe has promoted James Schall to vice president of its digital business, the publisher has announced. Previously director of digital distribution, Schall will continue to build on Sega’s digital success across console and PC to take the company into a leading PC powerhouse. He will also continue to work …

CEO of publisher Kiss, Darryl Still, gives us his thoughts on how to make your game attractive in a crowded PC marketplace

It’s finally time to see Destiny 2 in action, and at 6pm BST / 10am PT / 1pm ET you can see it all play out below. We’ll bring bringing you a post with all of the details tomorrow and watching the 6pm announcement in the office ourselves, but for …

Last night’s Nintendo Direct may have been all about Nintendo’s upcoming Switch title ARMS, but it also unveiled a brand-new range of Splatoon 2 accessories at the very end, chief among them being a brand-new limited edition Splatoon 2 Switch hardware bundle. Sadly, the limited edition bundle will come with …

Spanish based owner Dorna will use Milestone's game with PS4 exclusivity