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First title is a VR anthology series with co-op

"Nothing on the bloody battlefields of Warhammer’s conflict-ravaged universe"

Promise reimbursement for those who can't travel to the conference because of new immigration laws

The Resident Evil film franchise is set to pass global box office figures of $1bn this weekend, making it the most successful video game to film franchise to date, according to Deadline. The franchise has made $954m so far, and Deadline states that Sony’s estimating the latest and final Resident …

American video games trade body The ESA has released a statement urging Donald Trump’s White House to exercise caution” with regards to its immigration policies. The organisation says that it recognises national security concerns, but that US games industry needs to have access to labour from abroad. This follows Donald …

Japanese government awarded Nakamura with the Order of the Rising Sun in 2007.

Team 17 has signed up promising sci-fi city builder Aven Colony for release on multiple platforms. The game is currently available in beta form from itch.io and will release on PC via Steam, the new agreement will bring the game to both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as well. Aven …

Bringing developers first game Aven Colony to Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC

At E3 2015, IO and Square Enix revealed a new entry in its Hitman series.  Simply called Hitman, this was a departure for the franchise, being released in an episodic fashion. Square had seen success with this model the year before with Dontnod’s episodic surprise smash hit, Life is Strange. …

ESWC has confirmed that both FaZe Clan and Team EnVyUs will be heading to Paris for its Call of Duty tournament, while the OpTic team said on stream they will also attend.  With the event just a few weeks away top teams are starting to confirm their attendance at the …