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Codename NX shows detachable screen and controller for mobile use and big third party support

After months of waiting and rumours Nintendo has finally revealed the NX, which is now known as the Nintendo Switch. The three minute video showed off the new console, revealing that it is indeed a cross between a home console and a hand held device. A tablet like device can …

Company continues hiring spree with new top-level executives.

This week, we catch up with High Street retailer GAME. CFO Mark Gifford and CEO Martyn Gibbs dismiss cash concerns and discuss hardware, GameStop’s publishing business and the launch of Nintendo NX. We also talk to King about its new game, multiplayer-focused card game Shuffle Cats, and to Telltale’s head …

Games label Team17 is making its first foray into virtual reality with a new title from Three Fields Entertainment. Lethal VR is set for a November 8th launch. It is a virtual reality shooting gallery that Team17 says was built from the ground up for HTC Vive. The title is …

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Amnesia: Justine and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs are all heading to PS4 as part of the Amnesia Collection. That’s a lot of Amnesia. The collection will be available from November 22nd and will set you back 23.99, or if you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber …

The creator of Beyond Good & Evil, Michel Ancel, has taken to Instagram of all places to explain why the sequel to the much loved classic has taken so long. Earlier in the month Ubisoft confirmed that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is real, and is on track to actually …

News story from Chinese VR site suggests over 140'000 units have been sold.

EA has announced Star Wars: Battlefront Ultimate Edition, which will include the base game and all of the season pass DLC at a reduced price. Currently the new disk bundle is only confirmed to be available in the States from November 18th, with a price tag of $39.99. EA told …

Roger Walkden, the Senior Director and Commercial Lead of HoloLens at Microsoft EMEA will deliver one of the keynote speeches at next month’s Future Games Summit. Two other keynote speakers have also been confirmed – Hachette’sBrand Development DirectorDamian Horner and Superdata’sCEO and Co-FounderJoost van Dreunen. They join a line-up of …