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Virtual reality may have to wait a while longer before it makes any meaningful impact on the market. VentureBeat reports that a forecast by Strategy Analystics predicts that just six per cent of Americans – that’s 11.4m people – will own a VR headset by the end of 2016. That …

According to Sony’s Shawn Layden the company is already selling PlayStation VR units at a profit. The chairman of Worldwide Studios at Sony Interactive Entertainment and president of Sony Interactive Entertainment America revealed the news when speaking to Polygon about the PSVR’s launch this week. "We’re making money on the …

PlayStation VR users have discovered that you can play Xbox One and Wii U games while using the headset. Plugging in either of the devices to the PSVR’s processing unit will display the console’s output in PSVR’s cinematic mode. This mode displays the console’s output on a big cinema screen …

The Xbox One has sold more units in the United States than the PS4 for the third month in a row. NPD sales numbers, which Microsoft announced, say that the Xbox One was the best selling console in the States for July, August and September. The full NPD report will …

Sony will apparently announce its first set of mobile games before the year is out according to a report. The report from Nikkei reveals that Sony is planning on announcing its first foray into the mobile games market this year, but the games themselves may not hit until March 2018 …

Lead director Ion Hazzikostas will be taking over his role as game director

A deal to secure more funding had fallen through, leading to the collapse of the company

The latest Dragon Quest title, Builders, mixes the series’ RPG stylings with the gameplay of a little-known title called Minecraft. MCV speaks to producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto to find out more Tell me about Dragon Quest Builders. It is a sandbox RPG where the world is set in the Dragon Quest …

Unlocking one of the hardest set of achievements in The Binding of Isaac will entitle players to a free copy of Polygod. Polygod launched into Steam Early Access this week and is an FPS roguelike, with more than a few similarities to The Binding of Isaac. In order to drum …

"Millennials" in this case meaning males aged 21-35.