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Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has said the company’s internal development teams have "mastered" the Unreal Engine, according to VentureBeat. Speaking at a Q&A session with investors in Kyoto, Miyamoto reportedly spoke at length about how the team had been experimenting with the popular game engine and how the Switch had been …
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Mass Effect Andromeda: Everything you need to know, release date, free trial, price, pre-order deals, season pass, PS4 Pro support and official merchandise
Bioware’s Mass Effect trilogy was one of the most popular sci-fi series of the last generation. Now the Canadian studio’s finally bringing its grand space opera to PS4, Xbox One and PC. Dubbed Mass Effect Andromeda, the latest entry in its intergalactic RPG series promises a world four times the …
Read More »HMV says "no agreement" to close Oxford Street store
Property Week has reported that HMV is to close its flagship store on Oxford Street after the building’s landlords have allegedly commenced negotiations to surrender the lease through agents at Savills. However, MCV has learned that there is "no agreement in place" to close the Oxford Street store, according to …
Read More »For Honor: Everything you need to know, release date, price, beta and season pass info, merchandise and pre-order deals
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Ubisoft take a chance on something new, but its upcoming online hack and slash title For Honor looks set to change that. With creative director Jason VandenBerghe leading the team, whose previous works include Far Cry 3 and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, For …
Read More »Currency shifts muddle Sony figures – but industry can celebrate strong PS4 sales
Sony’s Game and Network Services division announced its third-quarter results today, for the key trading period up to the 31st of December. Sales for the division were up by 5.2% year-on-year to $5.3bn, though that amounted to an impressive rise of 15% on a constant currency basis. Shifting exchange rates …
Read More »European Commission opens investigation into Valve over suspected anti-competitive geo-blocking practices
The European Commission has announced it will be launching an investigation into the bilateral agreements concluded between Valve and five PC game publishers over a suspected breach in EU antitrust rules. The Commission says it wants to investigate whether these companies are preventing consumers from purchasing digital content due to …
Read More »ZeniMax awarded $500m in Oculus lawsuit
The ZeniMax vs Oculus trial is coming to an end as the jury awarded ZeniMax $500m (around 394m) after they found Oculus violated a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). ZeniMax initially asked for $4bn ($2bn in compensation and $2bn in damages) but the jury decided against it as Oculus was found not …
Read More »Ex-Disney and Mattel exec heads up Activision’s new Consumer Products arm
Activision Blizzard has announced the creation of a brand new Consumer Products division, and that it has hired Mattel and Disney vet Tim Kilpin to head it up. In this new role,Kilpin will be tasked with working on new products to expand and deepen audience engagement” with the firm’s brands …
Read More »The future looks bright for EA thanks to FIFA 17 and Battlefield 1
We already knew EA had a great 2016, once again appearing at the top of the publisher charts for UK retail sales (source: GfK). Today’s Q3 earnings call reinforced that position with some choice stats concerning the growth of its playerbase for key titles. FIFA 17 was the top-selling console …
Read More »New Xbox One controller colours announced
Microsoft has announced two new Xbox One controller designs. The Ocean Shadow Special Edition and the Winter Forces Special Edition will come to retailers worldwide next month, and will retail at 59.99 each. The Winter Forces Special Edition is launching on February 16th and has a light and dark grey …
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