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One of 2015’s most surprisingly, and wonderful hits, is getting a sequel, or at least a spiritual successor. Developer Sam Barlow has tweeted a teaser script page for Her Story 2. Barlow also confirmed that the title will have no narrative ties to the first game, offering a standalone mystery …
Read More »Five Nights at Freddy’s dev apologises for missing launch features
The developer of Five Nights at Freedys World has admitted that the game’s release was rushed and missed several key features. The RPG spin-off to the horror series was released last week but was beset with a range of problems including problematic controls and game systems that were completely absent. …
Read More »Civilization Revolution 2 Plus suffers another last-minute Vita delay
2K Games has for the second time delayed the PlayStation Vita version of Civilization Revolution 2 Plus. The game was originally due out on December 3rd, with the delay announced only one day beforehand. The revised release date was tomorrow, January 26th. Sadly that’s not going to happen either, and …
Read More »Report claims Destiny 2 was due in September, has been delayed
It has been alleged that Activision and Bungie were planning to release Destiny 2 this September. It is also claimed that shooter has now been delayed. Kotaku reports that Bungie made the decision earlier this month. It adds that the studio’s plans for the game have been fluid from the …
Read More »Mighty No.9 delayed for a third time
Keiji Inafune has announced yet another delay for Kickstarted platformer Mighty No.9. Unfortunately, we have an announcement that will be very disappointing to all of you,” he said in the latest backer update. For this third delay of the game, we have no excuses for disappointing our fans and especially …
Read More »Games High Street decline faring better than wider physical entertainment market
Kantar’s latest Entertainment Barometer report paints a picture of decline for physical games retail – although it’s faring better than the wider entertainment market. The analyst says that sales of physical games fell 3.5 per cent year-on-year for the 12 weeks ending December 20th. However, that compares favourably with the …
Read More »Apple hires virtual reality researcher
iPhone manufacturer Apple has to date remained conspicuous from the VR race, but that might be about to change. The Financial Times reports that former Virginia Tech computer science professor Doug Bowman has joined the company. His previous research focused on three-dimensional user interface design and the benefits of immersion …
Read More »VR Lens Lab wants to improve virtual reality experience for glasses wearers
Glasses wearers often face a choice – enjoy clear VR is discomfort or be comfortable at the expense of blurry visuals. A new Kickstarter wants to fix that. VR Lens Lab promises the option of adding prescription lenses to Samsung’s Gear VR headset, lettings users ditch their glasses completely when …
Read More »Sega 3D Classics coming to retail, includes four new titles
Nine retro Sega titles are being bundled for a retail release on 3DS. Five of the titles in the Sega 3D Classics Collection have previously been made available digitally on the platform – Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Galaxy Force II, Thunderblade and Fantasy Zone II W. Also included are …
Read More »Elite: Dangerous shifts focus from Oculus to SteamVR
One of the Oculus Rift’s earliest and brightest talismans has turned heel and backed a rival device. Eurogamer reports that developer Frontier has confirmed that its virtual reality development efforts are now being focused on Steam’s HTC Vive headset. Indeed, Elite Dangerous hasn’t been updated to work with more recent …
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