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Star Trek: Bridge Crew is a social VR game from Ubisoft that wants to give players the chance to star in an episode of their own. The game, created by Ubisoft’s Red Storm studio, is due out this Christmas on PS VR, Oculus Rift and HTC. It is entirely set …
Read More »E3 2016: EA focuses on Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1, teases Star Wars and Mass Effect
EA kicked of E3 on Sunday afternoon, with a conference filled with big blockbusters, if not any real surprises. The publisher started the event with Titanfall 2. The shooter from Respawn will arrive on October 28th this year, just a little ahead of the new Call of Duty. The game …
Read More »White Xbox One Slim leaked – 40% smaller and outputs in 4K
Another big E3 reveal has slipped out before the show officially begins. A compact version of the Xbox One has appeared on popular games forum Neogaf. The product is called Xbox One S, it will be 40 per cent smaller than the current Xbox One, it boasts a 2TB hard-drive, …
Read More »Telltale unveils cast for upcoming Batman game series
Ahead of what will surely be an onslaught of news, Telltale has updated fans on its impending new Batman game. Batman – A Telltale series (the fact the studio’s name is in the title, just highlights how far that company has come) is due this summer. It is a five-part …
Read More »Watch the Bethesda’s E3 conference live at 3am UK time right here
Bethesda is holding its second E3 press conference this evening (in LA, this morning in the UK). This follows last year’s successful event, which saw the full unveiling of Fallout 4. Here are all the details: When is it?For those in Los Angeles, it takes place at a reasonable 7pm. …
Read More »Watch the EA press conference here at 9pm UK time
EA’s press conference takes place a day earlier this year and actually kicks off the entire E3 week. The event is part of EA Play, a consumer show that will take place at The Novo in Los Angeles and The Hammersmith Apollo. It’s a change of pace for EA this …
Read More »Jo Twist made OBE and Debbie Bestwick awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Games industry leaders Dr Jo Twist and Debbie Bestwick have been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Dr Jo Twist is the head of games industry trade body UKIE and receives her OBE for services to the creative industries. Twist is a former journalist and held various roles at …
Read More »Nintendo UK boss Simon Kemp to leave
Nintendo’s UK general manager Simon Kemp is leaving the company. Kemp replaced David Yarnton as the UK boss in 2012. He will be temporarily replaced by Stephan Bole, who is senior managing director for European subsidiaries. Nintendo is seeking a permanent replacement for Kemp. Nintendo of Europe told MCV that …
Read More »History Lesson: The story of E3
1995 was an iconic year for video games. It was the year of the first PlayStation, the Sega Saturn… the Virtual Boy. It was also the year of Donkey Kong Country, Yoshi’s Island, Command and Conquer and Worms. And it was the year of the very first Electronics Entertainment Expo. …
Read More »Doctor Who, Until Dawn, virtual reality: the transformation of Supermassive Games
Back in 2012, Supermassive Games released its ambitious Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock. Working with the BBC, the Guildford-based studio had pitched a multi-part adventure for PlayStation consoles. It was to star Matt Smith in the title role and was being created, lovingly, by real fanatics of the sci-fi TV …
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