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EA has kicked off this year’s E3 press conference in style, teasing the next Mass Effect game. Set to jaunty country music, the short trailer showed an armor-clad figure flicking between planets. They were then catapulted through a wormhole, before turning to reveal the iconic N7 logo on their armor. …
Read More »E3 2015: Frostbite-powered Mass Effect Andromeda revealed
Latest entry in blockbuster franchise slated for release in holiday 2016
Read More »MICROSOFT E3 2015 ROUNDUP: They promised the best E3 ever, and delivered
The best line-up in Xbox history”. That was the promise Microsoft made in the run-up to E3 2015, and it’s hard to argue that it failed to deliver. At this stage last year I was trying to look at the positives of what was ultimately a lukewarm E3 2014 from …
Read More »E3 2015: The Coalition shows off Gears of War 4
Rod Fergusson introduces next entry in the series, plus remastered edition of original Gears of War
Read More »MICROSOFT: Gear of Wars 4 revealed alongside Ultimate Edition of first game
Gears of War is getting somewhat of a rebrand for its latest instalment. Simply titled ‘Gears 4’, the new title concluded Microsoft’s E3 press conference with a sneak peek at its gameplay. The lengthy gameplay trailer showed off Gears’ mix of cover-based shooting, brutal melee and what appears to be …
Read More »E3 2015: Microsoft working with Valve on virtual reality
But no details given on what partnership entails
Read More »MICROSOFT: HoloLens gets brand new version of Minecraft
There’s a new version of Minecraft on the way made specifically for Hololens. Although the gameplay differences between the new version and the original aren’t clear, the benefits of the Hololens tech certainly are. The user is able to move the game from surface to surface. In a particularly impressive …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Xbox has partnered up with Valve for VR
Microsoft is looking to dominate the VR space on console. Taking to the stage, head of Microsoft Studios Kudo Tsunoda said that the firm has undertaken a partnership with Valve. That said, it didn’t really give any details about said partnership. This is on top of its deal with Oculus …
Read More »E3 2015: Rare reveals Sea of Thieves for Xbox One
Shared world pirate adventure game is “by far the most ambitious game Rare has ever created”
Read More »MICROSOFT: Rare announces brand new Xbox One IP, Rare Replay collection
Banjo-Kazooie creator Rare has come out in full force at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. The studio unveiled Sea of Thieves, an ambitious open-world title taking place in a Caribbean-like sea-and-island world. The announcement trailer for the game showed multiple players crewing a pirate ship and exploring an island, finding treasure …
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