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At last night’s EA Play, the publisher brought us up to speed about the Star Wars projects it has in the pipeline. This included our first, incredibly brief, look at Visceral’s Star Wars title. Development on this project is being headed up by Naughty Dog alumni and former Uncharted maker …
Read More »E3 2016: EA’s seven-studio Star Wars assault includes VR, new BioWare title
Sizzle reel teases more Battlefront content, Respawn’s lightsaber game, first glimpse of Visceral’s project
Read More »EA launches indie label EA Originals
EA’s Play event yesterday may have focused on big blockbuster brands, but the publishing giant is looking to work more with smaller developers, too. The company has announced it will be funding and releasing projects from indie developers under its brand new EA Originals label. Fe, from developerZoink,will be the …
Read More »E3 2016: Skyrim remaster has volumetric god rays, dynamic DoF, new shaders and more
Skyrim: Special Edition will also bring mod support to console players for the first time
Read More »More Dead Rising 4 info leaked
Further details about a new Dead Rising game have leaked ahead of the title’s official announcement. A number of screenshots and GIFs for Capcom’s horror release have been posted on NeoGAF by Gwyn, and compiled here by user Etta. The images appear to feature Frank West, the hero of the …
Read More »E3 2016: Mass Effect dev diary shows the making of Andromeda
Improved facial animation and motion capture tech feature in two-minute teaser
Read More »Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick on eSports, virtual reality and the state of E3
We talk to the boss of Take-Two about eSports, virtual reality, the state of E3 and the publisher’s acquisition strategy. How digital has transformed Take-Two’s business Digitally-delivered revenue, especially recurrent consumer spending – which we define as anything other than a full-game download, including virtual currency, add-on content and online …
Read More »E3 2016: The return of Quake, Fallout 4 VR and Skyrim headline Bethesda’s conference
Bethesda’s E3 press conference was a blood thirsty, lavish affair that delivered at least two surprises. Ahead of the event, four games were rumoured to appear: A new Wolfenstein, The Evil Within 2, Prey and a remake of Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.The gossip columns were only half-right. Skyrim is being rebuilt …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Star Trek: Bridge Crew is a co-op VR game designed to put you in an episode of the show
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 …
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