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Read More »RELEASE DATE ROUNDUP: E3 2016’s biggest announcements
E3 2016 was packed with release dates revelations. Microsoft put the stress on hardware with the announcement of the new Xbox One S, which will launch as soon as this August. It also revealed that Project Scorpio – the new, more powerful Xbox One – is due at the end …
Read More »EA: ‘Story Mode is the biggest new addition to FIFA since Ultimate Team’
Each and every year, around E3 time, EA reveals what’s new with the latest FIFA. Usually, these are tweaks to the physics and core gameplay, or – recently – innovations within the lucrative Ultimate Team mode. But this year’s changes to FIFA are more significant than we’ve seen in years, …
Read More »Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy is coming to PS4 this summer
Developer Quantic Dream announced a remastered version of Fahrenheit. The thriller – known as Indigo Prophecy in the US – was released in 2005 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox. This updated version will land on PS4 as a digital exclusive on July 17th. It will be available for $14.99 – …
Read More »Nintendo hints at ‘a new kind of Mario’ for next E3
The next Mario game might be a little bit different. Speaking to IGN, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto said we could see a new type of Mario game in a couple of years. "We’re always challenging ourselves to create something new, so hopefully you’ll see a new kind of Mario in about …
Read More »E3 2016 roundup: violence, drama and million dollar events
Do you remember when EA ‘wasn’t at E3′? It was an entertaining story for a while, until we ended up in LA, and saw that the apparently AWOL EA had actually taken over five floors of its own venue, before it held a press conference that took place across two …
Read More »Check out our E3 roundup in this week’s MCV
What a week! MCV is this week looking back at what has been one of the noisiest and more eventful E3’s in history. We also discuss the Brexit and how it could affect the UK games industry, with help from UKIE. Elsewhere, we speak to EA’s senior producer Nick Channon …
Read More »The £2.1m question: Is Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee any good?
Industry commentators have taken to calling Playtonic ‘the new Rare’. But really, it’s more like the old Rare. The majority of the 20-strong team is made up of former Rare employees, and the game it’s making looks, sounds, and plays just like the 1998 Rare classic Banjo-Kazooie. And according to …
Read More »Video: Dragon Quest VII is finally coming to Europe
Nintendo announced a western release date for Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past during one of its livestream at E3. The RPG will launch on 3DS in Europe and North America on September 16th. Originally released on PSOne in 2000, Dragon Quest 7 was remade for the 3DS …
Read More »Video: Nintendo announces new RPG Ever Oasis
Nintendo has revealed a brand new IP at E3 yesterday. Entitled Ever Oasis, it will see gamers play as adventurer Thethu to build a prosperous village in the middle of the desert. The RPG of course features its share of puzzle-dungeons, during which players will be able to switch between …
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