Ever since it launched in April last year, the HTC Vive has come with a couple of free games to get new users started with their new virtual reality headset. As of today, that bundle will now include Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Ubisoft’s latest VR multiplayer experience. The game, which …
Read More »Sega Europe signs publishing deal with Two Point Studios
Sega Europe has announced a new publishing parternship with Two Point Studios, the Surrey-based studio headed up by industry veteran Gary Carr and Lionhead co-founder Mark Webley. The duo, who were previously responsible for titles such as Theme Park, Black & White and Fable, already have a new sim title …
Read More »Wired Productions launches online store
Publisher Wired Productions has launched its own online store to support to launch of its upcoming titles, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition and The Town of Light. The store will mainly specialise in special collector’s editions, with the collector’s editons of both titles being some of the first products on sale. …
Read More »Oculus Touch almost 1:1 attach rate for new customers
Nearly everyone who’s buying a new Oculus Rift headset is also purchasing its Touch motion controllers, Oculus has revealed. Speaking at a Digital Dragons presentation in Krakow last week, Oculus’ publishing and developer relations for third party content Paul Jastrzebski told developers that the recent price cuts on both the …
Read More »HTC and Intel team up to bring WiGig wireless tech to Vive
HTC and Intel have teamed up to bring Intel’s WiGig wireless VR tech to the Vive, the companies announced today at Computex. HTC will also be taking on manufacturing duties for the WiGig wireless VR accessory. This isn’t the first wireless accessory that will be coming to the Vive, as …
Read More »Nier: Automata sales hit 1.5m units
Square Enix and PlatinumGames’ Nier: Automata has now shipped over 1.5m units worldwide on PS4 and PC, the publisher has confirmed. Announced via Twitter this morning, the figure includes both physical and digital sales of the game, marking another 500,000 copies sold over the last two months since Square Enix’s …
Read More »Far Cry 5 release date confirmed for February 27th 2018
Far Cry 5 will be arriving on PS4, Xbox One and PC on February 27th 2018, Ubisoft has confirmed, and will include support for both the PS4 Pro and Project Scorpio. For the first time in the series, Far Cry 5 will take players in the depths of rural America, …
Read More »Sony ends production of PS3 in Japan
After more than ten years on shop shelves, Sony has finally ceased production of the PlayStation 3, according to the official Japanese PlayStation website. As translated by Gematsu, shipments for the standard 500GB model have now officially ‘ended’. Sony previously hinted at the end of its production run back in …
Read More »Overwatch re-enters UK charts at No.2, Injustice 2 keeps No.1 spot
Hot off the back of the digital release of its Game of the Year edition, Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch climbed 16 places in the UK charts last week, claiming the No.2 spot after a impressive 281 per cent rise in sales week-on-week. It still wasn’t enough to dislodge Injustice 2, however, …
Read More »PCGamesN hires two new deputy editors
PCGamesN has appointed two new deputy editors: Ben Maxwell (pictured left) from Future Publishing’s Edge magazine, and Julian Benson (pictured right), also of Future Publishing, from Kotaku UK. Benson and Maxwell will be replacing existingdeputy editor Phil Iwaniuk, who is departing the publication to pursue an MA.Maxwell will be joining …
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