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Nintendo revealed a new set of Amiibo yesterday, ahead of its livestream introducing its new Legend of Zelda title, Breath of the Wild, at E3. Three Zelda-related figures were unveiled: Archer Link, Rider Link and an enemy called the Guardian. The latter will be the first-ever articulated Amiibo. These three …
Read More »Just Dance 2017 confirmed for Nintendo NX
Ubisoft announced a new entry in its Just Dance franchise during its E3 conference last night. The game will be released on all major platforms – including a digital launch on PC for the first time – this October. Just Dance 2017 will also be coming to Nintendo NX as …
Read More »Bend Studio’s new IP Days Gone coming to PS4
Another zombie game will soon hit shelves, as Sony announced a new IP developed by Bend Studio last night. The developer is known for its work on Vita’s Uncharted title Golden Abyss. The studio’s new project, Days Gone, is a survival-horror title set after the world was wiped out by …
Read More »Sony announces new PS4 Spider-Man game developed by Insomniac
The rumours were confirmed last night: a new Spider-Man game is coming to PlayStation 4, but it’s not being developed by Sucker Punch. Sony revealed during its PlayStation E3 conference yesterday that the title is developed by Ratchet & Clank, Resistance and Sunset Overdrive studio Insomniac Games. This follows rumours …
Read More »Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima unveils Death Stranding
Konami veteran Hideo Kojima offered a glimpse at his new project during PlayStation’s conference at E3 last night. Death Stranding will be launched via a partnership with Sony that Kojima announced last December. But the release date was not revealed, nor the platforms on which the title will be available …
Read More »Video: EA unveils new Mass Effect: Andromeda trailer
New footage for sci-fi RPG Mass Effect: Andromeda was amongst EA’s announcements during its EA Play conference yesterday. This new ‘developer diary’ trailer includes behind-the-scenes footage and some cut scenes. Developer Bioware promised bigger revelations about the game later this year and added that the game will have ‘more freedom’ …
Read More »Bethesda’s Fallout 4 is coming to VR
Publisher Bethesda unveiled its VR plans during its E3 conference yesterday, including two projects for HTC Vive. The first one is a virtual reality Doom experience, for which the publisher did not specify any release date. But the second, and potentially more exciting, announcement was that a VR version of …
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 »HTC to launch Vive Business Edition
Virtual reality is coming to the corporate sector as HTC reveals it is releasing a Business Edition of its Vive headset. This special edition is available from this month in the US, Canada, UK, Germany and France only. The headset will then be released worldwide in the coming weeks”, HTC …
Read More »Vivendi completes Gameloft acquisition
The Guillemot family, who founded mobile studio Gameloft, have now sold its remaining share of the company to Vivendi, the Wall Street Journal reports. The newspaper adds that the family took this decision with regret”, after the entertainment giant already took control of 56 per cent of Gameloft last week. …
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