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Just Dance is now the biggest music video game franchise of all time. That’s according to publisher Ubisoft, who once again brought the dancing rhythm game to its E3 press conference. This year’s instalment, Just Dance 2016, was confirmed to be heading to ‘all motion platforms’. This includes smartphones, which …
Read More »VIDEO: Rock Band 4 has a release date
Rock Band’s encore will return to rocking this October. Rock Band 4 has finally had a release date set, with the rhythm music title coming to PS4 and Xbox One on October 6th. Prices for the upcoming game have also been released by US retailers Amazon and Gamestop opening up …
Read More »EA: Mirror’s Edge Catalyst is out next February, features completely open world
The follow-up to 2008 free-running game Mirror’s Edge finally has a release date. Billed as neither a reboot nor a remake, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst will nonetheless serve as a prequel to the first game, telling the origin story of Mirror’s Edge protagonist Faith. However, unlike that game, EA highlighted the …
Read More »EA: Minions Paradise is another Despicable Me mobile game
Ultra-popular kids franchise Despicable Me is getting another mobile spin-off. Minions Paradise is based on the titular yellow creatures, and will see them working together on an island after crashing a ship in order to survive. There’s item crafting and other activities such as fishing, water slides and exploration. EA …
Read More »EA: Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 will blossom early next year
The follow-up to third-person shooter spin-off Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will bloom early next year. Six new character classes, completely with new weapons and abilities, will be introduced in Garden Warfare 2. These include the Imp, a super-fast character, and the SuperBrainz undead Superman-a-like. And in a turn of …
Read More »EA: Knights of the Fallen Empire is a ‘Bioware-style’ expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic
Battlefront wasn’t the only Star Wars EA game to have news at this year’s E3. MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting an expansion in the form of Knights of the Fallen Empire, Revealed on-stage, the expansion is said to be a ‘massive’ add-on, adding new recruitable companions and …
Read More »EA: Mass Effect Andromeda kicks off E3 2015 press conference
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 »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 »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 …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Ion, the new game from DayZ creator Dean Hall, is coming first to Xbox One
DayZ creator Dean Hall is going beyond Earth with his new game. Appearing on stage at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Hall outlined a title built upon emergent gameplay, rather than scripted events and characters. "I want a game that is not a game, I want a game that is a …
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