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Blizzard’s free-to-play MOBA Heroes of the Storm is now out in open beta for anyone to download and play. The title entered its open beta phase earlier this week, and according to the developer will officially release on June 2nd. Blizzard states more heroes will be added at that time, …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege has a release date
Ubisoft has confirmed a pre-Christmas release date for tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege. The game will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC worldwide on October 13th. It’s the first game in the series since 2008’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2. A number of editions have been announced – The …
Read More »LEGO Jurassic World to arrive alongside the film
Warner Bros’ video games adaptation of upcoming summer movie Jurassic World will arrive on the same day as the film. Both movie and game will hit UK shelves on June 12th. That release date applies to all platforms – PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, 3DS and …
Read More »Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition release date confirmed
Capcom has confirmed a precise release date for Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition. The PS4, Xbox One and Steam title will arrive in both Europe and North America on June 23rd. It’ll cost 19.99 on all three platforms, the Capcom blog states. There are also assorted pre-order perks – …
Read More »Oculus Rift release window confirmed
Oculus has finally announced a release date for virtual reality powerhouse Oculus Rift. The company says that the headset will ship to consumers in Q1 2016, meaning it could arrive at the same time as Sony’s Project Morpheus, which is currently due out in the first half of 2016. Steam’s …
Read More »Dead Island 2 delayed until 2016
In news that will of little surprise, Deep Silver’s Dead Island 2 has been significantly delayed. The game was announced in June last year at E3 and had until now had a spring 2015 release date. Despite the fact it is now spring, however, radio silence has been more or …
Read More »2015 arrival looking unlikely for Oculus Rift
It’s looking increasingly unlikely that the pioneering virtual reality headset Oculus Rift will launch this side of Christmas. We have not announced any specific plans for shipment volumes in 2015 related to Oculus," Facebook CFO David Wehner told analysts, as reported by Gamasutra. Oculus is very much in the development …
Read More »Heroes of the Storm has a release date
Blizzard has finally announced a release date for MOBA title Heroes of the Storm. The free-to-play game will receive a full release on June 2nd. It has been in closed beta for some time, and will make the jump to open beta on May 20th. It will launch with over …
Read More »Project Cars gets new ‘guaranteed’ release date
Bandai Namco has announced what is says is the definite final release date for Project Cars. We can now guarantee a release date for Project Cars for May 8th for PS4, Xbox One and PC,” the publisher said on Twitter. The racer, in development at Slightly Mad Studios, has previously …
Read More »The Apple Watch is already sold out for April and May
Too expensive, lacks a killer app, rubbish battery – it seems the criticisms of the Apple Watch have done little to deter tech shoppers. UK buyers are now able to buy the many versions of the Apple Watch from the company’s website. The bad news, however, is that orders placed …
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