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There wasn’t much in the way of new news at EA’s Gamescom 2015 press conference this morning, but a new gameplay trailer for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst was certainly a highlight. Experience the moment where Faith begins her rise from a carefree runner to the hero the city needs,” the video …
Read More »Quantum Break, PlayStation, VR and more: read the first MCV @ Gamescom 2015 Daily for free
You can read the first MCV @ Gamescom Daily for this year’s show in Cologne for free right now. Head over to our Digital Edition for the Daily to check out an interview with PlayStation Europe chief Jim Ryan, as well as an in-depth look at the prospects for virtual …
Read More »Watch EA’s Gamescom 2015 press conference live here
EA is the second games giant to take to the Gamescom stage this year, and you can see all of the publisher’s big reveals first right here. We’re sure to see some more of Star Wars Battlefront, plus Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Need For Speed, FIFA 16 and perhaps even a …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Microsoft’s ‘one more thing’ – Creative Assembly’s Halo Wars 2
Microsoft closed its Gamescom 2015 conference with a good old fashioned ‘one more thing’, this year, although it wasn’t what the preamble had led many to believe. The announcement – in autumn 2016 Microsoft will release Halo Wars 2 on both Xbox One and PC. The surprise, however, is that …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Rise of the Tomb Raider dated for November
Tomb Raider sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider is coming to Xbox One this mid-November. The game, which will be exclusive to Microsoft’s console for a year before its release on PS4, is due out on November 13th. That’s three days after Fallout 4 and five days before Star Wars …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Xbox investing $1m into eSports in biggest-ever drive
Xbox is finally making a serious move into the eSports sector, it seems. The platform holder has announced the first-ever Halo World Championships, which will be backed by its biggest-ever investment in the pro-gaming space. This will consist of a one million dollar prize pool for the tournament, which will …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Homefront: The Revolution resurfaces, Xbox One beta out later this year
Homefront: The Revolution is still alive and kicking, and looks to be set for release next year. The game disappeared for quite some time after its initial reveal, leading to questions over its current state of development – and whether it would even see a release. However, Microsoft’s Gamescom conference …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Mojang’s next game, Cobalt, is coming to Xbox One
Minecraft creator Mojang’s new game will be a console exclusive on Xbox One. Cobalt will also be released on PC, of course, and will support both cross-buy and cross-play across both platforms. As for the game itself, the short gameplay video showed a 2D shooter that was pretty action-heavy and …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Indie title We Happy Few is BioShock meets Victorian London
We Happy few is a brand new indie horror game coming to Xbox One. The trailer for the game revealed during Microsoft’s Gamescom conference showed a surreal London set to a disconcerting rendition of ‘London Bridge is Falling Down’. It looks to be a first-person adventure title with masked police …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Cities Skylines is ‘first to console’ on Xbox One
Microsoft has announced that hit PC title Cities Skylines is coming to consoles – and it will be on Xbox One before other platforms. The city simulator was a surprise hit on PC earlier this year and is sure to find a big audience among console gamers. It’s not the …
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