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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the most hotly anticipated Nintendo titles coming out this year, but so far Nintendo has only given a vague launch window of 2017”. However, a new report from Eurogamer suggests that consumers in Japan and the US might see …
Read More »HTC Viveport unveiled as world’s first VR app subscription service
HTC has announced the world’s first app subscription service for VR content. Dubbed Viveport, it will launch as a monthly subscription service in early 2017, giving customers a one-stop shop for browsing new apps and a place for developers to show off their products. HTC has yet to announce exact …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood release date confirmed for June 20th
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is launching on June 20th 2017, Square Enix announced today, with pre-orders opening on January 24th. Initially announced during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival last year, the Stormblood expansion will introduce a swathe of new features to Square Enix’s MMORPG, including the new Red Mage …
Read More »Ghost Recon Wildlands: Everything you need to know, release date, price, pre-order deals and merchandise
Ghost Recon used to be one of Ubisoft’s biggest names but its absence since 2012 shows it’s slipped somewhat into the shadows – with Far Cry being the company’s go-to shooter franchise in recent years. That may be all about to change, though, with the release of Ghost Recon Wildlands …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn: Everything you need to know, release date, price, pre-order deals, PS4 Pro support and merchandise
Guerrilla Games’ is best known for its series of Killzone games, but in 2017 the studio will be attempting something completely new and different. Enter Horizon: Zero Dawn, an action RPG that sees heroine Aloy journey across a vast post-apocalyptic universe where huge, mechanical dinosaurs and strange robotic creatures roam …
Read More »LEGO Worlds UK price and release date confirmed
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has announced the UK release date and price for its upcoming sandbox game, LEGO Worlds. Developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO Worlds will launch on February 24th 2017 for PS4, Xbox One and Steam at a suggested retail price of …
Read More »Valkyria Revolution release date confirmed for Q2 2017
Valkyria Revolution, the follow-up to Sega’s 2008 PS3 game Valkyria Chronicles, will be launching on PS4, Xbox One and the PS Vita in Q2 2017 in Europe and the US. The game will be launching both physically and digitally on PS4 and Xbox One, while the PS Vita version will …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn UK release date moves forward to March 1st
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s UK release date has been moved forward to March 1st, Sony confirmed this morning. Originally set to launch on March 3rd, Guerilla Games’ upcoming third person action game will now launch two days earlier to bring it in line with the rest of Europe. That’s still one …
Read More »Yooka-Laylee gets release date, is scrapped on Wii U
Playtonic’s crowdfunded platformer Yooka-Laylee has got a release date. The game will hit PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mac and Linux on April 11th priced at 34.99 for non-backers. It will be available both digitally and physically. However, Wii U backers may notice that their platform is missing from that list …
Read More »Hellblade pushed back to 2017
Developer Ninja Theory has confirmed that Hellblade will now not be released until 2017. While a 2016 release had already started to look unlikely, this is the first official confirmation of the slip. In the video below the developer reveals that an unspecified project cancellation let to some set backs, …
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