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Watch the PlayStation conference at E3 2016 right here
This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo continues with Sony's PlayStation showcase at 6 PM Pacific, which the company will surely use to hype up its games and hardware plans for the year to come.
June 13, 2016
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Sony confirms release date for Playstation VR at E3
At E3 today, Sony set a firm release date of October 13th for their VR hardware previously known as Project Morpheus. They also announced VR titles in major franchise like Final Fantasy and Star Wars.
June 13, 2016
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Social games platform LINE heading for $5.5 billion IPO
"Historically, we have depended on a small number of games for a majority of our mobile game revenues, and we expect that this dependence will continue for the foreseeable future."
June 13, 2016
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Razer taking on Oculus and HTC with new virtual reality headset
"The HDK 2 hardware specifications are comparable to the best virtual reality headsets available now, [and are] on par with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive."
June 13, 2016
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UKIE CEO and Team17 co-founder awarded OBE and MBE
Team17 co-founder and owner Debbie Bestwick and UKIE CEO Joe Twist have been named on this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list for their contributions to the UK video game industry.
June 13, 2016
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After nearly 15 years, Penny Arcade chief Robert Khoo calls it quits
Longtime Penny Arcade president Robert Khoo has announced plans to step down next month, after nearly 15 years at the company helping to oversee the rise of (among other things) PAX and Child's Play.
June 13, 2016
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With Serious Sam VR, Croteam takes the VR plunge
Croatian indie dev Croteam is getting into VR game development with Serious Sam VR, which is set to be published by Devolver Digital on Steam Early Access this summer.
June 13, 2016
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Apple opens its Siri voice assistant up to devs via new API
Apple's annual WWDC dev event kicks off today, and as part of the proceedings the company has announced plans to open its extant iOS voice assistant, Siri, up to third-party developers via an upcoming API.
June 13, 2016
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Microsoft gets deeper into eSports with Arena for Xbox
At E3 this week Microsoft laid plans to launch a new service on Xbox, Arena, designed to let people sign up for, compete in and watch tournaments for games.
June 13, 2016
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New 'Play Anywhere' initiative reinforces Microsoft's cross-platform push
Microsoft is amping up its cross-platform push with "Play Anywhere," a new initiative announced during its E3 press event today that encompasses a number of games which will be playable on both Xbox and Windows 10.
June 13, 2016
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Microsoft confirms plans to release a more powerful Xbox next year: 'Scorpio'
Xbox chief Phil Spencer closed out Microsoft's E3 showcase today by confirming that yes, Microsoft is going to release a more powerful Xbox console next year that will play all existing Xbox One games.
June 13, 2016
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Minecraft multiplayer goes cross-platform under Microsoft's watch
Now that Microsoft owns Minecraft, it announced today that the massively popular game will be opened up to allow for cross-platform multiplayer mine crafting. Yes, that includes VR platforms too.
June 13, 2016