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Microsoft leans on 'core' games and the promise of HoloLens at E3
Microsoft came out swinging today at its annual E3 press conference with a core gamer-focused slate of newly announced and already known games.
June 15, 2015
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Ubisoft's new swordfighting game is a lesson in persistent pitching
For Ubisoft Montreal creative director Jason VandenBerghe, getting For Honor greenlit wasn’t a forgone conclusion. In fact, it was a concept more than 10 years (and multiple rejections) in the making.
June 15, 2015
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Sony trots out The Last Guardian at E3, promises to release it in 2016
It's true -- Sony opened its E3 press conference this evening with footage and a release date for Team Ico and Sony Japan's The Last Guardian, which is believed to have been in development since 2007.
June 15, 2015
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Forget hardware or services -- this E3, Sony's all about games
Sony is trying to swagger its way through E3 2015, confident in its partnerships with AAA and indies alike, confident in its own titles, and confident in fan demand for games debuted on its stage.
June 15, 2015
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Microsoft apes Early Access with new 'Xbox Game Preview' program
Microsoft has announced a new "Xbox Game Preview" program that's roughly akin to Steam's Early Access service, but with the added promise of a free demo for every title on offer.
June 15, 2015
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Microsoft rolls out Xbox 360 backwards compatibility to Xbox One
Early in Microsoft's E3 press conference today, Xbox's Mike Ybarra took the stage to promise that the company's Xbox One console would be updated to natively support a selection of Xbox 360 games.
June 15, 2015
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Report: 'Concept' images and specs of Oculus' consumer Rift surface
Images which Oculus' Palmer Luckey confirms are legitimate but "ancient" and "nowhere close to final" were found on the Oculus website that shed light on what the consumer version of the Rift will be.
June 9, 2015
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Microsoft goes for an Xbox One hardware refresh ahead of E3
The company is rolling out a new version of the console with a 1 TB hard drive and some other embellishments as it makes the long-running $350 sale price of its extant Xbox Ones permanent.
June 9, 2015
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Butt Sniffin Pugs and Sunset among IndieCade's E3 indie showcase
Here's the 37-game lineup IndieCade is bringing to E3 this year, the ninth year in a row the organization has carved out a space on the show floor to showcase the work of indie developers.
June 4, 2015
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Google expands its E3 coverage with Keighley-hosted YouTube hub
Google is getting deeper into E3 coverage this year with a sponsored YouTube hub, hosted by Geoff Keighley and select game-focused YouTubers, that will feature livestreams, interviews and Let's Plays.
June 2, 2015
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Oculus Rift price teased; new input solution to show at E3 in June
News out of the Code Conference comes via Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe, who drops a few more details on what you'll expect to pay and how the tech might evolve.
May 27, 2015
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After 25 years, Nintendo blows the dust off its World Championships
Nintendo is planning to host another Nintendo World Championships competition in L.A. the weekend prior to E3 as part of its summer marketing blitz, twenty-five years after the 1990 inaugural event.
May 13, 2015