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Sony announces PlayStation VR will launch in October for $399

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 15, 2016
2 min

Sony game chief Andrew House announced today that the PlayStation VR virtual reality headset will launch for $399 in October. It’s going to be...

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Esports veterans talk about the risks of professional gaming

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 15, 2016
3 min

Today, esports are on pace to reach $1.1 billion in spending by 2019 according to market research firm Newzoo, but it wasn’t always a big...

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The Division has the largest first week for a new game franchise

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 15, 2016
1 min

Ubisoft has another hit franchise in its stable. The publisher revealed today that its online shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division has had best first...

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Crytek switches CryEngine dev tool to ‘pay what you want’ model and sets up $1M indie fund

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 15, 2016
2 min

Crytek announced today that it is changing its business model for its game-development tools to “pay what you want.” It is also setting up...

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Crytek unveils its next-generation, VR-enabled game engine CryEngine V

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 15, 2016
2 min

Crytek unveiled its next-generation video game development engine, CryEngine, today, and it supports virtual reality headsets. The Frankfurt, Germany-based company made the announcement at...

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Ark: Survival Evolved targets esports with Survival of the Fittest spinoff

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 15, 2016
1 min

Developer Studio Wildcard revealed Ark: Survival of the Fittest, a spinoff based on its online game Ark: Survival Evolved, and it’s out today via Steam (with a console release date to be determined).

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StarCraft II’s first mission bundle — Nova Covert Ops — starts on March 29

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 15, 2016
1 min

StarCraft II originally released through three separate campaigns (Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm, and Legacy of the Void), but Nova Covert Ops is the first pack of missions released after the conclusion of that trilogy.