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KOTOR lead making a sci-fi RPG? Yes please.

EA revealed that there’s been a change of leadership at Battlefield developer DICE Stockholm. As part of a call with investors following EA’s Q3 FY2020 earnings report, the publisher talked a little bit about the next Battlefield game from DICE. As previously revealed, the game will take advantage of next-gen hardware, and will be released […] The post DICE leadership changes as studio prepares for next Battlefield appeared first on VG247.

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The smoking gun? We all know that Nintendo fans love a bit of PlatinumGames, and if there's one title that they'd love to see come to Switch, it's The Wonderful 101. The Wii U version was critically acclaimed but sold poorly, so it's ripe for rediscovery on Nintendo's latest console – and PlatinumGames has been pretty cute about the chances of that happening in the past. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Virtual reality has been undergoing rapid evolution over the years. This is not just in terms of the hardware performance and the range of experiences but also in the development […]

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Microsoft has had a good second quarter in FY2020, but not in the Xbox business. In a call following the reveal of Microsoft’s earnings for Q2 FY2020, the company shared some light on the health of the Xbox brand and its gaming division. During the quarter, gaming revenue decreased by a whopping 21%, with Xbox […] The post Xbox Game Pass subscribers double despite gaming revenue decline appeared first on VG247.

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Lifetime figures released. Last summer, Switch owners were treated to two particularly intriguing Nintendo-published exclusives - PlatinumGames' Astral Chain and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order from Koei Tecmo. It has now been confirmed that, as of December 2019, both games have managed to surpass one million sales. Astral Chain has sold 1.03 million copies, while Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is just behind with 1.02 million copies sold; both figures include physical and digital sales. Earlier this month, Astral Chain's director Takahisa Taura revealed that the game had "sold above expectations", so perhaps this news was to be expected for Platinum's release. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Nintendo has revealed that Nintendo Switch unit sales have reached 52.48 million, while Pokemon Sword and Shield have already sold over 16 million units.

The Swedish virtual reality software startup Gleechi has unveiled a new hand tracking interface known as VirtualGrasp which automates the programming of hand interactions in virtual reality. The technology enables […]

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Unsurprisingly, we have another metric to prove that Half-Life: Alyx really did boost VR sales. Market analyst Superdata has revealed in its 2019 VR/AR report that the Valve Index headset has sold 149,000 units during the year. 103,000 of those sales were made in the last three months of the year. Half-Life: Alyx was announced […] The post Valve Index sold 103,000 units after Half-Life: Alyx announcement – report appeared first on VG247.

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Ever heard of Dragon King? These days, every gaming fan under the sun is aware of the franchise-spanning beast that is Super Smash Bros., but did you know about how it originally took shape under the name of a prototype known as 'Dragon King'? Smash series director, Masahiro Sakurai, has discussed both this and another unfinished prototype destined for the Nintendo 64 in an interview for Hobonichi's book on Satoru Iwata. Translations of the interview have been shared online by PushDustIn. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Have a plan when taking your first steps onto a strange world with these tips on what to do first in Journey to the Savage Planet.

Atari is opening 8 new hotels across the US over the next few years. The Atari-branded hotels will also feature immersive virtual reality and augmented reality experiences using the latest […]