Be sure to grab these E3 freebies and demos

During the hustle and bustle of E3 you may have overlooked the surprise arrivals and current freebies on the digital services. There’s some good stuff to be had, and all in the name of shameless promotion. Limbo – Xbox One In order to promote the upcoming release of Playdead’s Inside – due 29th June, and …

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Killer Instinct – season one wrap-up

It pains us to say it, but we wouldn’t have trusted Rare themselves to develop to this reboot, let alone Double Helix – a studio used to getting their hands dirty with movie tie-ins and little more. Rare haven’t made a fighting game for 16 years, and the studio is vastly different nowadays to back …

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A double take on Double Helix

It has been a while since we last visited a developer via the magic of Google Street View, but Double Helix struck us as a decent contender. The California-based studio has been around since 2007, yet it was only when it was revealed that they were co-developing Killer Instinct that most gamers acknowledged their existence. …

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All rise for Dead Rising 3 and Ryse

Credit cards at the ready – the next two weeks are shaping up to be the biggest in gaming in a very long time. On Friday the humble Xbox 360 will be rendered outdated after eight years of honourable service, while the 3DS and PS Vita receive their big Christmas games – The Legend of …

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Xbox One first-party reviews start to surface

Microsoft are staggering the rollout of Xbox One game reviews, seemingly to ensure a steady slew of coverage for their new console over the course of the week. Today saw full price retail releases Dead Rising 3 and Zoo Tycoon have critical eyes cast over them, along with downloads LocoCycle, Powerstar Golf, Crimson Dragon and …

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E3: Microsoft’s ultra combo

Microsoft didn’t so much pull a rabbit out of the hat for their E3 conference, but rather a whole warren’s worth of them – the return of franchises new and old, and surprises galore. Apart from a short SmartGlass demo, the conference was solely about software and began in the best possible fashion – in-game …

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