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Sega has joined a number of other game publishers in missing E3 this year, leading to the game industry questioning whether the Los Angeles convention will still go ahead.As reported by IGN, Sega said that “after careful consideration, we have decided not to participate in E3 2023 as an exhibitor. We look forward to sharing more information on announced and unannounced projects in the future.”IGN found that Tencent will also be skipping E3 2023, and claimed that more publishers will not be attending but are yet to make an announcement.The news comes just days after Ubisoft confirmed it would not be attending E3, with the Assassin’s Creed developer deciding to “move in a different direction” and host its own live event in June.Both companies join Xbox and Nintendo in skipping E3 2023, while it’s been reported that Sony will also miss the convention.

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Ubisoft improves ‘The Division’ engine ahead of upcoming ‘Avatar’ game

YouTube by Ubisoft shows improvements made to their Snowdrop engine for their upcoming Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.The Snowdrop engine is Ubisoft’s proprietary game engine and was first used for Tom Clancy’s The Division in 2016. Since then it’s been used for Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.In the clip, technical art director Sebastian Lindoff said“the world of Avatar that James Cameron and his team brought to life is epic in so many ways.

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‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ game will include option to remove copyrighted music

Guardians Of The Galaxy game will have an option to toggle licensed tracks for streamers.In an interview with Venturebeat, Narrative Director Mary DeMarle discussed the upcoming title and the challenges of maintaining a line between serious and funny for a Guardians Of The Galaxy game.DeMarle also confirmed the existence of a toggled streaming mode – a feature that has become more prominent in recent years.The mode itself has become necessary due to the high amount of licensed tracks in the Guardians Of The Galaxy gameplay feature called ‘the huddle’.

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‘Stalker 2’ trailer features appearance by series creator

Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl noticed an easter egg in the latest trailer.The trailer shown last week as part of the Xbox E3 presentation shows a mixture of gameplay intercut with a scene of various men sat round a campfire. Towards the end player character Skif turns to his left and sees GSC Game World founder Sergiy Grygorovych and CEO wish him “good hunting, stalker.”Grygorovych founded GSC Game World in 1995 while still a teenager with a team of 15 in a two-room apartment.

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Nordic Update launched for ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’

Microsoft Flight Simulator, bringing landscape improvements, new airports, and more.The Nordic Update will cover Finland, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark; with developer Asobo describing the highlights as “vast fjords, riveting urban vistas, domineering peaks, and centuries-old iconic castles”.Covering the five countries entirely, the Nordic Update adds detail and landmarks, alongside five new airports, improved data for existing airports, and 78 ‘points of interest’. Five new landing challenges will be introduced at the new airports – Bornholm, Stockholm Arlanda, Svalbard, Ísafjörður, and Vaasa.The Nordic Update, as with all world updates, is free to those who already own the game, and is available on the in-game marketplace.

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‘Metroid Dread’ amiibo double pack gives additional upgrades for players

Metroid Dread‘s amiibo double pack will grant the player a permanent health boost along with a missile capacity upgrade.The $30 2-pack amiibo, which includes both Samus and the E.M.M.I, will provide players with an extra energy tank, which increases their maximum health by 100, a one-time-only upgrade.However, players will be able to tap the Samus amiibo once a day to top up their health in-game, while the E.M.M.I amiibo will give Samus a Missile Plus tank, increasing her missile capacity to 10 and is also a one-time upgrade.Have an early look at the #MetroidDread Samus and E.M.M.I.

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Steam’s Next Fest lets you play hundreds of indie demos for free

Steam’s Next Fest highlights hundreds of indie games by letting players try them for free ahead of release.E3 2021 brought with it many game announcements, many of which are a long way from being playable. However, Steam has launched its annual Next Fest, running until June 22, which allows players to try many upcoming indie games for free.The long list includes some standouts such as Naraka: Bladepoint, Sable, Lawn Mowing Simulator, and Chasing Static.

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‘Halo Infinite’ release date, trailers, multiplayer gameplay and everything else you need to know

343 Industries‘ highly anticipated Halo Infinite has been through a difficult development but is set to launch later this year.Halo Infinite was announced back in 2018 along with a cinematic trailer that gave fans the first look at the sci-fi shooter.

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‘Battlefield 2042’ AI bots announced – 1 vs 127 gun fights could be a reality

EA has announced that Battlefield 2042 will feature AI ‘server-filling’ bots that maintain player numbers outside of peak playing hours.In a post that went out yesterday, EA confirmed Battlefield 2042 would feature AI players and went into detail about how the feature will work.In multiplayer, the AI bots are used to ensure that servers are filled ‘no matter your location’.

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Switch exclusive ‘Shin Megami Tensei V’ gets a confirmed release date

Shin Megami Tensei V received a release date and a brand new trailer during Nintendo‘s E3 Direct.The popular supernatural RPG, from the series that also spawned the Persona spin-off, is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch on November 12, 2021.The trailer follows Mara as she gets sucked from her regular Tokyo high school life into a battle between angels and demons. Check it out below:Also shown in the video is the command based combat system that will reward players who exploit enemy weaknesses with extra action in their turn.

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Nintendo to celebrate ‘Zelda’ 35th anniversary with themed Game & Watch

Nintendo will launch a Game & Watch system featuring the first three Legend Of Zelda games.As revealed during the latest Nintendo Direct at E3, series producer Eiji Aonuma confirmed the handheld is being produced to mark the milestone of the the first game in the series, which released in 1986.The Game & Watch system will feature:Alongside this, there will also be a “special” version of the classic Vermin game starring Link as a playable character.

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‘Advance Wars’ makes a glorious return after 13 years in remake collection

Nintendo has revealed that will be bringing back its beloved Advance Wars series in a new remake collection.As unveiled during Nintendo’s E3 presentation, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp will comprise of the original game and its sequel Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising. The turn-based tactics title was said to have been “reimagined and rebuilt from the ground up” for the platform.Heading up the Orange Star Army, players will take command of the army, each with their own specialities and powers.

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‘Mario Party Superstars’ is coming later this year to Nintendo Switch

Nintendo has revealed a new Marty Party collection that will be arriving on the Switch later this year.As announced during Nintendo’s E3 Direct today, Mario Party Superstars will bring back a collection of classic boards and mini-games across the 23-year history of the franchise.The trailer can be watched below:Five classic boards will return from the Nintendo 64 games, including Peach’s Birthday Cake and Space Land. Each board will feature “zany events” and stickers that can change up the standings, so players need to keep on their toes at all times.There will be 100 mini-games from across the Mario Party series, with all of them supporting button controls.

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‘WarioWare: Get It Together!’ lets people play together later this year

Nintendo revealed WarioWare: Get It Together! a new entry in the microgame series.The new game is set to launch for Nintendo Switch on September 10, 2021.

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Kazuya Mishima leaps from ‘Tekken’ to ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’

Tekken fighter Kazuya Mishima is coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate.Kazuya Mishima, the star of Bandai Namco‘s Tekken series, is coming to Nintendo’s multiplayer brawler at some point this year.Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai joined the stream to announce that he will run a presentation on Kazuya in Smash on June 28.The character was announced with a humorous remake of the Kazuya victory cinematic from the original Tekken game.The Smash Bros.

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Nintendo announce ‘Metroid Dread’ the first new 2D Metroid game in 19 years

Nintendo has announced a brand new 2D Metroid game E3 show.Nintendo has revealed a brand new 2D Metroid game, titled Metroid Dread. The game looks like a return to the series roots, featuring exploration in a maze-like 2D environment.A trailer is available below:Suit up as Samus Aran in the first new entry of the 2D #Metroid saga in more than 19 years, #MetroidDread, launching 10/8.

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Vehicles and RPG-7s will be available in ‘Escape of Tarkov’ expansion

Escape From Tarkov has been revealed.Long-time Escape From Tarkov streamer and content creator Pestily has released a video that summarises his interview with the CoO of Battlestate Games Nikita. The video summary also brings in some information from a Twitch Gaming Interview.Streets Of Tarkov is confirmed to have a 40 player count, and will also introduce the BTR-80 APC to the map.

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How, when and where you can watch the E3 Nintendo Direct

E3 2021 is almost over, but there’s still one major show left for fans to watch, the Nintendo Direct which will take place later today.Having abandoned typical developer conferences a few years ago, a Nintendo Direct is a pre-recorded video which streams live simultaneously across the world.Viewers can catch the stream on the publisher’s official YouTube and Twitch channels, or through the embedded video below.The Nintendo Direct will last roughly 40 minutes and will start at 5pm BST in the UK.Each Nintendo Direct stream varies in length and importance.

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‘Resident Evil Village’ DLC is officially in the works says Capcom

Capcom announced during its E3 showcase last night (June 14) that the team behind Resident Evil Village is working on additional content.A message appeared during the stream confirming the announcement. It read: “By popular demand, development has just started on additional downloadable content (DLC) for Resident Evil Village.

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‘Starmancer’ trailer offers players the chance to control their own rogue A.I.

Ominux Games has announced Starmancer, a game that will allow you to control a space station A.I. in whichever way you see fit.The two-person team at Ominux Games revealed their first game, Starmancer, during the PC Gaming Show last night (June 13).In Starmancer, players will control a vast A.I.

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Xbox meme becomes reality as Microsoft announces mini-fridge at E3

Xbox Series X fridge in 2020, Microsoft has announced a mini-fridge for the holiday season during their E3 presentation.When the Xbox Series X was first shown at the 2019 Games Awards, memes of it resembling a fridge quickly went viral.Assuring viewers that “yes, this is really happening”, the Xbox Mini Fridge promises an “Xbox cooling velocity architecture” for a “system that leaves others in the cold”.Although there are no details on its dimensions yet, storage capacity looks to be a maximum of 10 drinks cans.Also announced during Microsoft’s E3 presentation was Sea of Thieves: A Pirates Life, a Pirates of the Caribbean-themed expansion.

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Sega will skip E3 2023, casting doubt on whether the event will go ahead

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