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Sony's PlayStation VR headset has broken 3 million sales worldwide, the company today announced.

While console-powered headsets are better suited for VR gaming than dedicated PC-driven HMDs like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, the market is dominated by cheaper mobile VR headsets. Sony has still managed to steal quite a bit of VR hardware sales from its competitors and remains a dominant player in the space--case in point: the PSVR has sold 3 million headsets globally. The headset has done well insofar as unit sales since it was released in October 2016. Sony's PSVR topped 1 million sales as of June 2017, and as Twitter's Dom's Playing notes, hit 2 million units nearly a year after its release.

At the same time, however, the headset's attach rate remains rather low. Sony has shipped over 82 million PS4 consoles as of Q2'18, which means about 3.7% of all PS4 owners actually have a PSVR too.

Feral Interactive has taken to their Twitter page as well as their YouTube Channel to announce that ROME: Total War is on its way to the iPhone. The title is scheduled for release on August 23rd.

The upcoming iteration of ROME: Total War for the iPhone will be including a very specifically redesigned user interface. According to Feral Interactive, the game is going to be taking full advantage over Apples Metal API, this will give the title further performance and overall provide a smoother experience for the user.

According to the mini-website made by Feral Interactive, ROME: Total War will be available on the following models of iPhone:

Publisher for Gone Home, Annapurna Interactive and developer Fullbright Studios, have announced that their title is on its way to the Nintendo Switch.

Gone Home is a interactive exploration simulator that allows for players to experience the story of Katie Greenbriar, as she returns home at 1:15 AM after a year abroad to a completely empty house. Her family is not there, and no information is provided to their whereabouts. Players will be required to uncover this mystery themselves, and as the story begins piece itself together a bigger and more frightening picture is unveiled.

Gone Home debuting to the Nintendo Switch is in celebration of the 5th anniversary for the title, according to Annapurna Interactive the publisher is "happy to announce that this genre-defining classic will be available for Nintendo Switch on August 23rd, 2018." For more information regarding the Nintendo Switch release visit the official Gone Home website here.

Insomniac Games' Spider-Man title for the PS4 is moving closer and closer to its release date and the hype is no where near slowing down. To add to that snowball of hype, a new trailer has been released via the IGN YouTube Channel and it reveals some most notable structures from the Marvel universe.

The trailer has been titled New York City Open-World trailer and showcases Spidy flinging around his concrete jungle playground and it looks absolutely incredible. The trailer is narrated by J. Jonah Jameson and Jameson is throwing the blame for the cities crimes on Spider-Man, Peter Parker then calls into the station under the allias Peter Patterson to defend him. Jameson continues and we can see from the trailer that these 'swan dives' that are mentioned are in front of the Avengers Tower.

Not only was the Avengers Tower spotted within the trailer but so was the Dr. Strange building. That is right, the Sanctum Santorum can be seen at exactly 0.40 seconds into the video. It is unclear what kind of interaction players will be able to do with Stranges building, but at least it can be confirmed that it is in the game. Marvel's Spider-Man will be releasing exclusively on the PlayStation 4 on September 7th.

Stunlock Studios have released a new gameplay trailer showcasing the upcoming Battlerite Royale, the gameplay video reveals many of the characters in action.

Players will be able to experience Battlerite Royale from the top-down perspective, they will be taking control over one of the several heroes in a slaughter to rein supreme over their competitors. Each of the heroes will have a unique set of abilities, these abilities will have to be correctly adapted by the player so they can executed in dangerous situations.

The classic battle royale concepts stay the same, players will pick up items that will buff each champion and these items will be dropped when the players champion is slain. There is also a progressive damaging border that will close in on the map, Stunlock Studios has decided to call this border 'Death Vortex.' If you haven't already seen the concept art for the Battlerite Royale map, definitely catch up on that here. There has also been some screenshots released that showcase the Battlerite Royale user interface, visit those here. If you are intersted in signing up to the Battlerite Royale beta, visit the official website here.

In a brand new trailer released onto the NBA 2K YouTube Channel, we see LeBron James interview star rapper Travis Scott over his role as soundtrack curator for the upcoming next installment in the 2K series, NBA 2K19.

As we move closer to the release date of NBA 2K19, publisher 2K Games are not slowing down with promoting their upcoming title. A new trailer has surfaced on their NBA 2K YouTube Channel and it showcases LeBron James interviewing rapper Travis Scott about the soundtrack that is to be featured in NBA 2K19.

From the interview and description, we learn that NBA 2K19 will be having a large variety of Hip-Hop soundtracks that has the goal of "providing high energy and a fresh listening experience for all virtual ballers" The trailer didn't reveal any select songs that are to be included within the soundtrack, but we will no doubt see songs from Scotts new album Astroworld. On a side note, the gameplay trailer that was released last week showcased Jay Rock's "Win" which could be a strong hint towards this track being included within the final copy of the game. NBA 2K19 is planned for release on September 11th, it will be available on the Xbox One, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch.

Metro Exodus is one of the most-anticipated games of 2019, with developer 4A Games and publisher Deep Silver not only releasing a new trailer for Metro Exodus today, but they also announced pre-order bonuses and a new special limited edition version of the game.

The new bundle is called the Aurora Limited Edition, which should be released to only a few retailers. The Metro Exodus Aurora Limited Edition comes with a bunch of physical stuff, not just in-game DLC or bonuses. It'll include:

I don't know why, but Deep Silver didn't announce any pricing for the Aurora Limited Edition - which is silly IMO. We know that Metro Exodus Standard Edition costs $60 while the Gold Edition comes in at $85. There are some pre-order bonuses for all three platforms: Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Even if you order the standard release of Metro Exodus but pre-order it now, you'll receive the bonuses.

EA isn't sitting in a good spot with Battlefield V with the company starting off on the wrong foot with angered gamers over some of the choices they made within the setting of the game, to say the least. Now there's news of pre-order numbers being low, and that's not good at all.

The company recently lost Patrick Soderlund, who was the ex-CEO of DICE until EA acquired the company back in 2006. Soderlund had high-up roles within EA after the transition, and is now leaving the company.

Now there's Sarah Needleman of the Wall Street Journal reporting that Cowen Group analysts have that that pre-order sales for Battlefield V "have been weak". These analysts are going by things said to them by EA connections, and if we look at someone as instrumental as Soderlund leaving EA two months before the launch of Battlefield V, one of EA's largest franchises... this does look weird.

On the heels of its recent Timesplitters acquisition, THQ Nordic confirms a rather robust lineup of in-development games.

THQ Nordic currently has 51 projects in the works, the company announced in today's Q2 financial results. This fifty-strong slate is the company's "strongest pipeline to date," the filings say, the majority of which are unannounced games. The publisher says 34 of its 51 games are unannounced titles.

However all of the projects may not be top-tier games from key franchises, and instead may include partner titles, third-party-owned games, and licensed projects. Renown studios like Saints Row dev Volition Entertainment and Dambuster Studios are both developing "top secret" AAA titles, the report says, and the company recently issued new shares in a bid to raise funds for game development, acquisitions, and operations.

The fan-favorite 2000's Timesplitters series has been bought by THQ Nordic as the publisher expands its IP lineup.

THQ Nordic has been snapping up studios, companies and IPs for a while now, and the most notable acquisition was that of Saints Row and Metro publisher Koch Media back in February. Now the Swedish games-maker has snapped up rights to the Timesplitters and Second Sight sci-fi game franchises under its Koch Media subsidiary.

As Koch Media's CEO asserts, this acquisition should see a new Timesplitters in the works.

Blizzard's not-so-subtle tease was right on the money: Diablo III is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year.

Following confirmation that its working on several new Diablo projects, Blizzard plans to release Diablo III on Nintendo's handheld-console Switch hybrid as the Diablo III Eternal Collection later this year. As you'd expect, this is a GOTY version with Reaper of Souls and the Rise of the Necromancer DLCs.

The news was prematurely posted on Forbes (now taken down) and made its rounds on the internet, including Reddit and Kotaku, both of which confirm interesting details about the ARPG port.

Never picked up Rainbow Six Siege throughout the Steam sales? Well, Ubisoft are going to give you a free shot at it regardless. Rainbow Six Siege will have a free weekend beginning on August 16th.

Ubisoft have decided to make Rainbow Six Siege completely free-to-play across all platfroms beginning August 16th, the event will run to August 20th. Throughout this time, Ubisoft have also decided to massively discount Rainbow Six Siege, according to their blog post found on the Ubisoft website, "you can pick up the Starter, Standard, Advanced, Gold, and Complete Editions of the game for a discount of up to 60% off if you purchase before August 27".

For those that already own Rainbow Six Siege, this free weekend also happens to coincide with Europe's largest Rainbow Six tournament, Six Major Paris. The tournament will be running from August 13th to August 19th and will be livestreamed on twitch.tv/Rainbow6. According to the Ubisoft blogpost, 'Operation Grim Sky' the next season for Rainbow Six Siege will also be showcased throughout livestream, and it will later be officially released on September 4th. For more information visit the Ubisoft website here.

The upcoming Norse-inspired mythological adventure Rune: Ragnarok has had it's official Steam listing made live. The developers, Human Head Studios have also released the titles official PC requirements and a new teaser trailer.

For those that don't know, Rune: Ragnarok is a sandbox adventure game that allows for players to be immersed within a Nordic world where the gods are descending on earth. Players will have to battle beasts, monsters and eachother to survive Ragnarok.

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Team17 has taken to their website to announce some new content for Overcooked 2. Players that are master chefs and have already completed the game will be glad to know the steaks have just been amped up, introducing New Game+ mode.

According to the Team17 blog post, players that have already achieved the 3-stars on each level will now have a brand new goal. New Game+ will be available to players that have already "ventured through the Onion Kingdom for the first time", the mode will allow for ambitious cooks to replay the 45 kitchens at much harder difficulty. This increase in difficulty will cause each of kitchens to reward players with 4-stars instead of 3, thus showcasing further the players pure cooking greatness.

Team17 also mention throughout the blog post that even more content is in the pipeline for Overcooked 2, we will find out about this content in the "days, weeks and months ahead." For further information regarding Overcooked 2, visit the official website here.

After the delays of Dark Souls Remastered debuting to the Nintendo Switch, news has surfaced on the official Dark Souls Twitter account, we now have a solid release date for when the game will be released.

Dark Souls Remastered was originally planned for release alongside the other iterations of the game back in May, since then Bandai Namco has been awfully quite about the Nintendo Switch version of the game being delayed for so long. Unfortunately, there hasn't even been any details provided to explain why there has been such a hefty delay on the handheld version of the game.

The Nintendo Switch version of the game will still release with the 'Solaire of Astora' amiibo, which when used will unlock the "Praise the Sun" emote within the game. About a week a go, there was an email sent out by Amazon to some people who pre-ordered Dark Souls Remastered for the Nintendo Switch, it revealed that the release date for the title was meant to be October 1st, that rumor has now been cleared up with the official announcement by Nintendo and the Dark Souls Twitter account. Dark Souls Remastered for the Nintendo Switch is scheduled for release on October 19th, for further information visit the official Dark Souls website here.

Capcom has just revealed an insane new collector's edition version of its upcoming remake of Resident Evil 2, with the upcoming Biohazard RE: 2 Z Version Premium Edition packing everything including the kitchen sink.

Biohazard RE: 2 Z Version Premium Edition will cost 99,800 yen (or around $900) and it will include the normal collector's edition goodies, which includes a huge 12-inch statue of Leon, the enhanced RE2 soundtrack, and an art book. This will total for around $225 if you get it on its own without the Z Version Premium Edition package, something that packs a damn Qwerkywriter Bluetooth mechanical keyboard that has high-end Cherry blue key switches and even a mount for your smartphone.

If you buy a modified Qwerkywriter S model, you'll be shelling out $249.99 on its own. It might sound like a bit much, but in the original Resident Evil games (weren't those the days?!) you could only save your game by finding a typewriter and ink ribbons that were scattered through the world. While the $250 keyboard doesn't look much like the in-game typewriters, it's a cool thing to own for Resident Evil fans.

Arkane's popular Dishonored series probably won't make a comeback in the near future, a key developer said.

Games like Dishonored and Prey prove the devs at Arkane are masters at their craft. Whether it be superlative world-building or intriguing story-telling, the team always makes something special. But what are they working on next? Arkane isn't ready to spill the beans, but they did say Dishonored is pretty much asleep right now.

"I can't say definitively what might happen down the road, anything could happen, but Dishonored is resting for now. As far as pure immersive sims go, I don't know if we're going to continue to make like a carbon copy--this qualifies as an immersive sim and it's the only thing we're ever going to make," Arkane Studios lead designer Ricardo Bare told VG247's Kick McKeand in a recent interview.

Bandai Namco is mostly known for games like Tekken, Dragon Ball Z, and Naruto, but the publisher may be jumping into Capcom's backyard with a horror game.

The Japanese games-maker recently launched a site with the tab text of summer horror project, indicating the company is developing their own thriller/horror game. The website is cryptic and only gives a few clues. We see what appears to be a defunct apartment home being recorded by a lower-res camera, illuminated with a strange orange sun glow cast upon it. I personally get a very outdoors-y P.T. vibe from the image.

Apart from "domas," which could refer to the game's name or something else, we have a small teaser via the Twitter button: "Appears a mysterious site? Something happens this summer..." The footage's timestamp reads 8/30/2018 so it's possible we could get a reveal on August 30.

The day has finally arrived, all World of Warcraft fans are gearing up to dive straight into a brand new expansion. Blizzard have finally released their seventh expansion to the World of Warcraft franchise, Battle for Azeroth is now live.

Players will be jumping into a brand new expansion that will be adding a bunch of new content. The following will be some of the new content: Level cap raised from 110 to 120, two brand new continents Kul Tiras and Zandalar, 20-player cooperative Warfronts, Azerite an invaluable new resource and of course new World Quests, raids, dungeons, and more.

The official Battle of Azeroth description reads: "Azeroth paid a terrible price to end the apocalyptic march of the Legion's crusade-but even as the world's wounds are tended, it is the shattered trust between the Alliance and Horde that may prove the hardest to mend. In Battle for Azeroth, the fall of the Burning Legion sets off a series of disastrous incidents that reignites the conflict at the heart of the Warcraft saga. As a new age of warfare begins, Azeroth's heroes must set out on a journey to recruit new allies, race to claim the world's mightiest resources, and fight on several fronts to determine whether the Horde or Alliance will lead Azeroth into its uncertain future." If you are interesting in joining the Battle for Azeroth, visit the official Blizzard website here.

Everyone that loved the Dark Souls series is patiently awaiting FromSoftware's next big project. For those that don't know, it is titled Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and it's gearing up to be FromSoftware's most difficult game yet.

The Dark Souls series is no doubt known for it's difficulty and zero remorse factor when it comes to punishing players for their mistakes. This level of difficulty provides players will a massive sense of achievement once they overcome whatever challenge or foe is standing in their way, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will have this exact same feeling. According to FromSoftware's President, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will give players all of that plus more "They're going to get that really high level challenge that's probably even more challenging than previous From games."

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is published by Activision and the publisher has released a bunch of screenshots showcasing the upcoming games beauty. From the screenshots we can see the grapple that players will be able to use, this new mechanic has sparked a lot of discussion to whether the game is going to provide much more easier since players can now utilize versatility. According to FromSoftware, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be concentrating much more on the nimbleness of the character, as well as the ability to utilize heights to better execute enemies. This doesn't mean that the game will be easier it just means that it will be a different feel when compared so the Souls series. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be released in 2019 on the Xbox One, PS4 and PC. For further information visit the official website here.