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The first of Steam Machines, the Steam Link, and Steam controller all go on sale November 10. The first Steam handheld has now got a price tag and and a release window. The handheld, from hardware vendor Smach, will run SteamOS and will play “more than 1,000 games” on day one. Device was formerly known as Steamboy, now officially named as the “Smach Zero”, will support the following specs: AMD embedded G-Series SoC “Steppe Eagle” with Jaguar-based CPU and GCN-based Radeon graphics 4 GB RAM 32GB internal storage and SD Card Slot USB OTG 5-inch Touch screen with 720p resolution Configurable tactile gamepads HDMI video output connection Wi-Fi connectivity Bluetooth connectivity 4G mobile network connectivity (PRO model only). The device will debut the next fall, but will go on sal...

For the past few days Konami has been showing more of MGS 5 The Phantom Pain, the latest entry of the series created by Hideo Kojima and his team launching in less than two weeks in all regions, with some short gameplay videos showcasing some of the more interesting gameplay features. Another video of MGS 5 The Phantom Pain gameplay has surfaced online,showcasing an interesting combined attack performed by Big Boss and Quiet which manages to take down a helicopter with a single grenade.This impressive combined attack has already been shown in a previous gameplay presentation but if you have never seen it before. The game will be released in all regions this September on Xbox 360,Xbox One,PS3,PS4 and PC. The game’s prologue chapter, Metal Gear Solid 5 Ground Zeroes, is now available on all ...

Ubisoft has announced a delay for its upcoming shooter Rainbow Six Siege. The game was previously expected to launch in October, but has now shifted to December 1, 2015 for all regions. In a blog post, Ubisoft said it decided to push the game a few months as a result of fan feedback. “Whether it’s been through playtests in our studios, the closed alpha, or recent hands-on demos at events like E3 or Gamescom, player feedback has been essential to the development of Rainbow Six Siege,” the studio said. “Getting the game in people’s hands and listening to what they have to say helps us understand how we can improve their experience, and we’d like to thank everyone who’s taken part in the process so far.” With those considerations in mind, Ubisof...

Bioware has shared some new details about the game Mass Effect: Andromeda, specifically in the areas of combat and story.The developer has also confirmed it’s not planning to show new gameplay anytime soon. First, on the subject of combat, senior development director Chris Wynn said to a fan on Twitter that Andromeda’s combat will feel similar to Mass Effect 3’s. “There are some new elements that make it more dynamics, but overall similar feel [to Mass Effect 3],” he said. Wynn also teased that Andromeda will not feature an familiar faces from previous Mass Effect games. “Story-wise, it wouldn’t make much sense,” he said. The game remains in active development and, “given that we haven’t added every single character to the Androme...

Game director  Hideki Kamiya has revealed that the idea for the game had been there at the Platinum Games since the developer’s earliest days.The concept for game–“large-scale” encounters–remained the same over the years, but an earlier version had dinosaurs, not the dragons we know today. “After I left Capcom and we established Platinum Games, the kernel of the Scalebound idea was actually one of the first concept pitches,” Kamiya told Metro. “The other one was Bayonetta, and we had a few others. For one reason or another we went with Bayonetta first, but at that point it was not even dragons; it was dinosaurs.” “But the common theme here is that I wanted to realize this game in the way that these two large-scale creatures were g...

At Gamescom 2015 Microsoft and Crystal Dynamics showed the new gameplay footage during the XBox one gamescom briefing, and you can watch the footage here.   Rise of the Tomb Raider is an Xbox one exclusive, which means that Xbox one will be getting all the exclusive content and DLC’s first. In the footage you will get to see the various kills like stealth water kills,swimming and aerial takedowns(brutal ones).You’ll also be able to kill multiple enemies at once with new bow. This showcases the new “Guerrilla combat system” which gives you many ways to take down the enemies and allows some creativity in how to tackle the situation. In the same footage, there was a brief about some of the environments, with a few short hints of non-combat gameplay. The game will ...

DICE  unveiled a new mode for Star Wars Battlefront at EA’s gamescom conference today, and the new mode is named as Fighter Squadron. The new mode basically focuses on ship-to-ship combat above the surface and through treacherous terrains. You can watch the footage of the Fighter Squadron mode here. Star Wars Battlefront‘s Fighter Squadron mode features iconic Star Wars starfighters, including A-Wings, X-Wings, TIE Interceptors and TIE Fighters, as well as hero-style ships, like the Millennium Falcon and Boba Fett’s Slave I. Developer DICE has said that the Fighter Squadron will feature up to 20 combatants, including AI controlled battleships. The game is coming for Playstation 4, PC and XBox one on November 17, 2015. For more news, keep checking back Gaming Central.