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Yesterday Sonic The Hedgehog turned 25 years old, goodness it makes me feel older than I already am, and so Sega couldn’t let this anniversary go by without an bit of a party during the San Diego Comic-Con held at the House of Blues. By colour by name it was always going to be an […]

Grand Theft Auto V's massive online mode continues to expand with the latest 'Cunning Stunts' update which adds a new Stunt Race mode.  Regular players of the excellent Trackmania Turbo will find the tracks familiar. The 16 tracks included in the update aren't exactly conventional: these tracks have you soaring over jumps high above the […]

A number of new features are heading to Xbox and Xbox Live in the coming months. As part of its E3 press confrence Microsoft revealed its rollout plans of what consumers can expect from thier online service going forwad this year. "Listening to your feedback is one of the most important things we do"  Mike […]

DICE's upcoming First world-war shooter Battlefield One has been showing itself at E3 this week and here at Team VVV we're rounding up what we've learnt from the games multiple showings at this year's E3. A new trailer showcased some of the features we can expect. Dynamic weather systems will play a part as procedurally […]

At E3 Ubisoft announced the first expansion for this years hit open world shooter The Division. The first of three paid for expansions planned for the game, Underground keeps the game in its familiar New York setting but takes the action to the Underground system below the Big Apple. In game agents will be taking their fight […]

Square Enix's upcoming chapter in the long running Final Fantasy series was again demoed at this year’s E3. During the Microsoft conference director Hajime Tabata came to the stage to show off the first ever display of the game running on Xbox One. The game section on show was described as the “Trial of Titan”. […]

ReCore, Microsoft Studios upcoming robot themed action adventure got a host of new details released during Microsoft E3's press confrence. During the show a new trailer was dropped introducing us to the human and robot charcters of the new title. Its clear each of the creatures on show have a different skill set which the player, […]

Further details of upcoming console exclusive Gears of War 4 were shown at this year Electronic Entertainment Expo as developer The Coalition took to the stage early during Microsoft's E3 presentation.  Studio head Rod Fergusson was on hand to showcase some of the gameplay on offer for the first new gears game in 5 years. The footage […]

Details for the latest chapter of the new Hitman game have been released as Io-interactive revealed what we can expect to see in the latest episode titled “A Glided Cage” Alongside a trailer providing details of the mission and location, the developer confirmed that the 3rd instalment is set for release on May 31st. The […]

The June line up for Xbox Games with Gold has been announced. A Microsoft press release earlier this week confirmed that in honour of the third anniversary of the programme, its monthly set of free games to all Xbox Gold subscriber,  it has what it calls a “special line up” with two games each on […]

Fans of strategy games rejoice as 2K and Fireaxis have announced today that a new Civilization title, Civilization VI will be launching later this year. The critically acclaimed Sid Meier-created franchise will be entering its sixth entry to the main game franchise and marks the first numbered sequel since 2010. The team behind the new […]

A new trailer for Nintendo’s upcoming Pokémon Sun and Moon has been released today and it gave us a first glimpse of the new starter Pokémon for the popular franchise seventh generation. Fans of the series will already know the traditional mechanic for each game is the player (or trainer) is given a choice of […]

Amazon are looking to make waves in the preorder market by letting gamers get the benefits of a midnight launch without leaving their homes. Gamers in selected areas of the UK will be able to place an order via the company's Prime Now app for DOOM from 22:00 up to 23:45 on Thursday 12 May […]

In a surprise announcement this week SEGA dropped a trailer announcing a new entry in the Warhammer gaming series: Dawn of War III. The franchise was presumed dead after THQ (the parent company of developers Relic – the studio behind the previous titles) went under. A purchase of the studio at the last minute by SEGA saw […]

Since the announcement earlier this week of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare it seems some of the game's fans have taken to venting their opinions in the direction of the new entry. Since its reveal trailer went live, the number of YouTube down votes or dislikes has been steadily increasing to the point where the video on […]

EA and DICE have confirmed the release of the next title in the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 1, which will take the series back in time to a World War I setting. The conflict in question marks an interesting historical cross road as it saw a clash between the rise of modern battle techniques and weaponry […]

Activision today confirmed the release of the latest iteration of the Call of Duty series, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare out November 4th.  Alongside the announcement a reveal trailer was dropped showcasing over three minutes of action giving us some indication of what to expect from Infinity Ward's latest entry to the franchise. After news […]

Microsoft  Studios confirmed earlier today that preorders for upcoming platform exclusive Gears fo War 4 are now available by the console's digital marketplace and via UK retail partners GAME. Following up from its wonderful Tomorrow trailer earlier this month, the publisher's latest press release detailed the cost of the core game (£49.99) and the Season Pass (£39.99) […]

Publisher Electronic Arts has confirmed today that their upcoming title “Mirrors Edge Catalyst” has been pushed back by around two weeks. In a statement on the Games website Erik Odeldahl, the titles Design Director stated that the slight pushback would allow the team the necessary extra time to adjust the game based on results from […]

Every year the EGX show expands, from a relatively cosy event in years gone past to the giant expanse of the autumn show we see in Birmingham today. Always supportive of the Indie development scene, the smaller scale Rezzed show attracts its hard-core following looking for those unique or ‘off the wall’ experiences. Now supporting […]

Like music, video games are very personal choice when it comes to what's good or not. Years ago reviews recognised this, a game with 90% would generally appeal to a wider audience where as 70% didn't mean it was a bad game, instead it usually noted that fans of that particular genre would love it. […]

Fans of first person shooting, hell demon fighting, space marine posing revivals are in for some good news today as Bethesda announced Open Beta dates for the upcoming sci-fi classic Doom reboot. In a press statement the developer confirmed that the beta, which originally ran for a limited number of players who purchased Wolfenstein: The New […]

Splendy Games, a studio I must confess I have never heard of, announced themselves to the world today with details of their first and upcoming title The Bunker, a game which aims to provide a chilling and puzzling gameplay experience through an entirely live action medium and by all accounts the trailer really sets the […]

It’s no secret that, to a cross section of gamers, anything Pokèmon related will be as hotly anticipated as a summer blockbuster so when the first Pokèmon Go announcement appeared the expectation in the community was no exception. However since the nostalgia filled original trailer dropped, details from Nintendo and their partners Niantic have been […]