Microsoft threw everything and the kitchen sink at the audience during its E3 2018 keynote. By nearly every measurement imaginable, Microsoft had one of the most successful keynotes we’ve seen yet here in Los Angeles. “For us, we’re going to continue to invest on the Windows side where people are engaging. At no point was there an outright no to VR on consoles – but it’s likely that it will still be some time before Microsoft is ready to bring any of its MR devices (or VR devices for that matter

E3 2018 is arguably the biggest event in the gaming industry calendar and it’s taking place right now in Los Angeles. The official E3 2018 dates are June 12 to June 14, but there is plenty of pre-show action happening in the days before. The world’s biggest annual gaming expo in Los AngelesThe world’s biggest annual gaming expo in Los Angeles When is it? Though it wasn’t expected, Bethesda also played a super-short teaser clip for Elder Scrolls 6, confirming it’s in the works. Like Elder Scrolls

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The big Elder Scrolls news from Bethesda’s E3 2018 showcase may have been the confirmation of Elder Scrolls 6, but it wasn’t the only new announcement in the fantasy franchise. Long before we see Elder Scrolls 6 hit any kind of console, we’ll have Elder Scrolls: Blades. Three years after the successful release of Fallout Shelter, Bethesda has now decided it will bring Elder Scrolls to mobile. Elder Scrolls Blades will bring a massive first person RPG experience “with console quality graphics” to

After a relatively slow Bethesda keynote, executive producer Todd Howard has taken the curtain off the publisher’s next big IP: Starfield. According to Howard it’s a franchise that Bethesda has wanted to develop for years and now has the ability to do it. Unlike Fallout 76, which was also detailed on-stage at Bethesda’s E3 keynote, Starfield will be a single-player game – and one that could be as epic as Bethesda’s other franchises (Fallout and The Elder Scrolls) from the sounds of it. Starfield

Bethesda has shown that it’s continuing to embrace virtual reality during its E3 2018 presentation by announcing two brand-new VR games for more of its biggest franchises: Wolfenstein and Prey. Prey’s VR release will come later this year and will be called Prey Typhon Hunter. This VR mode will be joined by another – TranStar VR. More VR than everWolfenstein’s VR mode on the other hand will be available as a standalone release sometime in 2019. Called Cyberpilot, this VR game will be set two deca

Bethesda took to the stage at E3 2018, and the developers behind Doom announced a new followup game called Doom Eternal. 2016 saw the relaunch of the Doom franchise, and the game proved a popular revision to the series. Doom Eternal is going to be a sequel to the 2016 game. The developers did say there would be twice as many demons, and that the Doom Slayer would feel even more powerful. Bethesda will host Quake Con in August, and there will be more on Doom Eternal at the event.

The result: the best phone to compare the new BlackBerry Key2 to is last year’s BlackBerry KeyOne. No ingress protection rating is mentioned, so the BlackBerry KeyOne should stay away from water. The BlackBerry Key2 keyboard uses a matte plastic with flatter keycaps, and each key is still backlit. All in all, the BlackBerry Key2 makes minor improvements over its predecessors design, with no substantial leaps ahead. TakeawayThe BlackBerry Key2 looks like a step forward for the company, improving

So to ensure you’re in the know when it comes to all things Microsoft, we’ve collected together the ten most exciting announcements to come from the Big M at E3 2018. No mention of a battle royale mode, but then again, there was no confirmation that there wouldn’t be one. All players will be inhabiting the same game world on Xbox One and Windows 10, although we don’t know if the AI-driven Drivatars will be making their return just yet. With a New York-style setting we think this could be one of

Microsoft is developing new Xbox consoles, the company’s head of Xbox said on stage at E3 2018 today. “Our hardware team is deep into developing the next generation of Xbox consoles, where we will once again deliver on our commitment to set the benchmark for console gaming,” said Phil Spencer, master of ceremonies for Microsoft’s Xbox E3 showcase. But despite the lack of details, it’s likely reassuring for Xbox fans that there will be a followup to the Xbox One X. Console lifecycles can span sev

The OnePlus 6 is a fantastic smartphone, but it also has a pretty serious security flaw, as discovered by an independent security researcher – a flaw that could give tech-savvy hackers unrestricted access to your phone, if they were given physical access to it with a PC nearby. Don’t panicTo exploit the flaw, someone would need physical access to your phone, a USB cable, and a computer, so this isn’t something you’re going to get hit by while your OnePlus 6 is in your pocket. The phone maker has

In the wake of secret data deals with smartphone makers, and a bug that turned private posts public for millions of users, Facebook is once again under fire: this time for the way it gave certain companies extended access to its network of information on users, through 2014 and beyond. The claims reported in The Wall Street Journal suggest Facebook kept a whitelist of partners who could access detailed data – even after the point when the social network said it had shut out this sort of access t

Fortunately at E3 2018, Seagate has announced a brand new SSD that’s been designed exclusively for Xbox One. The Game Drive for Xbox SSD will be available in 2TB, 1TB and 500GB capacities, with the 2TB option able to store more than 501 downloaded games, as well as downloadable add-ons, and achievements. Thankfully, Seagate’s Xbox SSD can shoot games back to your console to be installed in around two minutes. The Game Drive for Xbox SSD range will launch later this summer in the US and into the

If you thought you were going to need to wait until Monday’s Square Enix E3 press conference to find out the Kingdom Hearts 3 release date you thought wrong. So, to all of you fans that have waited 13 years since the release of Kingdom Hearts 2, you now have a solid release date to hold onto and only have a few more months to wait. KINGDOM HEARTS III will be releasing on Xbox One and Playstation 4 on January 29, 2019! #KingdomHearts #KH3 pic.twitter.com/vpcpxbkreX10 June 2018Square Enix had orig

E3 2018 is now underway and that means there’s a glut of exciting trailers coming your way. Finally, we’re getting a better look at BioWare’s brand new upcoming game Anthem with a brand new cinematic trailer. There’s game engine footage in this trailer and it’s looking impressive. Battlefield V multiplayerBattlefield’s single-player campaign may promise to be touching and emotional but its multiplayers mode looks like it could be utterly thrilling. Head to our dedicated E3 2018 hub to see all th

We got gameplay videos, cinematic trailers and even a discussion panel starring the key developers answering fans’ biggest questions during the EA Play keynote. Now that we have more answers than questions, though, one thing has become abundantly clear: Anthem isn’t like other BioWare games. But, more egregious to me personally, is that Anthem just doesn’t feel like a BioWare game. BioWare games, historically, have involved complex, branching stories with tough moral decisions that push your cha

At E3 2018, EA CEO Andrew Wilson announced a new version of of their subscription service: Origin Access Premier. The basic Origin Access provides gamers with a trove of over a hundred past games from EA and other publishers. But, Origin Access Premier takes it to a new level by offering all those same titles plus access to EA’s newest releases. Origin Access Premier subscribers will get access to Madden NFL 19, which is making its PC comeback, as well as FIFA 19, Battlefield V, and Anthem when

There’s a disturbance in the force: a new Star Wars game developed by Respawn Entertainment that goes by the name Jedi Fallen Order. What Zampella did tell us is that the game will be set in between Episodes III and IV when the Jedis were being hunted down to extinction. We’ll just have to wait for additional details before the game releases in Holiday 2019. E3 is the world’s largest exhibition for the games industry, stuffed full of the latest and greatest games, consoles, and gaming hardware.

We’re now up to day four in the Sony PlayStation E3 countdown – a new reveal every day, remember – and this time we’re treated to a new PlayStation VR game called Ghost Giant. Ghost Giant is from Swedish developer Zoink Games, which has put out titles including Flipping Death and Fe before now. “Ghost Giant is a heartfelt puzzle story in VR about trying to keep life together with a little help from a very big friend,” runs the official blurb. We also know it’s set in a fictional place called San