Minimap E3 2015: The news outside of press conferences

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THE NEWS OUTSIDE OF PRESS CONFERENCES

• Kerbal Space Program is coming to PS4, highlights Sony's strength in Latin America
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 arriving in September for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
• PlayStation still not considering backward compatibility for PS4
• DICE has a third mystery game that it's not showing at E3
• Starbreeze's Walking Dead VR experience is a stand-alone game and will support SteamVR
• Reggie Fils-Aime: Iwata didn't apologize for Nintendo's E3; we make great games
• Nintendo's Fils-Aime: Current state of VR isn't fun
• Halo veterans form new studio to tackle 'new gaming technology'
• Sony was worried about a female protagonist in Killzone dev's new IP
• The Last Guardian's incredible eight-year journey to the PlayStation 4
• Red Dead Redemption leads the vote for backward compatibility on Xbox One
• Xbox exec: Unannounced Kinect games in development internally and by third parties
• Sony contributing to Shenmue 3 development
• Mirror's Edge Catalyst drops gun combat entirely