this is bbc news. the headlines: the japanese coast guard says seven us navy crew are missing after a us navy destroyer collided with a container ship under philippine flag off the east coast of japan. the uss fitzgerald has suffered extensive damage, but is heading for the nearby port of yokosuka under its own power. there've been angry demonstrations in london calling forjustice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire, with some protestors demanding the resignation of the prime minister. the number of people known to have died in the fire has risen to at least 30, but it's expected the final total will be higher. theresa may, says she's been deeply affected by the tragedy of the fire in west london. she's setting up a £5 million emergency fund for victims of the blaze. she made herfirst visit to meet survivors, after being criticised for failing to see local people on thursday. now on bbc news, in about ten minutes we'll have this week's edition of newswatch.

but first it's time for click. right. let's see. dragons? check. singing pirates? check. orcs... yes. all of which can only mean it is time for e3, the world's maddest video games expo, in the heart of downtown los angeles. this is where new games are launched and new hardware is lauded. it is always big, loud and bright but this year, for the first time, it is notjust open to those who work

in the games industry. 15,000 members of the public have also been allowed in, each paying up to $250 for a ticket. you do the maths. all of which means things have got a lot bigger. how exciting it is, depends on whether the big console manufacturers have any big announcements or not. this year, microsoft generated the most excitement by announcing a new console. we got hands—on. welcome to e3 2017. and with that, phil spencer kicked off the xbox e3 press event. it is a big yearfor xbox as it announced a brand—new console, code—named scorpio, is now called... xbox 0ne x. its high—end spec includes six teraflops of graphic performance.

that compares to the ps4 pro‘s 4.2. it is capable of producing 4k high dynamic range visuals at 60 frames a second. as well as producing dolby atmos audio. all this adds up to a whole lot of horsepower for a console. it is being billed as the most powerful console ever, but is more computational grunt enough to shift sony from its number one position in the console market? in an attempt to do just that a parade of 4k resolution games assaulted the senses, including a peek at the latest addition to the popular assassin's creed series, 0rigins — this one set in egypt. the expendable's terry crews brings the smack down to crackdown 3. open world smashed everything in sight, destructo—fest. as well as family—friendly platform super luckey‘s tale.

these games will play on the old xbox one and will play with 4k graphic enhancement on the xbox 0ne x. leading that 4k charge with the new machine, racer forza motorsport 7 and anthem, a new sci—fi exosuit game created by bioware. and weirdly, 4k enhanced minecraft. one of the few games where high—end lighting effects do not seem necessary. a strong line—up then for the new xbox. but is it strong enough? that was long and loud. but 42 new games. very little in the way of fan favourites and franchises such as gears of war. some franchises people know will be coming, halo, gears of war. i spent last month, i was at both

the studios last month looking at amazing work they were doing. we fill this arena with great games without even bringing in the biggest game franchises. is more power than important when bringing out a new machine? nintendo has done quite well with its new machine which is arguably the least powerful console on the market. power important to the discerning premium customer. and we know how much it costs. £449. and we know it is released on november seven. we do not know what games are like when you actually power the machine up, grab hold of the controller and play them on it. to find that out, i have to go over there. ok, now you may think that my driving here is a little scrappy, but there is method to my madness. by damaging the car i can see the additional level of detail it has added.

you can see individual raindrops. a smorgasbord of different weather effects going on here. all of them showing what this machine is capable of. the first time i played a game on the new xbox 0ne x and ijust played forza motorsport 7. the most recognisable of all titles will be launched with this machine when it comes out later this year. it is fantastic. the beautiful game to look at and as you expect, it has 4k resolution. but there is more to this than just incredible graphics. that was mark and, interestingly, no talk of vr at microsoft but, neverfear, mohammed is here. i received a challenge recently, come and play me, at killer instinct.

it didn't say "if you dare", but it might as well have done, because, as it turns out, ben is somewhat of a combat expert. ok, now you're punishing me. ben, have mercy! this is unbelievable. just unbelievable. ben hasjust taken me out in about 20 seconds. i could have done it quicker than that if i didn't screw up my inputs at one point. we're playing killer instinct, a five—year—old combat game. it's a big esports title with players competing for millions of dollars each year, but it's not only its popularity that makes this game stand out. so there, kathleen has blocked low and the only reason i know she blocked low is because i heard that sound, that you heard there. ben is relying on his hearing because he's blind, which makes his win even more impressive. if you throw a fireball. . . it travels and that rather satisfying connections sound at the other end when it hits the opponent. when i say, do you realise you're fighting a guy who can't see, they are like, no, i did not realise that at all.

and they're like, how does it work? and that starts conversations in itself about how games are and aren't accessible. and you're passionate about taking that conversation further now? i think it needs to go further because gamers without sight are kind of being left in the dust. things like being able to tell your friendly team and your enemy team apart, so different footsteps. it can be done. it's not an impossibility. audio only games have been around for many years and it's only now that sound designers are beginning to harness the potential of modern hardware. i'm now beginning to understand how crucial sound design is to accessible gaming. currently, blind gamers have to

memorise the menus within games. that is one of the big barriers. it is not compatible with the software that blind people use for technology. if that barrier is something that can be removed you would see aid begin chris on the amount of wind accessible games that there are. ian hamilton's job is to make gaming more accessible. innovation is still being done. i think there is always going to be new barriers to be overcome. ian has been working with people like ben for years, but it is really now down to the console makers to bring about change. we want to make sure that games and consoles that we build our accessible to any kind of player, whether it is somebody that a site issues, hearing issues, we are working with apis, without control as we have announced co—pilot mode

where two people can use to controllers to play one version of the game. so somebody maybe cannot use all the buttons. microsoft is really leading the way when it comes to accessibility for blind gamers. they have released a new text to speech api, which means for the first time in gay menus will be read out. let's see what ben thinks about this. —— in game menus. out. let's see what ben thinks about this. -- in game menus. there are other developers, sony, nintendo, anybody else, making their content more accessible using in gay menus. that is brilliant. if i can go in and buy a game on the first day without having to worry about how much a paper but this is its accessibility, that would be ideal. games, games and more ps4 games. sony kicked off its playstation press event with a bang, thanks to a trailer from developer naughty dog's latest adventure, uncharted: the lost legacy. oh, thank you. i'm sipping! the crowd certainly liked that sony made it snow in sunny la for robo dinosaur mash—up horizon zero dawn's expansion,

frozen wilds. and everyone's favourite friendly neighbourhood spiderman swung into action in a new game which features an innovative use of his athletic abilities and his web slinging. hi, is this the flight to newark? and, unlike xbox, who didn't even mention vr, playstation renewed its commitment to techno welding goggles, sorry, virtual reality, by showing off a host of vr games, like platform adventure star child. and an utterly bonkers final fantasy vr fishing game. final fantasy 15: monster of the deep. playstation is riding high at the moment with its ps4 outselling its rival, the xbox 0ne. but, with the superpowerful xbox 0ne x on the horizon, will things like vr help sony to maintain its lead?

i think that over the long—term it really is an opportunity to create a new entertainment medium, but i do stress that it's over the long—term. i think in the last six months to a year we've seen a little bit of over hyping of the category out there. certainly not by ourselves. we saw this as the start of a very long process of bringing vr into the mainstream. you'll see lots more technology innovation. i think content makers, game makers and others, that is it for the shortcut of click here at each three. there is much more on bbc i player. you can also find us on facebook and twitter. thank you for watching. see you $0011. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me samira ahmed. praise but also concerns about how bbc news reported the terrible grenfell tower block fire in london.

and was the general election result wrongly presented as a disaster for the conservatives and a triumph for labour? there have been many shocking and distressing images on the news recently and tuesday night's fire which engulfed a west london block of flats provided yet more. the following morning victoria derbyshire spoke to a man who had escaped from the tower. there is a man who threw two of his children. two of his children. come on, man. wow. we saw a lot. we saw a lot, man. we saw a lot with our own eyes. we saw friends, families... honestly, it's all right, you don't have to say any more. sandra martin e—mailed us with this message about victoria derbyshire:

some viewers, though, objected to what they saw as the intrusive nature of that interview. and others, including this one from home affairs editor mark easton. my sister, and her son. how old was he? he's 12 years old. his name is brooke. that's why i ask... a 12—year—old boy.