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Walking Dead Fans Threatened With Lawsuit Over Spoilers
Looks likethat HBO vs Game of Thrones video showdownset a precedent, because AMC has now threatened legal action against a Walking Dead fan community over spoilers related to unaired episodes of the zombie TV show. As Torrentfreak report, a group called The Spoiling Dead Fans like to get their hands on everything to do with…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2016 -
Hideo Kojima’s Next Game Is Death Stranding, Starring Norman Reedus
Hideo Kojima just walked on stage at Sony’s E3 press conference to show off his new studio’s first project. The teaser trailer showed Norman Reedus…waking up naked on a beach with a baby and a bunch of dead fish. Reedus and Kojima have a little bit of history, with the Walking Dead star originally due…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2016 -
Rocksteady’s Doing A Batman VR Game
Rocksteady, developers of the Batman series (Arkham City, etc), are returning to the well for a VR game. From the sounds of the press release, this will be more of a story-driven VR experience than a giant virtual reality Batman game It’s out in October.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2016 -
Resident Evil 7 Announced
It’s out January 24, 2017. It’s a first-person game. And it’s compatible with PlayStation VR, if you think you can stomach it. Resident Evil 7 is built on a new engine (the RE Engine), and will be coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC. A demo will be on the PlayStation Store tonight
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2016 -
Horizon Zero Dawn’s E3 Demo Was Incredible
Guerilla’s Horizon Zero Dawn—aka That Robot Dinosaur Game Whose Actual Name You Never Remember—had a big gameplay demonstration today at E3. I don’t remember the last time a game went from “huh” to “OH MAN” in my mind quicker than this.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2016 -
New God Of War Confirmed, Moves To Norse Mythology
Despite news of the game leaking out a little while ago, Sony today made it official that a new God of War is coming, and sees Kratos head to the frosty north to take on the great Norse Gods. Rather theatrically, the news was first announced via a big orchestra—conducted by BattleStar Galactica composer Bear…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2016 -
Fallout 4, Oculus Rift And Some Bad Blood
Earlier today, Bethesda announced that a special virtual reality version of Fallout 4 was coming to the HTC Vive. Which seemed a weird thing to say, since not many games are ever announced just for that particular VR platform. Only, this is Bethesda and Oculus Rift we’re talking about here. And in case you forgot,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2016 -
Skyrim Is Being Remastered For PS4, Xbox One And PC
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is getting a remaster, with a prettier “Special Edition” version of the classic on the way to PS4, Xbox One and PC. In addition to a ton of visual upgrades, it’ll also allow the installation of mods on console, something that’s helped the original PC version of the game look…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2016 -
A New Quake Game Is Coming
With Doom successfully reanimated, next in line for id is Quake, with Bethesda showing off a new game a E3 today called Quake Champions Described as a “competitive multiplayer arena shooter”, that’s literally all id had to say about it, only promising that more would be revealed at QuakeCon in August.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2016 -
$350 Pip-Boy Replica Is Very Fancy
Just before Bethesda’s big E3 show was due to start, Thinkgeek sent out emails about a new product: a very expensive, somewhat functional replica of Fallout’s iconic Pip-Boy The Pip-Boy: Deluxe Bluetooth Edition is designed to work as a kind of wearable smart watch, which pairs with your phone over bluetooth to show (and make)…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2016 -
Limbo Is Currently Free On Xbox
It’s raining free Xbox games! Only a few days after Fallout 4 accidentally went on sale for $0.00 on the Xbox Store, the brilliant death simulator Limbo is now also free. Though this reduction looks more deliberate. The “try it free” and strike through the $9.99 price clearly show that this is meant to be…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2016 -
Snoop Enjoys A Round Of Battlefield 420 At E3
“You can see the concentration.” EA let some folks play Battlefield 1 at E3 earlier today, and one of those invited was rapper and noted Xbox motivator Snoop. Here’s some footage, courtesy of Giant Bomb’s livestream
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2016 -
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Overwatch Cosplay Goes Deeper
Cosplaying as D.Va’s actual Overwatch character design is so 2015. Two examples! The pic up top is based on fan art by chexgirlfriend, while the cosplay homage is by Kitty Lappin Love how she even copied the off-centre text. But wait, there’s more. Here’s Vani Chu vs the D.Va doritos art:
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2016 -
FIFA 17, You Have My Attention
Well, here’s a first. The trailer for a sports game was the best thing I saw during a major E3 press conference. Below, if you haven’t seen it, is FIFA 17’s debut trailer. It is very interesting if you’re at all into football, sports games or even just experiments in what we expect from well-worn…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2016