The Oculus Quest Is How Virtual Reality Should Work

Within 15 minutes of opening the package containing the Oculus Quest, Facebook’s new standalone virtual reality headset, I was playing a game. I wasn’t playing some watered-down mobile phone app or preinstalled demo, but a full-featured, console-quality VR game. This is great. The Quest is Oculus’ first all-in-one gaming headset. It requires no PC connection,…

Xbox Apparently Thinks Gamers Want Neon Green Body Wash

Actual marketing copy for Xbox’s upcoming body wash: “Lift Your GAME.” According to GameSpot, Xbox will release a line of personal hygiene products this summer called Xbox Lynx. Lynx is the name that Axe is marketed by in Australia, New Zealand, China and elsewhere outside the U.S. My Xbox isn’t something I associate with the…

The Wizardry Series’ Return To America Has Hit Another Snag

Last Wednesday, in the early afternoon, at least one obsessive Wizardry fan (me) was eagerly reloading the Steam Store page for Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls, the 2009 Japanese Wizardry spinoff whose Windows port was scheduled to finally launch at 1:00 PM Eastern When the launch time arrived and the game did not, this fan…

New Game From Rick & Morty‘s Co-Creator Isn’t As Funny As I Hoped

Trover Saves the Universe is my favorite sort of virtual reality game. It’s bright, colorful and weird. It stars me, as a silent seated presence, guiding titular hero Trover in third-person. It can even be played without a virtual reality headset. These are features I like. I also like the crass, stammering humor of Rick…

My Dwarf Fortress Game Generated A Royal Line Of Necromancers And It’s Cool As Shit

After generating a new world in Dwarf Fortress, I decided to dig around in its history before embarking on a new save. Inspired by YouTubers like Kruggsmash, who give their fortresses epic narratives that tie into the past of the civilization, I wanted to know all I could about the dwarven culture I would be…

The Genesis Mini Will Include A Fan-Made Game [Update]

Sega has revealed the final batch of games on its Genesis Mini, and there’s one particularly surprising inclusion: a game that’s never been seen before on Genesis, seemingly made by a fan. It’s a beautiful-looking port of the 1987 Taito arcade shoot-em-up Darius, which never had a Genesis version back in the day. The developers…

One Year Later, Did Sony (And Friends) Keep Their E3 2018 Promises?

On the evening of June 11, 2018, at LA Center Studios, PlayStation’s head of worldwide studios Shawn Layden welcomed everyone to a tent where Sony was about to host an unusual E3 showcase. In lieu of a “bombardment of new creative” (i.e. a trailer showcase of upcoming and new game announcements), Layden said Sony would…

Destiny 2 Leak Reveals Shadowkeep Expansion, Set On The Moon

A spanking hot new leak has revealed the next Destiny 2 expansion, and it’s set in the place from which wizards come. Shadowkeep, which will take Destiny players back to the moon, will go live this fall. Bungie plans to officially reveal Shadowkeep during a livestream on Thursday afternoon, but word has leaked out today…

Outer Wilds’ Time Loop Is Beautiful

In Outer Wilds, you have 22 minutes to launch into space before your sun goes supernova. The objective isn’t to avoid this fate—no one knows it’s coming. Instead, you, a four-eyed alien from the peaceful planet of Timber Hearth, are merely doing what your culture prizes above all else: exploring. After those 22 minutes are…

Sony Is Testing 16-Person Parties For PS4

Party chat on PS4 may be doubling, if an upcoming test by Sony is a success. The platform-holder announced today that users can sign up to beta test 16-person parties, up from the current limit of eight. Over on Xbox One, players can have 12-person parties, a quantity Microsoft bumped up from eight in 2015.…

Realistic Human Face Coin Purse Is Nightmare Fuel

Japan’s DJ Doooo not only makes music but also wraps everyday objects in realistic-looking human flesh. The result is starting, and ghoulish. For example, check out his iPhone case. Here’s a better look, complete with holiday festivities. Even the equipment he performs with gets the same treatment. Doooo made an unusual cover for an inkan…

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That Is A Big Elevator

Calder Moore is an artist from Canada. You can see more of Calder’s work at his ArtStation page

Activision Says A Call Of Duty Lawsuit Is “A Direct Attack On The First Amendment”

Back in 2017 AM General, the manufacturer of the iconic Humvee, sued Activision over the military vehicle’s inclusion in the Call of Duty series. That case is still rumbling on, but Activision is now trying to have it dismissed as “nothing less than a direct attack on the First Amendment.” As The Hollywood Reporter report,…

Shenmue III Delayed Again, This Time Until November

Shenmue III was originally supposed to be out at the end of 2017. Then the first half of 2018. Then August 2019. Now it’s being pushed back further, to November 19. Yu Suzuki made the announcement earlier today on the game’s Kickstarter page, saying: Whilst almost ready, the game simply needs a little more refinement…