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Arms Shows That Switch Motion Controls Might Actually Be OK
With Nintendo’s motion controllers now into their second decade of life, I find myself… agnostic. I like Wii Sports and I think pointer aiming in Twilight Princess was awesome, but I don’t like gyro aiming in Splatoon and the less said about Star Fox Zero the better. So where does Arms fit in? Due June…
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UncategorizedNintendo showed the first glimpse of Splatoon 2‘s single-player mode, called “Hero Mode,” at the end of today’s Nintendo Direct. This is where all the “Squid Sisters Stories” stuff was leading, as you may have guessed. Since the original Splatoon’s single-player was excellent, I have high hopes.
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UncategorizedFarpoint Gets Virtual Reality First-Person Shooters Right
What makes a good virtual reality first-person shooter? Give me a analog stick to move my feet and a giant plastic PlayStation Aim gun to steer me by. The hordes of alien spiders are optional. Seriously, stop it with the spiders, Farpoint. I only recently acquired PlayStation VR, so Impulse Gear’s Farpoint is my first…
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Designer Pokémon Watch Costs $258,000, Is Ugly
Luxury Swiss watchmakers RJ-Romain Jerome have made meticulous, fascinating watches since 2004. Now, they’re collaborating with Pokémon. The results aren’t so pretty. If you want quickly understand what kind of watches RJ-Romain Jerome makes and who those watches are for, let this sentence wash over you: In 2012, they made a watch that contained materials…
By Gita Jackson - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Injustice 2
The battle between good and formerly-good comes to a head in Injustice 2, but there’s much more to the game than the kicking and the punching. Here are some tips to help you get the most out of Netherrealm Studios’ DC Comics dress-up battle simulator. If you haven’t played the first Injustice, at least watch…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Sims 4 Mod Lets You Square Up With Your Toddlers
Toddlers in The Sims series have are generally annoying. They can’t walk, talk or use the bathroom on their own, and they’ll keep adult sims up all night to boot. This mod lets you show them how you really feel. The “Square Up” meme—an image of a woman attempting to fight a child—propagated on Black…
By Gita Jackson - Esports
Gwent, the card game from The Witcher 3, enters public beta on May 24 for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players. Today at 3 pm EST, the CD PROJEKT RED Twitch channel will broadcast an overview of the beta’s offerings. Card collections and player progress will be reset, so new players should feel free…
By Maddy Myers
