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Hololens Super Mario Bros. Looks Dangerously Fun
Designer Abhishek Singh created a first-person augmented reality version of Super Mario Bros.’ first level, which is very cool. Then he dressed up as Mario to test out his creation in New York City’s Central Park. That’s the dangerous bit. On one hand, Singh’s AR game does a great job of demonstrating the potential of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2017 -
E3’s Iconic Game Ads Are Painted By Hand
Every June, the giant video game images adorning the walls of the Hotel Figueroa in LA are one of the stars of E3. I’d always thought they were just enormous posters, but nope, turns out they’re actually painted by hand. Many of the more recent ads have been done by a company/group of artists called…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2017 -
XCOM 2‘s Upcoming Expansion Is Inspired By Shadow of Mordor
Back when Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor first came out in 2014, people pretty much immediately started asking, “When will other games get Nemesis Systems?” Flash forward three years, and the most prominent game to do it is… Shadow of War, the sequel to Shadow of Mordor. But soon you’ll be able to add XCOM 2…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 21, 2017 -
Hands-On With Sansar, The New Second Life
In 2003, when Second Life launched, all it took was a few customization bars and the promise of infinite possibility to get users hooked on the idea of a virtual reality. Now, in 2017, our standards are a bit higher. “Immersion” isn’t as easy to sell with a microphone, an avatar and some content creation…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 21, 2017 -
PC Shooter Removes Single Tree From Game, Just For One Guy
A few weeks back, SprayAndPlay made a request that a single tree (pictured) be taken out of Tripwire’s Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, a multiplayer PC shooter released earlier this year. And now, the tree is gone. On the surface, it seems like an odd request. But when you hear the explanation, it starts to make…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2017 -
Castle Cats Isn’t Much Of A Game, But The Cats Are Excellent
The key takeaway from Castle Cats, a new free-to-play mobile game foriOS and Android, is that you can collect adorable feline versions of Harry Potter, Django, Katniss Everdeen and Cthulhu. Also, they are fighting an evil Pugomancer. The rest is a bit fuzzy. The game itself is pretty basic. Players form a party of cats…
By Mike Fahey Published June 21, 2017 -
Which Video Game Character Would Make The Best Roommate?
I love asking questions almost as much as I love listening to answers. Last week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka “E3″, aka “Electronic Three”), I got to do both of those things. I asked E3 attendees three mildly stupid questions about video games. Here’s a video of several responses to the second question: “Which…
By Tim Rogers Published June 21, 2017 -
Next Yakuza Game Asks Famous Gangster To Chase A Roomba
The Yakuza series’ merger of story, exploration and bone-breaking combat has made for some of the best games I’ve ever played, including this year’s wonderful Yakuza 0. Last week, at E3, I had hands-on time with Yakuza Kiwami, a remake of the first game, and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. It was awesome. Much…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 21, 2017 -
NCsoft Launches A Slightly Different Sort Of MOBA
Launched today in Europe and North America, Master X Master (MXM) is an free-to-play PC action MOBA featuring WASD movement and a tag system that lets players bring their choice of two NCsoft all-star champions (Masters) into the arena at once, swapping them out on the fly. It’s hard to get excited for a new…
By Mike Fahey Published June 21, 2017 -
How To Unlock Swimming In Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood
One of the coolest new features introduced in Final Fantasy XIV’s Stormblood expansion is the ability to swim and dive, exploring exotic underwater locales. Anyone can tread water, but to go deep you’ve got to talk to some turtles. Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood Spoilers Follow Just like learning to fly in the Heavensward expansion, gaining…
By Mike Fahey Published June 21, 2017 -
30 Minutes With Call of Duty WWII: Thrilling, But Familiar
Last week at E3, I got to play multiple rounds of Call of Duty: WWII’s multiplayer. While the core experience feels similar to previous games, a focus on presentation and a new story-based mode made things much more interesting than recent entries in the series. My main takeaway from my time playing Call of Duty:…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 21, 2017 -
Pokémon Go Starts Giving Cheaters Marks Of Shame [UPDATE]
Pokémon Go’s war against cheaters continues to intensify, with Niantic now giving out digital scarlet letters of sorts. On Reddit, a verified Niantic support account alerted players to a new feature coming to Pokémon Go: With the announcement of Raid Battles and the new battle features, we are staying true on our commitment to ensuring…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 21, 2017 -
According to a post on Final Fantasy XIV’s Lodestone community site, some of thetechnical difficulties players are experiencing during the launch of the Stormblood expansion are due to ongoing third-party DDOS attacks. Freaking third-parties, ruining everyone’s good time.
By Mike Fahey Published June 21, 2017 -
I played 20 minutes of Paradox’s new city builder, Surviving Mars, at E3. The demo showed off different phases of planet colonization, from early moments establishing a livable area to later on, when I had multiple inhabited domes to work with. The game draws on real-world science and seems complex. If, however, you want more…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 21, 2017 -
Pillars of Eternity Comes To PS4 And Xbox One
Pillars of Eternity is coming to consoles, following in the footsteps of other big isometric role-playing games like Torment and Divinity. It’ll be out for PS4 and Xbox One on August 29. I got to play a brief demo of the PS4 version at E3 last week, and the new user interface seems like a…
By Jason Schreier Published June 21, 2017
