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Robo Recall Is Epic’s First Full VR Game, And It’s Free

Here’s our first look at Robo Recall, a virtual reality robot shooter built for Oculus Touch that Epic Games will be releasing for free in early 2017. It’s pretty shiny. Announced today at Oculus Connect 3, Robo Recall is the spiritual successor to the Bullet Train demo Epic released at last year’s Oculus showcase. The…

The eagerly-anticipated Oculus Touch controllers begin shipping on December 6 worldwide, with a price tag of $199. Combined with an array of three Oculus sensors ($79 for the third), Touch will support room-scale VR.

Mod Encouraging Piracy Sparks Fan Battle on Steam

Since June, Chinese players have been bombarding strategy game Endless Legend with poor reviews. This came after developer Amplitude Studios removed a mod for Chinese language support that linked to a pirated version of the game. Last night, other players took to Reddit and organized to vote the game’s rating back up. The mod in…

The Most Bizarre Fan-Made Pro Wrestlers From WWE 2K16

With the release of WWE 2K17 right around the corner, we decided to delve one last time back into WWE 2K16‘s Community Creations and try to gain a sense of the madness we’ve seen this last year. With the addition of many create-a-superstar features that were bizarrely removed the year previous, and with the adoption…

Have A Coke And A Powerful Custom Gaming PC

Maingear presents the much more attractive alternative to spilling soda on your keyboard. The boutique system builder is partnering with major brands to create one-of-a-kind branded systems, and their first one is all sorts of ridiculous. It’s not Coke, but between the custom-made Coke bottle reservoir and cola-colored coolant it’s close enough to make me…

Watch Us Play Four PlayStation VR Games And Freak Out Over A Fifth

The screaming in our office yesterday was one of our video guys, John, trying a shark attack demo in PlayStation VR. You can see and hear that glorious moment at the tail of of our video here showcasing several of the launch PSVR games in action. The video is an archive of a livestream we…

Aww, Voodoo Vince Is Getting An HD Remaster

2003 puzzle platformer Voodoo Vince is a game that deserved better than original Xbox exclusivity. Creator Clayton Kauzlaric agrees, so his independent studio is releasing an HD remaster for Xbox One and Windows next year. Between its colorful New Orleans setting and the concept of a living voodoo doll that hurts himself to hurt his…

BioWare Action RPG Jade Empire Now Available On iOS

A wondrous combination of martial arts action and BioWare storytelling, Jade Empire is a classic action RPG that could really use a sequel. Perhaps today’s release of Jade Empire: Special Edition on iOS is a step in that direction. Or not. Aspyr Media, the folks behind the iOS version of Star Wars: Knights of the…

Gravity Rush 2 has been delayed to January 18. As a “sorry everyone”, some story DLC that was going to be paid is now going to be released for free. (UPDATE – 7:27am: The original date we reported is for Europe; the game is delayed for the U.S. and U.K. until January 20)

Pokémon Go’s Next Update Will Make Catching Rare Monsters A Little Easier

Soon, Pokémon Go will incorporate a type of bonus that will improve the catching experience as a whole. As detailed by Niantic, every Pokémon caught with this new feature will go toward a tally; catch enough monsters of a certain type, and future monsters of that same type will be easier to find: We are adding…

Norway’s Prime Minister Busted Playing Pokémon Go In Parliament

Governing isn’t all big speeches and campaign trails. There’s a lot of boring humdrum as well, something Norway’s Prime Minister has an effective solution for. Erna Solberg, the leader of Norway’s conservative party and Prime Minister of the country, was snapped by The Guardian on Tuesday playing Pokémon Go while in parliament. As they point…

There’s A Narcos Game, But It Sucks

Imagine my delight when I saw that there was an official game based on Netflix’s excellent Narcos! Then imagine my despair when I played it and found out it wasn’t just terrible, but it had almost nothing to do with Narcos The television series is about the hunt for Pablo Escobar, told from both the…

Overwatch‘s Symmetra Is Getting A ‘Dramatic’ Overhaul

I love how unique Symmetra is as both a hero and a character, but… I’m a total trainwreck with her. Given that she’s one of Overwatch’s least-played characters, I’m guessing a lot of people share my sentiment. As part of a wide-ranging developer update, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan shed some light on Symmetra’s evolution.…

14 Years Later, Zelda Fans Discover New Way To Kill Wind Waker Boss

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has some pretty tough bosses. But a sneaky new trick allows players to slay one dangerous boss monster without ever swinging their sword. Kalle Demos is the boss of the Forbidden Woods. Normally, you are required to use a combination of the sword and boomerang to defeat it.…

Lego Star Wars‘ Lame Explanation Of How Poe Survived Crashing On Jakku

Crash-landing on Jakku after escaping The Finalizer, rebellious Stormtrooper FN-2187 fears his newfound Resistance friend dead. But Poe Dameron survived to fight another day, and the latest Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens DLC explains how. It’s pretty dumb. There was much hyping of the special missions in Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens and…

The Latest Hitman Episode Is The Good Kind Of Difficult

Hitman’s latest episode, “Freedom Fighters,” is very serious. Agent 47 infiltrates a militia compound in Colorado in pursuit of four targets. There’s not a lot of room for fun on the compound, for Rube Goldberg-esque murder traps that make Hitman memorable, but this fifth episode is great in another way. It’s hard Colorado’s targets are…

PS4 Skyrim And Fallout Are Getting Mods After All, But They Will Be Limited

Last month, Bethesda seemed to give up on the prospect of bringing mod support to the PS4 versions of Fallout 4 and Skyrim, saying that Sony just wasn’t having it. Now, though, both companies have made some compromises. Today Bethesda announced that mod support is coming to Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special Edition on PS4.…

SteelSeries’ New Gaming Headsets Are Nothing Fancy, And That’s Great

I don’t know about a “complete overhaul of traditional gaming designs and headset technologies” as touted in the PR for SteelSeries’ new Arctis line of game-centric headwear, but they sound great, mic well and are incredibly comfortable. Plus they look good on professional DOTA 2 player Suma1l, so there’s that. No glaring lights, no honking…

A Note To Destiny Players Regarding This Week’s Iron Banner

Hi! It’s me, your favorite Guardian. Let’s talk about Iron Banner for a second. Yesterday, Destiny’s week-long PvP tournament returned with a twist. In honor of the new Rise of Iron expansion, this week’s Iron Banner matches aren’t the usual Control game-type. They’re Supremacy. In Supremacy, you score points by collecting red crests from fallen…

Modern Warfare Remastered Adds Four Great New Cheats

Intel cheats are one of the best things about Call of Duty and Modern Warfare Remastered brings back old favorites while adding some pretty awesome new cheats. Melon headed baddies are just the tip of the iceberg! I played through the game last night, snagging all the intel so I could show you the nifty…