As E3 2017 (opens in new tab) comes to a close and we look back, rounding up our favorites and shaking our heads at some cringe-worthy presentations, let us not forget this is a magical place where truly absurd things can happen. Things like Crash Bandicoot having a dance off …
Read More »Shadow of the Colossus on PS4 is a full remake, Sony says, including modern controls
The PS4 version of Shadow of the Colossus (opens in new tab) isn’t an all-new game, but it’s a lot more involved than the PS3 remaster. Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida gave Famitsu (with a translation from Siliconera (opens in new tab)) some more information about the project that …
Read More »Metroid: Samus Returns is coming to 3DS in September – is it the 2D Metroid youve been waiting for?
Today was a very good day for Metroid fans: first we got confirmation that Metroid Prime 4 is coming to Nintendo Switch (opens in new tab), then Nintendo casually revealed a new sidescrolling Metroid for 3DS. The game called Metroid: Samus Returns is a reboot of Metroid 2: Return of …
Read More »Why Monster Hunter World’s shift to PS4 and Xbox One is essential for the survival of the series
As a longtime, unapologetic fan of the Monster Hunter franchise, I felt my pulse quicken during the PS4 show at E3 2017 (opens in new tab) when I laid eyes on a character wielding a very Monster-Hunter-looking sword, battling very Monster-Hunter-looking beasts. When Monster Hunter World was properly announced, and …
Read More »Middle-earth: Shadow of War isn’t just a stunning siege simulator – it’s also a damn creepy, quietly terrifying horror game
E3. Another crack at the Middle-earth: Shadow of War (opens in new tab) demo. Ahead of me lies an orc fortress, hard fortified and filled with… Oh look, you know where this is going (opens in new tab). We’ve all been here, done that by now. Fortress. Armies. War Chiefs. …
Read More »Shadow of the Colossus PS4 remake looks amazing – but will you play it? Again?
Shadow of the Colossus is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest games. So maybe it should be little surprise that at E3 2017 (opens in new tab) we would see Shadow of the Colossus remastered for PS4, with new models, textures, lighting effects, and so on. Heck, …
Read More »Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is like Mario XCOM, because Miyamoto wanted something different
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, Ubisoft and Nintendo team up to create something completely unexpected. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle art and details leaked (opens in new tab) a few weeks back, but there’s a huge difference between perusing a piece of art, and actually watching this …
Read More »The Crew 2 lets you race everything, everywhere, and its out next year
Every time I thought Ubisoft’s The Crew 2 presentation had revealed all the motor vehicles I knew existed, another one appeared: cars, rally bikes, planes, boats, helicopters. At one point, there were even hot air balloons in the background, although I’m not sure that a) you can race a balloon …
Read More »Assassins Creed: Origins may bring me back: The internet reacts to the E3 2017 reveal
Assassin’s Creed: Origins (opens in new tab) finally went official at Microsoft’s E3 2017 press conference (opens in new tab) after possibly the leakiest development of all time. The game debuted with a trailer introducing the Egyptian setting and progress, then moved into some stealth-assassination gameplay, and it made a …
Read More »Xbox E3 2017 Recap: Best of Microsoft at E3 2017
Microsoft had a strong showing at its E3 2017 press conference, debuting the Xbox One X (formerly known as Project Scorpio), showing off a whopping 42 different games on stage, announcing backwards compatibility for the original Xbox, and showcasing gameplay footage for big upcoming games like Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens …
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