How do you spend your time? If you’re a millennial you’re probably overindulging on avocado toast, and those of us in gen Z are eating tide pods or saying ‘yeet’ too much. But if you live in Verona Beach you’ll spend your free time doing something quite… different: either you’re …
Read More »Heres all the details about Marvels Avengers gameplay, from each characters special abilities to their weapons
We’ve finally seen a tiny glimpse of Marvel’s Avengers game at E3 2019 (opens in new tab), but when I say tiny, I mean tiny. While the reveal trailer briefly showed the heroes in action, developer Crystal Dynamics showed gameplay off behind-closed-doors, meaning only a select few were able to …
Read More »The devs behind Fallout 76s battle royale mode play Fortnite, but heres how they made Nuclear Winter their own
Battle royale in Fallout 76 (opens in new tab), eh? Who would’ve thought it. The new Fallout 76 battle royale mode Nuclear Winter (opens in new tab) was announced at E3 2019 (opens in new tab), and not wanting to waste any time, the mode was immediately made playable as …
Read More »Zelda Link’s Awakening on Switch is a remaster too adorable to miss
There are some remasters that kick you straight in the feels, and that’s exactly what Nintendo’s chibi-esque reimagining of Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening has done to me. And I’m sure you can still see the little, tiny, elven-shoed footprint it’s left behind in the process. Link’s Awakening was an …
Read More »Dying Light 2 E3 2019 preview: Techlands pulpy power fantasy has politically charged punch
I was prepared for Dying Light 2 (opens in new tab)‘s sequel-sized scope. I was prepared for its first-in-class moment-to-moment gameplay. But what I was not prepared for, perhaps to my shame, was its consistent capacity to scare me senseless. I’m not just talking about the immediate fright of its …
Read More »I played Doom Eternal, and now all I want to do is play more Doom Eternal
After first getting my hands-on Doom Eternal at a pre-E3 2019 (opens in new tab) event, without even thinking, I turned to executive producer Marty Stratton and asked “Can I do it again?” He said “sure,” and so I did it again. I finished the Doom Eternal (opens in new …
Read More »How important will ray tracing be for Sonys PS5 and Xboxs Project Scarlett?
Ray tracing (opens in new tab) has been getting a lot of attention recently. Starting with the launch of Nvidia’s RTX cards last year – the first graphics cards capable of real-time ray tracing – gaming and the emerging technology have become entangled in a huge way. With confirmation that …
Read More »The most memorable moments in E3 history
E3 2019 (opens in new tab) is nearly upon us, and it’s sure to bring a host of exciting E3 2019 games (opens in new tab) as the E3 2019 schedule (opens in new tab) unfolds and hopefully makes our wildest gaming dreams come true. But years from now, when …
Read More »Control is taking the fight to Death Stranding to be crowned the most unusual action game of 2019
Control should be considered an action game unlike any other. It’s the latest from Remedy Entertainment, a creative outfit that is instinctually driven to design obscure instances of interactive entertainment by the face of Max Payne, a studio responsible for unleashing Alan Wake (opens in new tab) and Quantum Break …
Read More »“Its a masterpiece in its own right”: Why thousands of people are still playing The Last of Us multiplayer, six years after launch
Ask most people why they love The Last of Us (opens in new tab), and they’ll predictably run down the same list of bullet points; a gripping, cinematic campaign held together with masterful writing and centered on the endearing persistence of its two central characters, brought to life by some …
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