Monthly Archives: June 2018
Rage 2 Is Full of Ways to Murder Goons With Superpowers
Rage 2 has a lot going on. There’s a post-apocalypse wasteland. There's rubble and debris, just, everywhere. And there are a bunch of kaleidoscopic mohawked goons crawling all over it. But when I went hands-on with a small chunk of it at E3 2018, it’s clear there’s also a lot going on with its combat.
You’re a Ranger, a kind of wasteland super soldier, that’s just lousy with nanotech coursing through your veins. That gives you access to powerful abilities called Nanotrites which compliment a huge weapon wheel full of the three-Gs: guns, gadgets, and grenades.
This essentially gives you a million options when it comes to killing goons. While in my hands-on demo I didn’t get to see any of the driving or open-world exploration -- Bethesda said it plans to show that off soon -- I did kill so, so many goons that I might not have left any for you when the game releases Spring 2019.
Ghost of Tsushima to Include Full Japanese VO Track
You will be able to play Ghost of Tsushima with Japanese audio and English subtitles.
Developer Sucker Punch confirmed the dual audio options to IGN during the IGN E3 2018 live show preview of Ghost of Tsushima. This goes along with new gameplay details we recently learned about the PlayStation 4 exclusive, such as the game focuses on Jin Sakai.
Ghost of Tsushima currently has multiple IGN Best of E3 2018 nominations.
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Soulcalibur 6 Release Date Announced
Soulcalibur 6 will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 19.
The release date was revealed in a new story trailer that also unveils the game's Deluxe and Collector's Editions. Check out the trailer below:
The Deluxe Edition, priced at $99.99, includes a physical copy of the game, a season pass that gets owners three new playable characters and two new armor packs, a soundtrack on disc, and a metal case with a built-in soundbox that features four in-game voiceover audio clips.
Best of E3 2018 Awards – Full Winners List Announced
The votes are in! Below you'll find our full list of winners and honorable nominees from E3 2018 in every category, including the People's Choice award that you voted for. Congratulations to everybody on an outstanding E3 show.
Best Game of E3 2018
Watch the video above for the grand unveiling!
The full list of nominees is:
My Hero One’s Justice Nails Quirks for a Fun, Imbalanced Fighting Game
If there were to be an overpowered character in a My Hero Academia video game I’d assume it’d be All Might (he deserves it), but, to borrow the words from an onlooker, it seems someone on the development really likes Ochaco Uraraka. From what I played in my E3 demo, My Hero One’s Justice does a great job of adapting characters’ Quirks for fun moves, but certainly needs some balancing and a steadier frame rate.
A quick note: there are spoilers for villain Quirks in My Hero: One’s Justice, which is something I didn’t really expect going in. If you’re not caught up on the My Hero Academia anime, you’re definitely in spoiler territory. And even if you are caught up, some villain Quirks that haven’t been shown in the anime are revealed through gameplay. This preview is spoiler-free.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee: Mew Exclusive to Poke Ball Plus Accessory
During its Nintendo Direct presentation today, Nintendo confirmed that mythical Pokemon Mew will be available in Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee and Let’s Go Pikachu exclusively for owners of the Poke Ball Plus accessory.
The news came during a brief overview of the announcement of Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee, including its co-op features and the ability to transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Go.
Nintendo also announced a $100 USD bundle that includes a copy of either Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu or Let's Go Eevee and the Poke Ball Plus. Preorders for the Let's Go Pikachu Poke Ball Plus bundle and Let's Go Eevee bundle are now up on Best Buy.
Cyberpunk 2077 Doesn’t Look Like The Witcher, But It Does Look Incredible
Six Years after its first reveal, I have seen a live demo of Cyberpunk 2077, and it looks like everything I was hoping it would be. A beautiful and sprawling RPG set in an alternate future that sits somewhere between Dredd, Blade Runner, and The Fifth Element.
The biggest surprise is that the gameplay is almost entirely first-person. With a helluva lot of guns to fire and damage values popping up as your bullets hit enemies, the combat plays out more like Borderlands or Deus Ex than it does The Witcher 3. There are tons of abilities to use during combat, including bullet ricocheting and a bullet time slow down that came in handy quite a bit during the 45 minute demo I saw.
Why Spider-Man PS4’s Web-Swinging Feels So Good
Nearly every piece of media featuring Spider-Man wants to nail the sensation of just how fun it must be to swing around as the webhead. Because, boy, does it look like he has a lot of fun, and, thankfully, I absolutely had a blast playing Insomniac Games’ PS4 Spider-Man E3 2018 demo.
From my first swing, the demo made it evident immediately that Insomniac wants its web-swinging to be easy to grasp but multifaceted enough to allow for an enjoyable level of improvisation. Much like with Insomniac's Sunset Overdrive, I always knew another, platform or wall would allow me to continue my momentum.
This is a Peter Parker who knows his way around the city, and who’s been traversing its building tops for a few years now. I wasn’t quite as graceful as Spidey should be in my first few swings, but Insomniac has assembled a variety of web-swinging mechanics that soon made me feel exactly like Spider-Man...or at least, how I imagine he must feel.
Steam Updates Chat and Friends System in New Beta
Steam has announced a slew of new updates to its chat and social features, all currently part of an opt-in beta program.
The beta update allows Steam users to group their friends into a “favorites” tab, by the game they’re currently playing, and also by party if multiple friends are currently grouped together in a game. The update also displays information on where friends are mid-game, if they’re currently in a match or available for matchmaking, what party playing, and other information that individual game developers decide on. Steam users can also create unique group chats.
Next Xbox Consoles Reportedly Coming in 2020
Microsoft will launch the next-generation Xbox in 2020, according to a new Thurrott report.
In the report, Thurrott also reaffirmed the earlier rumor that Microsoft has codenamed the project Scarlet, and that the codename refers to "a family of devices," not a single console. Scarlet (or, as some publications are spelling it, "Scarlett") is supposedly "multiple pieces of hardware" releasing in 2020.
While Microsoft is yet to confirm its next-gen hardware's codename or launch year, Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed Sunday that the company is working on an Xbox One successor. He also seemed to preemptively confirm the scuttlebutt that Scarlet will take the form of multiple devices.