If you ever watched The Floor is Lava or Wipeout and thought, “I could do that,” Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout lets you prove your prowess. The goal in Fall Guys is to be the last jellybean-dude standing. There are five courses you’ll have to get through to wear the crown, with each course shaving off […]
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Why Spiritfarer Is A Different Kind Of Sim
Some people think of death as an ending, while others view it as a beginning. Spiritfarer explores the latter scenario, putting you on a boat full of deceased spirits to befriend as you ferry them to the next phase of their existence. That might seem a little grim for a simulation game, but Spiritfarer isn’t […]
The personal experiences that Lev and Yara’s actors brought to The Last of Us Part 2
Both Ian Alexander and Victoria Grace had never worked on a video game before, and neither had any prior experience with performance capture. However, in a recent interview with Polygon, both agreed that playing the Seraphite siblings in The Last of Us Part II was one of the most transformative experiences they ever had. Alexander […]
Halo Infinite Is Getting A 200-Page Art Book
Dark Horse is working with 343 Industries and Xbox Game Studios to collect the concept art used to create Halo Infinite, the game that is slated to release for Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC this holiday season. The Art of Halo Infinite is a 200-page book that features new cover art by 343 […]
Microsoft Flight Simulator Preview – Flying High Again
As Microsoft’s longest-running software franchise, Flight Simulator has accrued a dedicated following of those wanting to take to the sky in a realistic way. With the most recent entry launching in 2006, the technological leaps forward in the new edition are staggering. Not only has developer Asobo Studio mapped the entire world, but the team’s […]
3D for the Enterprise: The Inherent Effectiveness of XR
A lot of thought gets put into how businesses might enable employees to achieve peak performance. A key aspect that often gets overlooked is the basic medium of our tools and interactions. Going back to first principles, it’s important to take into account that humans are fundamentally driven to operate in a three-dimensional world. The […]
Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds is a new PvP Shooter from Xbox Game Studio inXile Entertainment
There are some exciting multiplayer virtual reality (VR) shooters on the way this year, with Onward arriving tomorrow for Oculus Quest and Solaris Offworld Combat launching in August. Today, there’s another to add to this growing genre, with inXile Entertainment revealing Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds will be released in 2020. inXile Entertainment’s last VR title […]
Netflix Announces A Witcher Prequel Series Set 1,200 Years Before Geralt Of Rivia
The success of Netflix’s The Witcher adaptation is leading to a second season with Henry Cavill returning as Geralt of Rivia, as well as a six-part prequel series called The Witcher: Blood Origin, which was announced in a short tweet today. This new series is set 1,200 years before Geralt’s reign, and will give us […]
New Gameplay Today – Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
As the title suggests, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time plays with the concept of, well, time. That means in part that it’s a direct sequel to Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, which released about 22 years ago. Those other games that came after may or may not have happened. At any rate, in today’s NGT, […]
Carrion Review – All Tentacles And Repetition
Deep within an underground laboratory, tests are being conducted on an amorphous alien that, depending on how it is positioned, appears to be either all tentacles or teeth. This creature doesn’t want to be contained, and would like nothing more than to kill every scientist that poked and prodded it. In Carrion, you release this […]