The application of immersive technology into the attractions and amusement landscape is covered by industry specialist Kevin Williams. In his latest Virtual Arena column – we visit the test project for a new kind of Immersive Theater – employing the latest technology, including Magic Leap AR headsets, making its debut in live performance. The diversity […]
Gorgeous JRPG Ruins Magus Getting English Version in 2022
There are some great Japanese virtual reality (VR) titles available at the moment and for those who love role-playing games (RPG) CharacterBank’s Ruins Magus is another to keep an eye on. Originally revealed earlier this year, the developer plans on releasing both Japanese and English dubbed versions, with a Kickstarter campaign to launch later this […]
Sometimes the only way to breathe life into a board game Kickstarter is to kill it first
Companies spend months waiting to push the button that makes a crowdfunding project go live. They build anticipation on social media, pay for playthroughs and previews by board gaming tastemakers, and host streaming events with potential backers ahead of launch. Then it’s up to the board gaming public to make a game’s concept become a […]
Prey Is A New Predator Movie Set 300 Years In The Past, Will Stream On Hulu Next Year
There are movie franchises that will likely never take a break – Halloween, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and despite what Vin Diesel says, probably Fast & Furious, to name a few – and it seems Predator is one of them. That’s because a new Predator movie is due out next year, as reported by IndieWire […]
Elden Ring brings open-world ambition to Dark Souls’ winning formula
Elden Ring, the new game from Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer FromSoftware, feels like reconnecting with an old friend. Playing through a few hours of the game’s upcoming network test — a beta version of the game that offers a walled-off slice of Elden Ring’s large open world — felt like slipping back into a […]
Elden Ring – Everything We Learned From Playing It Early
Recently, I had the chance to go hands-on with Elden Ring’s network test, which will be available to a greater group of players this upcoming weekend. If you elected to get into the test, I hope you get in. First and foremost, let’s get this out of the way – this text contains lots of […]
Call of Duty Vanguard on PS5 is frantic gun fun but not a series best
We’re back to WW2 for this year’s Call of Duty and while it has all the excellent action and bombast you’d expect of the series it isn’t a vintage year. We loved Black Ops: Cold War in 2020 and it has been a regular feature all this year as the multiplayer offering has gotten better […]
Red Dead Online Tarot Card Wands Locations: All Collector Suit of Wands items
Red Dead Redemption 2is a game that we think could be around for many years to come, like GTA 5 it's got the potential to last for well up to six years if Rockstar chooses to keep adding content. After the amazing success of GTA Online, it's no surprise to see Red Dead Online also […]
Jurassic World Evolution 2 lets you fight hubris and win
The dinosaurs should’ve just stayed dead. That’s what I thought to myself — or shouted aloud in my office — during the toughest moments of Jurassic World Evolution 2. These prehistoric creatures have no business being on our earth anymore, and I’m not sure I have any business pushing back against nature with my well-placed […]
Low-tech video game streams are taking off on TikTok
When Jack Morrison logs on to stream, he doesn’t boot up Twitch, Streamlabs OBS, or speak into a fancy microphone. Instead, he grabs a basic circular mirror and sets it in front of his desktop monitor, facing the screen. Then he sits in front of his monitor, as usual, and plays the game, propping up […]