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Meta is inexplicably shutting down one of the best Oculus games
Echo VR, formerly Echo Arena, will be no more. We’ve called it a cross between the Battle School from Ender’s Game and ultimate frisbee. We’ve called it Final Fantasy X blitzball meets VR. It made two of our Best VR Games lists — three, if you count the one... Read more
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition plays great on console
Wololo with your contrololo. Image: Microsoft / World’s Edge Age of Empires II is extremely special to me. The game came to me by accident at 16, and it has remained a great gaming love of mine ever since. I played Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Xbox... Read more
Dead Space’s Remake Gives Extra Substance to the Scares
Image: Motive/EA Visceral Games’ Dead Space felt like a shot in the arm for survival horror games when it was originally released in 2008. The franchise has always been fondly remembered, so when EA revealed that Motive was working on a remake of the first game, it felt exciting... Read more
Capcom’s major Street Fighter 5 tournament ditches PlayStation consoles for PCs
The Capcom Cup is back for the first time since 2019 and will only use PCs. Image: Capcom Capcom will exclusively use PCs to power its upcoming Capcom Cup tournament, which has the world’s top Street Fighter 5 players battling it out for a $300,000 prize pool. In a... Read more
Sony announces Project Leonardo, a PlayStation 5 accessibility controller
Codenamed Leonardo, the controller is highly customizable to suit a range of accessibility needs During Sony’s CES 2023 presentation, the company shared that it’s working on a new accessibility controller kit, codenamed “Project Leonardo”. Sony shared in an official blog post that it consulted with video game accessibility advocates... Read more
Sony says the PlayStation 5 shortage is over
Everyone who wants a PS5 should have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally.’ May the next 30 million come even easier. Photo: Chris Welch / The Verge The PlayStation 5 shortage is finally over — at least according to Sony. “Everyone who wants a PS5 should have... Read more
Microsoft claims it has no idea when Call of Duty came out
“Microsoft avers that it lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of Call of Duty’s original release date.” One year ago this month, Microsoft announced it would spend $68.7 billion to acquire Activision Blizzard, highlighting how it would get “iconic franchises” including... Read more
The 240Hz OLED gaming displays are coming
Asus, Corsair, and LG have all announced that new, speedy OLED gaming monitors will be unveiled at CES 2023 in January. Rejoice gamers: 240Hz OLED gaming monitors are finally a reality, and many are being showcased during CES 2023.Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge CES 2023 is now... Read more
The best PS5 accessories for 2023
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The campaign involves all non-management workers. On Tuesday, workers at Proletariat, the Boston-based studio Blizzard bought earlier this year to support World of Warcraft development, announced they recently filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Proletariat is the third Activision Blizzard studio to announce... Read more
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