Iron Man VR Launch Trailer July 3, 2020
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PSVR owners should be happy to discover Iron Man VR launches today. To celebrate, Sony and Marvel have released this launch trailer for the new game. Check it out.
There’s still some question about if this game falls in the new Marvel GamerVerse, and the recent revelations during the recent Avengers War Table have made that less likely this (or Marvel’s Avengers) is connected to the same universe that the PS4 Spider-Man is part of. We will see.
Iron Man VR is out now exclusively for PSVR.
Movies to Binge Watch for Tabletop RPG Players July 1, 2020
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It’s Independence Day Weekend, and with venues all over the country still closed due to ongoing safety concerns, many RPG players who play their games on tabletops with pencil and paper will be stuck home unable to resume the games they’ve been playing with their games. So, to kill some time, I’ve been combing through several of the various online streaming services for some films I’ve enjoyed about the subject over the years. I’m going to include a little bit of something for everyone here. Some of these are fictional, some of them are non fictional. None of them, as far as I know, received a major theatrical release.
Just a few notes here. A lot of these movies are made with low budgets, but in my opinion that kind of adds a layer of sincerity to them. All synopsis will include a trailer and a tip as to what online service might be offering it. Honestly this is not a complete list and if there’s any movies you’d like to see in this list post a comment below and I’ll check it out.
Of Dice and Men
This was probably the first fictional film I ever saw that was about Tabletop RPG players so I wanted to talk about it first. This is the story of a DM who has to pull together his players after life and politics causes turning point in their lives. From what I heard, it was based on a play that was originally written for PAX and was adapted to a film. You can find it on Amazon Prime.
Zero Charisma
This was the first RPG-inspired film I had ever heard about but since it had been off certain streaming services for a while. I wasn’t able to watch it myself until recently. This is about people who keep their lives the same for as long as they can. Just a heads up about this one, it has a lead that’s hard to love but a lot of people can relate to him. You can find this on Tubi or Amazon Prime (I’ve also been recently informed it’s on Crackle).
Monster Camp
I have mentioned this documentary a few times when I’ve talked about Live Action Role Playing (LARP) so this is a little something for the LARPer crowd. This documentary goes into great detail about everything that goes into creating a fun LARP, what the players are expected to do, and what kinds of characters end up running it. You can find this on Amazon Prime.
The Dungeon Masters
I first saw this on Hulu many years ago and it’s been floating around streaming services for quite some time. This is more a reality show type documentary about specific gamers and how they deal with their desires to play, and how the game effects their lives. You can watch it on Tubi.
The Dwarvenaut
This is a documentary about the life of artist and businessman Stefan Pokorny of the Dwarven Forge. Stefan’s plan is to start a kickstarter for an all-new expansion set. He needs to generate several million dollars to to release the expansion, can he make it? Sadly, this is not a film you can find on any streaming service right now but it’s so good I could not ignore mentioning it. After it got pulled from Netflix in my region I haven’t seen it return to any other service. If you want to check it out, try seeking out a home video release.
Pokken Tournament DX Invitational 2020 June 29, 2020
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The Pokémon Player’s Cup Invitational continues and this past weekend, the best Pokkén Tournament DX players from around the world competed to see who could be the best like no one ever was. In case you happened to miss it, here are the archived streams of both days of the event. Enjoy.
Pokkén Tournament DX is out now exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
Gaming History You Should Know – The History of Showbiz Pizza’s Band June 28, 2020
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When I was a 90s kid, I was in love with arcades. It didn’t have to be special, but it had to have all the latest games, and maybe some VR headsets. However, if you were an 80s person, you might remember a specific arcade franchise that also served pizza and offered a cute animatronics show with anthropomorphic animal musicians. No, I’m not talking about Chuck E. Cheese, I’m talking about Showbiz Pizza.
Showbiz Pizza was an early amalgamation of restaurant and arcade, a business strategy later perfected by places like Dave and Busters. Unlike Dave and Busters, Showbiz Pizza would offer more than just arcade games while they waited for their food, their restaurants included a custom animatronics show starting an entirely original band, The Rockafire Explosion.
I know what you younger people are thinking, didn’t Chuck E. Cheese have an animatronic band and why haven’t I heard of The Rockafire Explosion but I’ve heard of Chuck E. Cheese? The Rockafire Explosion was a casualty of Mr. Cheese, but not in the way you might have guessed. So who created this crazy animatronic band, what is up with their characters, and why are they so fondly remembered to this day? This independently produced documentary, titled simply The Rockafire Explosion, answers all of those questions. In wake of Chuck E. Cheese declaring Bankruptcy this week, I think it is the perfect way to cap off your week.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicals Remastered – New Features Trailer June 26, 2020
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One of the games I greatly regret missing out on was the original Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the Nintendo GameCube. Now, we are just two months away from the game getting remastered for modern platforms. Let’s take a look at what went into this update and how we’ll be able to play it.
Square Enix has announced that a free LITE Edition will be released on the same day that the full game launches. That’ll give us a chance to try out the game’s dungeons for ourselves to see how we like the game before buying it.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered is coming August 27th, 2020 to PS4, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android. The game’s multiplayer supports cross platform play.
Night City Wire Episode 1 June 25, 2020
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Welcome to Night City, the home of Cyberpunk 2077. The first ever episode of Night City Wire was broadcast earlier this morning, and we got a major look at all-new gameplay and story footage. The best part, it’s all in glorious 4K!
Cyberpunk 2077 is coming November 2020 to PC, Xbox One and PS4. It will be released later on Xbox Series X and PS5.
Shiny Zeraora Coming to Pokemon Home June 29th June 25, 2020
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Great news, gamers! One million trainers have completed the Zeraora raid in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. That means EVERYONE wins a Shiny Zeraora! Zeraora is a mythical Pokémon that cannot be obtained through normal gameplay. That means everyone should take full advantage of this opportunity to obtain it. Since it looks like they’ll be distributing Zeraora through Pokémon Home, you’ll need to download the application to your Smartphone or Tablet and link it to the same Nintendo Online account that you use on your Nintendo Switch.
Once it’s obtained you can either keep Zeraora in Pokémon Home or transfer it to your copy of Pokémon Sword or Shield. We’ll keep you posted on all the details of how transfer works as we hit the distribution period.
Pokémon Home is available for Nintendo Switch and compatible iOS and Android devices.
CYBERPUNK Edgerunners Announced For Netflix June 25, 2020
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During today’s Night City Wire stream, Cyberpunk Edgerunners was announced. It is an anime series being developed in conjunction with Netflix that takes place in the Cyberpunk universe. Take a look.
CYBERPUNK Edgerunners is coming to Netflix in 2022.
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