Mortal Kombat 1 Announced May 18, 2023
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No that’s not a typo and no we haven’t time traveled. Just give this new trailer a watch.
Mortal Kombat 1 is coming September 2023.
Mind of Maniac – E3 Memories (Part 1) May 11, 2023
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo has been cancelled for this year and it is looking likely to not return. While many have been happy about this news, our lead writer Maniac has very fond memories of E3, starting with the days when he first heard about it back in the year 2000, and is sorry to see it end.
In honor of the fall of E3, Maniac decides to share his experience with the expo, as a way to try to express why he feels the way he does about the news. In the first part of this multi-part story, Maniac talks about what his life was like before becoming a member of the gaming press, when he was just a gamer looking inwards to an industry he wanted to be a part of.
Mortal Kombat Teaser Video May 11, 2023
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Official channels for the Mortal Kombat franchise just released the following video. Enjoy!
As I watched it I thought to myself it would strike twelve, and was surprised to see it skipped to ONE! Is this teasing a new game or a remake of an earlier one? I guess we’ll have to wait and see!
Spider-Man Remastered Now Available for Individual Purchase on PS5 May 5, 2023
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When Spider-Man: Miles Morales was released back in 2020, Insomniac offered a bundled Ultimate Edition of the game that included a digital download code for a PS5-native version of the original PS4 Spider-Man game called Spider-Man Remastered. That version, which included support for Ray-Tracing and/or increased framerate, (as well as all the content from the PS4 game’s season pass) went on to be the basis of the PC release. However, until today, the only way to get the Remastered version of Spider-Man for PS5 was to upgrade to the Ultimate Edition of Spider-Man Miles Morales.
Today, Spider-Man: Remastered can now be purchased and downloaded individually off the PlayStation Store. Sony is also confirming existing owners of the PS4 game, disc or digital, can purchase the Remastered version of Spider-Man at a reduced price. It does not matter if you have the PS4 version’s Season Pass purchased to be eligible for the discount.
Spider-Man Remastered is out now for PC and PS5.
Meta Quest Announces Gaming Showcase 2023 May 2, 2023
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Meta has announced they will be having their 2023 Gaming Showcase on June 1st. Here’s the official reveal trailer.
As someone with a Quest Pro I must admit I’m really excited for the chance to see what new games are coming to the platform. The show begins at 4PM Eastern June 1st, 2023.
Star Wars Jedi Survivor – Jedi Coaching Sessons April 27, 2023
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Tomorrow, the next major Star Wars game is going to be released on multiple platforms. To celebrate, EA is releasing some behind the scenes footage from the making of the game. Let’s watch the lead actor for Cal Kestis getting special Jedi training from none other than the legend himself, Mark Hamill.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is coming tomorrow to PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5.
Gaming History You Should Know – Milo April 23, 2023
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It’s Sunday. Welcome back to an all-new Gaming History You Should Know, where we highlight some of the best independently produced content on the history of gaming from across the web. Today, we’re going to be talking about a subject from our recent past.
One of the first major gaming news event this website reported on was the announcement of Project Natal, which eventually became known as the Xbox Kinect, at E3 2010. A decade later, we understand the Kinect as being a motion control camera capable of offering simple gesture based controls in conjunction with offering an extra way to have Skype conversations. However, when it was first announced, Microsoft was invested in pushing Project Natal as this magical device that could do so many things (including things it absolutely could not do).
To push that narrative, Game God Peter Molyneux took the stage of the Microsoft E3 2010 and demoed Milo. Milo, as we later discovered, was a technical demo video which featured an actress interacting with a virtual boy. They were able to hold a conversation, he was able to read out drawings she presented him, and she was even able to manipulate the game environment with her body. The public went crazy for it and it made major news, even by mainstream organizations.
With the eyes of the world on the game after that E3 reveal, people were excited to see more. However, we really didn’t hear too much about Milo in the gaming space. It didn’t preview at E3 2011, and by the time a final Kinect peripheral was ready for previews, it was clear it was not as capable a device as Microsoft originally promised. The last time I remember anyone talking about it was hearing a reference to it at E3 2011 from the team who worked on the Kinect Fable title had also worked on Milo. Sadly, I couldn’t get them to tell me how he was doing when I asked.
So what happened to Milo? YouTube channel slow start produced this television quality document detailing the known history of the project, and looks into the question of WAS THIS REALLY MEANT TO BE A GAME? Watch and find out!
Indie World Showcase April 2023 April 20, 2023
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Nintendo has just released a major preview for most of the upcoming third-party and independent games coming to the Switch. Let’s see what they have in store!
All games shown are coming to Nintendo Switch.
State of Play – Final Fantasy XVI April 13, 2023
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Just over an hour ago, Sony devoted an entire edition of their State of Play series to preview the upcoming PS5 console exclusive title, Final Fantasy XVI. That livestream may have ended, but the video has been reposted in glorious 4K. What do you say we take a look and see what Square Enix has in store for us this time?
Final Fantasy XVI is coming to PS5 in June 2023. It is also coming to the PC.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Final Trailer April 13, 2023
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Nintendo launched the third and final trailer for the next Legend of Zelda game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Let’s take one final look, shall we?
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is coming May 12th, 2023 exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.
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