[ad_1] ‘Sea of Thieves’ anniversary update will let you catch and cook fish Man, can you land lubbers believe it’s already been a whole year since Rare took to the high seas? To celebrate, the studio announced this week that it will release an anniversary update at the end of April with an armada of […]
Category: gdc2019
‘Overwatch’ endorsements reduced toxic behavior by 40 percent
[ad_1] The company even set up a server that helped it find out if players saw the endorsement system as responsible for the drop in hostile behavior, and the perception was “close” to reality, Miller said. This isn’t to say that Blizzard’s achievement is flawless. It’s not clear how many instances of toxic behavior there […]
Scream your head off to survive in ‘Supermarket Shriek’
[ad_1] Getting through the grocery store with your sanity intact can be tough — what with the legions of shelf stockers, geriatric Rascal riders and bawling basket babies blocking you at seemingly every aisle. But that’s a walk in the park compared to the challenges you’ll face in Supermarket Shriek by UK-based studio, BillyGoat Entertainment. […]
Steam’s redesigned library will show what’s happening with your games
[ad_1] The tags you see in the Steam store will also help you find games in the library. You can look for just your open world titles, as an example. Valve is also teasing an upcoming Events page (below) that will shed even more light on what’s happening with your game. You’ll see updates, but […]
The Oculus Rift S is impressive but unnecessary
[ad_1] The Rift S is the direct descendant of the first Rift and offers a slew of improvements over the original. The S includes upgraded lenses, a fifth onboard position tracking sensor, slightly better screen resolution and some handy new software features to boot. The S weighs a touch more than the first Rift, but […]
‘Hamsterdam’ is the rhythmic rodent brawler we’ve been waiting for
[ad_1] You play as Pimm, an unassuming denizen of the quiet town of Hamsterdam, who must defend his home and rescue his grandfather from the villainous Vermin Gang and its leader, Marlo the Chinchilla. That task involves beating the stuffing out of an army of rats, foxes, and a menagerie of other rodents using your […]
Four players fight for undersea supremacy in ‘Swimsanity’
[ad_1] I was afforded a quick demo of the game at the Nintendo Nindies event at GDC 2019 on Wednesday and it left me breathless. The visuals are bright with a slightly cartoony art style that lends to the lighthearted (albeit intense) action. The controls are equally crisp and responsive — players aim their fire […]
The new Oculus Rift S arrives this spring for $399
[ad_1] The Rift S swaps out OLED displays for the LCD panels used in the Oculus Go, which will bump up the resolution from 1080 x 1200 to 1280 x 1440. However, the refresh rate is dipping from 90Hz to 80Hz. The field of view is a little larger than on the Rift too, according […]
Watch Google’s GDC 2019 event in 14 minutes
[ad_1] Earlier today at GDC 2019, Google officially revealed Stadia, a game-streaming service that will be available later this year in US, Canada, the UK and Europe. There’s a lot Google didn’t cover — like pricing and an exact launch date — but the company did show off a custom-built controller for the service that […]
Google built a controller for its Stadia gaming service
[ad_1] Google is backing up its new Stadia game streaming service with some honest-to-goodness hardware — but not a box. The internet giant has unveiled a gamepad built with Stadia in mind, and it borrows a few cues from its earlier design patent. The wireless gamepad connects over WiFi, not Bluetooth, giving it access to […]