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An October Surprise, Polimon – Political Monsters comes to Mobile

...once you play for more than 15 minutes, you realize the game pokes fun at everyone across the political spectrum. SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) October 14, 2020 Outside The Box Software (http://www.otbsgames.com), a small Indie game studio, releases the timely satirical Turn Based RPG Polimon – Political Monsters. At first glance it may seem like a gimmick, but after just a few minutes playing it becomes apparent there’s a lot more to this genre blending game than meets the eye. Featuring over a dozen famous and infamous U.S. politicians from the

Why I Just Spent $500 on a VR Headset

Plug me in: I want lightsabers! And something more…Image by Jazna Rossi from PixabayI don’t normally acquire. It prigs my financial and counter-consumerist conscience too much.But I’m no monk. I make exceptions from time to time. Especially when there’s the chance to play with lightsabers in virutal reality.So I just dropped $500 on an Oculus Quest VR headset.My hopes are high for joyful play, and something more impactful.The Joy of Lightsabers, Robots and Bullet TimeI’m lucky enough to have already had some gaming experiences in VR.Every time I’ve put on

What I Learnt on My First Day in VR

Connection, immersion and a heartfelt pang I didn’t expect.Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash“Hey man, would you like some water?”My friend is offering me a plastic water bottle. I reach out and take it a little cack-handedly, like I’m wearing thick ski gloves.“Go ahead, drink some,” he encourages.I bring the bottle up to my face and upend it. Water pours out over my face. I laugh.“That’s amazing!” I say.“Yeah, they’ve put water bottles and drinking fountains all over the place in here to remind people to drink water in

XR: Virtual Sports are Solving the Pandemic Economy

The consumer market for extended reality tech is growing at an increasing rate and by 2023, the consumer market for extended reality devices and software is projected to reach $18 billion. This makes sense as today’s generation spends more time at home – Americans aged 18 to 24 years spend 70% more time at home then previous generations. On top of this, the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing most people to stay in their homes making this kind of tech even more popular than before.Extended reality devices can help fill the

The Importance of Conversing with Community for Esports Developers

by Petar Vukobrat in General | Jul, 11th 2020 Esports game developers have a fairly unique role in the industry, especially when it comes to community engagement and development. A standard game studio develops a product from start to finish, after which they release their game into the wild and breathe a sigh of relief. Their complicated and challenging journey has a beginning, middle, and an end, and how long these time frames last depends solely on the title they’re working on, with little to no interaction or feedback with

Mega Man VR Game Coming To Capcom’s Japanese Arcade

Capcom is bringing another beloved franchise to its Japanese VR arcade. This time it’s Mega Man VR.Mega Man VR — or Rockman VR as it’s called in Japan — will make its debut at Capcom Plaza in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district on July 18. It’s a single-player game in which players will presumably suit up as the blue bomber and use his iconic arm cannon to topple foes.From what we can tell on the Google-translated page, Mega Man VR sees series villain Dr. Wiley put on his own headset to conquer

Next Week on Xbox: July 7 to 10

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One and Windows 10 PC! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox, read on below and click on each of the game profiles for pre-order details (dates are subject to change). NASCAR Heat 5 – July 7 The official video game of the world’s most popular stockcar racing series puts you

Three Upcoming Mobile Games Get Playable PC Demos During the Steam Summer Game Festival

Today kicked off the Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition, a huge digital conference that features tons of new game announcements, developer live streams, fun surprises, and much more. Being that it’s a Steam event it’s no surprise that it’s extremely PC-focused, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some fun news happening that’s relevant to the mobile world. Three games that have been previously announced for release on mobile received playable demos on Steam today. Well, that’s not entirely true. Two of the games–Undying and Say No! More– have been confirmed

Apple WWDC20 to be held online on June 22

Get ready to check out the latest Apple products as WWDC 2020 heads online this June and Shacknews takes you inside the event. Ready for another virtual event to add to your calendar? Apple announced that it's bringing its annual Worldwide Developers Conference to the virtual world this June via the Apple Developer app and via the Apple Developer website. "WWDC20 will be our biggest yet, bringing together our global developer community of more than 23 million in an unprecedented way for a week in June to learn about the

Next Week on Xbox: May 5 to 8

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One and Windows 10 PC! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox, read on below and click on each of the game profiles for pre-order details (dates are subject to change). Pushy and Pully in Blockland – May 5 A co-op arcade game with a retro feel. Help Pushy and Pully