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He always wanted in the game, and now Shotcall’s Gordon Li is helping fans play alongside creators

(Photo courtesy of Gordon Li) Gordon Li grew up obsessed with playing video games — maybe a bit too much, in his parents’ opinion, he says. But any parent would be proud if their kid made a career out of doing something they loved, and that’s exactly what Li has done. Our latest Geek of the Week is a co-founder and the chief technology officer at Shotcall. The online marketplace and platform connects content creators with their fans by helping them play video games alongside each other. “I remember being

9 Takeaways From My First Week with VR

I put on my Oculus Quest a week ago. Here’s everything I’ve learnt since then.Beat Saber, a dance/exercise/lightsabre mashup, made this crystal clear to me.Firstly, I noticed a huge difference in engagement when I got my whole body involved in the game.I was definitely in flow while I was using just my arms to smash blocks in time to music.But when I loaded up Fitbeat, a workout focused, free in-game DLC, I had to get my legs and core really working too.As a result of getting my whole body in

A Kinect mod for ‘Super Mario 64’ provides a fun pandemic workout

Sponsored Links SuperLouis64 What do you do when you’re in lockdown during a pandemic but still want to get some exercise? Well, if you’re YouTuber SuperLouis64, you’d make a Kinect mod and, together with a Nintendo Switch Joy-Con, use your own body as a controller for Super Mario 64. The result is a hilarious yet surprisingly effective workout that looks a lot more challenging than Ring Fit Adventures. In the YouTube video (which you can see above), he uses a mini indoor trampoline as a way to control Mario’s jumps and

Nintendo’s ‘Jump Rope Challenge’ is a free workout game for your Switch

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Ring Fit Adventure Back In Stock At Best Buy, Selling Out Fast

Since the COVID-19 virus was classified as a pandemic in March, many people have been spending much more time inside, and non-essential businesses such as gyms have been closed in many areas. Interest in not only the Nintendo Switch, but its premier fitness game, Ring Fit Adventure, has skyrocketed, leading both the console and the game to sell out everywhere. Because Ring Fit Adventure comes with physical equipment--a pilates ring and a leg strap--you can only buy it physically, and the bundle sells for $80. If you've been looking for

Wonderful Turn-Based Puzzler ‘Swim Out’ is Updated and Currently On Sale for a Buck

TouchArcade Rating:Just shy of three years ago developer Lozange Lab, aka husband and wife duo Mat and Ava, released a game called Swim Out ($0.99) into the App Store. It was a puzzle game that had you guiding your swimmer across a busy pool and to the exit without interfering with any of the other pool-goers. The whole thing was turn-based, with various rules for how and where you could move to, and while each of the game’s more than 100 levels weren’t scared to give your brain a major

Evening Reading – March 20, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. Sam is asking the important questions ❗️Important❗️What’s the best fruit in #AnimalCrossing???? ?????? ?? — Sam is #SaferAtHome (@Lighthammer_) March 20, 2020 My island has pears. Important discovery while playing animal crossing pic.twitter.com/GplN2w87zx — Addison✨ (@shinyjpg) March 20, 2020 Doom Eternal is out now This is a significant number of frames. 590fps? Anyone manage to push beyond? pic.twitter.com/JYFAqEuLWj — John Linneman (@dark1x) March 20, 2020 That's a lot of frames. So