The American Dream Pointed a Gun at Me in VR, and It Was Surprisingly Terrifying
Things that happen in VR tend to be a lot scarier than they are on a TV screen, and I think that’s mostly due an unparalleled sense of invasion of space. If you’re playing Resident Evil 7 on your TV, you have the comfort of whichever familiar setting you’re sitting in, as well as some space between you and the things that happen in-game. If you’re playing in VR there’s no comfort at all, not even the ability to shield your eyes with your hands if you want to, and with that, comes an array of emotional responses that are hard to find anywhere else.
Obviously, Resident Evil 7 is meant to be scary so it accomplishes that easily, but there are an assortment of things that would be fairly tame if I were playing on a TV that dramatically unsettle me when playing in VR. Sometimes it’s just a vast amount of space, sometimes it’s the enormous scale of a generally peaceful creature, but most recently, it was having a gun pointed to my head, and having to lean toward it, in an Australian-made game called The American Dream VR.
What’s Next for Kong and Godzilla?
Following the box office success of Kong: Skull Island, it's probably a good time to take a look at what Legendary and Warner Bros. have in store for us on the big screen, monster-wise.
With 2014's Godzilla as the starting point, and Godzilla and Kong set to clash in 2020, the MonsterVerse is officially underway, and while there are only a couple of films announced so far, there's a ton of monsters to play around with if the intention is to truly build up a new killer Kaiju collection. Yes, the MonsterVerse is officially combining, in reboot form, the former Godzilla and King Kong franchises.
First PlayStation Plus April Free Game Revealed
Drawn to Death, Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe's new third-person shooter, will be a part of the PlayStation Plus free games lineup when it launches on April 4.
Jaffe revealed the game's PS Plus status on the PlayStation Blog, in addition to revealing five new features for the game. Sphinx missions will have players tackling the Sphinx's battle-centric riddles, each unlocking weapons or levels, 15 character-focused missions for each of the six launch characters will earn players costumes and taunts, mystery boxes filled with character skins or taunts can be earned for accumulating kills, a Climb the Tower feature — the launch tower's theme will be Dark Fairy Tales — and finally what Jaffe calls the "Insane Mystery Special Offer."
Mass Effect: Andromeda Items Coming to Rock Band 4
In anticipation for the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda later this month, Mass Effect-themed rock gear is coming to Rock Band 4.
The official Rock Band Twitter account shared the news, announcing that Mass Effect: Andromeda Rock Shop items will be available later this week.
Mass Effect: Andromeda items for Rock Band 4, via Twitter
The themed gear appears to include a guitar in the shape of the new Pathfinder spaceship, plus a special outfit for the musician that turns them into an Andromeda soldier.
Here’s the Reward for Getting Every Zelda: BotW Korok Seed
Those who seek out all 900 Korok seeds hidden throughout The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will receive a final reward, and one dedicated player has discovered what all that effort amounts to.
Warning: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild spoilers follow.
Reddit user xFateAwaitsx (via Kotaku) is the one who discovered all 900 Korok seeds, which can be given to Hetsu to increase your inventory space. After spending "a good hour or two just searching" for the final seed, they were given "Hetsu's Gift" as their final reward.
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Ubisoft Bans Over 1,000 For Honor Players
Ubisoft has issued bans to players using an AFK farming in For Honor.
Via Reddit, Ubisoft says its handed out around 1,500 3-day bans, and around 4,000 warnings to players who’ve been detected using the exploit.
Ubisoft previously stated such action would take place if players continued to violate the Code of Conduct, and further detailed what AFK farming looks like.
"This week we wanted to give your more visibility about our policy against players who are 'AFK Farming' the For Honor Battlefields," said Ubisoft. "For those unfamiliar with the practice, players are able to go AFK (away from keyboard) and keep their in-game character moving throughout a match (ex. tying a rubber band on the control stick), garnering end-game rewards and progression without actually playing. The 'farming' aspect comes about when these players use this technique frequently to gain a large amount of these rewards.
Let’s Play Mass Effect: Andromeda – Live!
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Matrix Reboot in The Works at Warner Bros., Says Report
A new report says that Warner Bros. is in the early stages of bringing back the seminal 1999 sci-flick, The Matrix.
Sources close to THR say that Zak Penn (The Incredible Hulk, Ready Player One) is currently in talks with the company to write a treatment, and there is "potential interest" in Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Black Panther) to star in the reboot.
According to the publication, The Matrix creators the Wachowski siblings are not at all involved in the project, but Warner would want their blessing - at least - were it to move forward.
During his press tour for John Wick 2, original Matrix star Keanu Reeves said he would be open to returning to another instalment provided the Wachowskis wrote and directed. "“They would have to write it and direct it", Reeves told the AV Club, "and then we’d see what the story is, but yeah, I dunno, that’d be weird, but why not?”
Get Ready for the Splatoon 2 Testfire By Downloading It Today
The free Global Testfire demo for Splatoon 2 doesn't start until March 24, but Switch owners can download the demo right now.
Splatoon 2 features new weapons and adds local multiplayer to the ink-splattering competitive shooter. Nintendo also promises the return of "some familiar characters," as well as introducing new ones.
Nintendo first announced the free Splatoon 2 Global Testfire event last month. There are some conditions to the demo; it's not a free-for-all, unfettered experience. The three-day event will have 6 one-hour sessions cycling through 4v4 matches.