Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt Addresses First-Person Fan Response
Cyberpunk 2077's E3 2018 trailer was one of the most memorable moments of the entire conference. But things go even crazier during CD Projekt RED's live gameplay demo. We got a chance to see 45 minutes behind-closed-doors, and we learned so much about the gameplay, mechanics, and world.
But one of the most striking things we learned about Cyberpunk was that unlike The Witcher series, where we saw Geralt from a third-person perspective, Cyberpunk is a first-person RPG through and through. This major component of the game caused quite a bit of conversation online, with some Witcher fans vocal in their disappointment of the change in perspective.
Ghost of Tsushima Is a Gorgeous, Brutal Look at Ancient Japan
There’s a startling contrast to Ghost of Tsushima. As you pause to appreciate a gorgeous landscape or admire a billowing cloud of smoke on the horizon, you’re likely to be shaken from your reverie by the clash of steel and a sudden splatter of blood coating the foliage around you.
Sucker Punch, the studio best known for the Infamous series, has created a realistic, vibrant world overflowing with color and beauty, but as a backdrop set against a brutal, real-life conflict full of war and violence.
In a presentation behind closed doors at E3, Sucker Punch co-founder Chris Zimmerman explained that the team had three core tenets in mind when designing Ghost of Tsushima: mud, blood, and steel. Based on the demo we saw, all three are ever-present.
Splatoon 2: Octo-Expansion Gets Surprise Release Tomorrow
Splatoon 2's single-player DLC, Octo Expansion, is getting a surprise release tomorrow June 13, 2018.
As revealed on Twitter, the expansion will be available to download for $20 USD. The DLC has players assume the role of an Octoling named Agent 8.
You'll be helping the new playable character navigate a mysterious underground test facility while trying to reach the surface of Inkopolis. The campaign will feature over 80 missions, and completing all of them will unlock the ability to play as Octolings in multiplayer.
You can unlock new in-game gear as well by clearing additional challenges. Purchasing the DLC will also net you two octo-themed in-game gear, Studio Octophones and Octo Layered LS.
LEGO DC Super-Villains Makes Being Bad Feel So Good
I've been playing LEGO video games since I introduced my then-four-year-old son to LEGO Star Wars 2. In the decade since, it's been a pleasure seeing LEGO games evolve and become bigger, better, and funnier. In my time with LEGO DC Super-Villains, I took the first step toward super villainery, helped Joker and Harley make it to the top of a clock tower, and broke Lex Luthor out of Strikers Island.
LEGO DC Super-Villains feels comfortably familiar, with classic LEGO-game sound effects like stud collection and building mixing well with the DC villain characters. TT Games has the LEGO minifigure models down pat, with subtle textures that make them look like their real-world plastic counterparts. There are even LEGO logos visible on the arms, bringing the graphics closer to the ultra-realism seen in The LEGO Movie and LEGO Batman. But what really popped for me is just how bright and exciting the color palette is.
Fortnite Supports Built-in Voice Chat on Switch
Switch players won't need to rely on Nintendo's voice chat app to communicate with each other while playing Fortnite for very long.
During Nintendo's E3 Treehouse stream today, Epic Games announced that Fortnite, which released today on Nintendo's console, will support voice chat directly through the Switch's headphone jack beginning Thursday.
Switch's voice chat app released in July 2017. While many gamers have found it to be a peculiar and frustrating solution, Nintendo views it as being an ideal means for communication on Switch.
Rage 2 Is Full of Ways to Murder Goons With Superpowers
Rage 2 has a lot going on. There’s a post-apocalypse wasteland. There's rubble and debris, just, everywhere. And there are a bunch of kaleidoscopic mohawked goons crawling all over it. But when I went hands-on with a small chunk of it at E3 2018, it’s clear there’s also a lot going on with its combat.
You’re a Ranger, a kind of wasteland super soldier, that’s just lousy with nanotech coursing through your veins. That gives you access to powerful abilities called Nanotrites which compliment a huge weapon wheel full of the three-Gs: guns, gadgets, and grenades.
This essentially gives you a million options when it comes to killing goons. While in my hands-on demo I didn’t get to see any of the driving or open-world exploration -- Bethesda said it plans to show that off soon -- I did kill so, so many goons that I might not have left any for you when the game releases Spring 2019.
Ghost of Tsushima to Include Full Japanese VO Track
You will be able to play Ghost of Tsushima with Japanese audio and English subtitles.
Developer Sucker Punch confirmed the dual audio options to IGN during the IGN E3 2018 live show preview of Ghost of Tsushima. This goes along with new gameplay details we recently learned about the PlayStation 4 exclusive, such as the game focuses on Jin Sakai.
Ghost of Tsushima currently has multiple IGN Best of E3 2018 nominations.
Evan Campbell is a freelance writer who scripts the Daily Fix and chats about games and movies on Twitter.
Soulcalibur 6 Release Date Announced
Soulcalibur 6 will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 19.
The release date was revealed in a new story trailer that also unveils the game's Deluxe and Collector's Editions. Check out the trailer below:
The Deluxe Edition, priced at $99.99, includes a physical copy of the game, a season pass that gets owners three new playable characters and two new armor packs, a soundtrack on disc, and a metal case with a built-in soundbox that features four in-game voiceover audio clips.
Best of E3 2018 Awards – Full Winners List Announced
The votes are in! Below you'll find our full list of winners and honorable nominees from E3 2018 in every category, including the People's Choice award that you voted for. Congratulations to everybody on an outstanding E3 show.
Best Game of E3 2018
Watch the video above for the grand unveiling!
The full list of nominees is:
My Hero One’s Justice Nails Quirks for a Fun, Imbalanced Fighting Game
If there were to be an overpowered character in a My Hero Academia video game I’d assume it’d be All Might (he deserves it), but, to borrow the words from an onlooker, it seems someone on the development really likes Ochaco Uraraka. From what I played in my E3 demo, My Hero One’s Justice does a great job of adapting characters’ Quirks for fun moves, but certainly needs some balancing and a steadier frame rate.
A quick note: there are spoilers for villain Quirks in My Hero: One’s Justice, which is something I didn’t really expect going in. If you’re not caught up on the My Hero Academia anime, you’re definitely in spoiler territory. And even if you are caught up, some villain Quirks that haven’t been shown in the anime are revealed through gameplay. This preview is spoiler-free.