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Meta Quest Gaming Showcase 2022 took place earlier today, bringing along a host of VR game announcements. Some, like The Walking Dead, were certainly expected. However, there were some surprises in store. Among Us heads to VR, and will be fully first person. The Mercenaries mode is finally out today on Resident Evil 4 VR. Finally, let’s not forget the “one last thing”: Ghostbusters VR has been revealed, and it looks to support four-player co-op....

When granted the status of an honorary toy, you may think there’s no playing around on the job. But that’s precisely what I was expected to do at the newly opened Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Fl. My mission was simple at the land themed on the Pixar Toy Story franchise: Shrunk to the size of a Green Army Man, I am headed into Andy’s backyard to play with the other toys, including Woody, Jessie, Buzz Lightyear, and Slinky Dog, as well as oversized dominoes, Tinkertoys, and K’nex pieces....

Intel’s Alder Lake family of CPUs are set to start at prices as low as $119 USD, according to Canadian retailer DirectDial. Twitter user “@momo_us” pointed out the pricing in a tweet, showing different SKUs in CAD. These SKUs are actually for the non-K series chips, which are not as expensive as the higher-powered counterparts. The lowest-end K-chip, which is the Core i5-12600KF starts at the price of $264. So, this starting price of $119 for a non-K variant will save a customer a whopping $145....

It may or may not be Fallout when the public beta of an upcoming massively multiplayer online game launches two years from now. Interplay is moving ahead on a post-apocalyptic massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, signing an agreement with the developer behind Earthrise to produce Project V13. While V13, a codename only, is widely believed to be a Fallout MMO (screenshots have already been released, though are of dubious authenticity), a nuclear stalemate is still ongoing between Bethesda and Interplay possibly preventing Interplay from using the brand....

Gearbox is gearing up for a big announcement at E3 - is it Borderlands 3? If you’re one of many who’ve sunk hundreds of hours into the insane mayhem of Pandora, then have we got news for you. Borderlands publisher 2K Games has released their most recent financial earnings report, and buried in the corporate shmoozing is a juicy tidbit on an upcoming title: “Looking ahead to fiscal 2019, we expect to deliver both record Net Sales and record net cash provided by operating activities, in excess of $2....

Many gamers might wonder if Splatoon 3 is worth buying on the Nintendo Switch. The short answer is a big resounding YES. This may be no surprise, as Splatoon is one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises (and relatively newest ones) that continues to garner new fans. Splatoon 3 – Is It Worth Buying On The Nintendo Switch? Splatoon 3 is definitely worth buying. This game offers more of everything you loved about the original two games in the series and in large amounts....

Key Points Jewna Jakobson was a Hebrew clockmaker.He invented a mechanical calculating machine.Another historical artifact from Jewba, was a golden chalice. Who was Jewna Jakobson? Jewna Jakobson was a Hebrew clockmaker, mechanician, and by extension, a jeweler in the court of Polish magnates Radziwill in the town of Nieswiez. Radziwill, who owned the town from 1533, granted the Jews certain rights, which made the town a good place for them....

Journey To The Savage Planet was just announced at The Game Awards. The first announcement of the night came and went rather quickly, so details are sparse. Here’s what we do know: Journey to The Savage Planet is an adventure game developed by Typhoon Studios that takes place on a mysterious planet. You play as an explorer who was dropped onto the planet by Kindred Aerospace, the fourth best interstellar-aerospace company....

Billy Mitchell, once known as the King Of Kong due to his record-setting Donkey Kong skills, is facing the loss of his title for suspicions of cheating. Record-keeping site Twin Galaxies announced today that Mitchell’s high scores are to be immediately removed and Mitchell himself banned from all future entries in the leaderboards. This is a heavy blow to Mitchell, who has been facing allegations of cheating since February, as the Guinness World Records tends to reference Twin Galaxies for its game-related records....

Ken-Ichiro Imaizumi, who is one of the founding members of Kojima Productions, has left the company. Hideo Kojima created Kojima Productions after leaving Konami and the developer’s first game was Death Stranding. An article by Video Games Chronicle reveals that Ken-Ichiro Imaizumi has left Kojima Productions after having been with the studio since its creation. Imaizumi was the developer’s corporate director and looked over all production of Death Stranding. The reviews of Death Stranding weren’t all positive and the game was review bombed by some players on the day it was released, but it is unlikely that’s why Imaizumi left....

Most Pokémon fans know about Lavender Town, AKA the town that birthed some of the most disturbing lore tied to the franchise. Nestled within the Kanto region, Lavender Town is home to the Pokémon Tower. That hallowed ground serves as the final resting place for many Pokémon, as well as ghost sightings that give the town its reputation. Lavender Town first appeared in Pokémon Red & Green as a small town renowned for its unique purple aesthetic....

Although battle royale games have taken the world by storm the last few years, MOBAs are still holding their own on the market. League of Legends and DOTA2 continue to be among the most popular and classic MOBA titles available, with Heroes of the Storm as a solid third contender. However, the age-old rivalry between DOTA2 players and LoL addicts continues to plague the gaming community: which of these two games is ultimately better?...

[Update – March 18 @ 3:25 PM ET]: Life is Strange: True Colors was officially shown off during today’s Square Enix Presents showcase. Along with all the information we got early thanks to a leak, we were treated to some details on the game’s story. True Colors will follow Alex Chen, who moves to the town of Haven Springs to reunite with her older brother Gabe. However, Gabe is murdered soon after her arrival....

Many of today’s most essential electronic devices started as nothing more than just a small idea in a laboratory at a university. This is especially true of the LINC — also known as the Laboratory Instrument Computer. Conceptualized by a couple of grad students in the early 1960s, the LINC is widely regarded as the very first minicomputer and one of the most prominent predecessors to the personal computers we know and use today....

There are a number of celestial events happening in February 2020 for nightsky enthusiasts! “February is an exciting month for those who love to moon over the night sky. With the first Supermoon of the new year, a Snow Moon, and a game of hide and seek with Mars and the Moon, the night’s sky is full of incredible happenings to mark this leap year. Inverse is your celestial guide for this month, with a breakdown of the five things to look out for up above....

Rocket League is continuing its spree of events with another Fortnite crossover. And if you thought the cosmetics from the first Llama-Rama event were bold, wait until you set your sights on the new Rocket League rewards. The second Rocket League Llama-Rama event is headlined by Kaskade, who brings his musical talent to the game, along with a collection of customization items. The next Llama-Rama kicks off in Rocket League on March 25 and runs until April 9....

Lost Ark is an isometric action MMORPG that will remind you of Diablo at first glance, but it does a wonderful job of creating an exciting new world. The gameplay is highly enjoyable and the variety of things to do is abundant. Plus, you can team up with players from around the world to do everything with. The combat is high impact, the narrative is epic, and the endgame will provide you with plenty of challenges....

To quote The Iron Bull, “Oh, would you look at that! That is magnificent!” That is exactly what Dragon Age fans will say when they feast their eyes on the beautiful statuette that Dark Horse Direct has just made available for pre-order. Standing in at 8 inches tall, with a base measurement of 4 by 4.25 inches in diameter, this figure shows off everyone’s favorite Qunari captain from Dragon Age Inquisition in all his glory....

When Josh Malerman’s debut novel Bird Box landed in 2014, it was a critical and financial success and quickly found itself optioned for a movie, despite being apparently ‘unfilmable’. The movie arrived on Netflix in 2018, starring Sandra Bullock and was a storming success for the streaming channel. Hot on the heels of the buzz around John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place, Bird Box was likened to that movie, switched hearing for vision....

This Manifest review contains spoilers. Manifest Season 2 Episode 3 Manifest has done the seemingly impossible with “False Horizon.” It has delved deeper into the back story of Saanvi, a much underutilized character last season, and set her up as a capable spy; it made the persistently vague Red X’er and Believer groups more relevant by potentially adding principal characters to their number; and it has finally started to crack through the impenetrable cloak surrounding the Major, a character whose motivations were inscrutably centered around the somewhat clichéd “military applications” of the callings....