Superhot VR saw ‘300% higher sales than the launch on Oculus Rift’ So far, the standalone headsetOculus Questhas been getting rave reviews both from critics and anecdotally, everyone I know that owns one. The tetherless concept combined with the fantastic Oculus Touch remotes is a win in and of itself, but a number of developers have flocked to the storefront to deliver a handful of “must haves” since its May 21 launch....

Legends will never die in the minds of the fans Mega Man Legends 3may be dead, but the legend lives on through fans. Whether it’s with aheart-felt public display of respect, orfan gameafterfan game, people can’t get enough of Mega Man Volnutt, Tron Bonne, and those adorable Servbots. That goes for merchandising as well, as Great Eastern Entertainment, a licensed anime and merch dealer hasjust put up a listingfor an amazing Servbot hat, complete with dangly arms!...

Tributes paid to ‘a dear friend and brilliant colleague’ Russell Lees, playwright; scriptwriter; and a Ubisoft Montreal veteran, passed away earlier this week. The news was announced on social media by Ubisoft narrative director, Darby McDevitt. “We lost a dear friend and brilliant colleague this week. Writer and narrative designer Russell Lees was a part of theAssassin’s CreedandFar Cryfamilies for over a decade,”wrote McDevitt.“All who worked with him will attest to his patience, his generosity, his passion, and his bright spirit....

Because it’s the best job in the world! Students attending the Monroe High School Class of 2005 10-Year Reunion say the most memorable aspect of the night was neither the catering by In-N-Out Burger nor the Wolfmother cover band. No, these students say the thing they’ll remember most about Saturday night’s event was the presence of GiantBomb.com writer Phil Thompson. Sources say Thompson, who dressed in the finest clothes available at K-Mart, was constantly surrounded by curious classmates interested in the lavish lifestyle of a video game journalist....

Billy Mays, here! Dead Space 3has a new trailer up, one that tries to sell you on the premise that it’s “better with Kinect.” Watch as executive producer Steve Papoutsis promotes Kinect with all the vigor of an infomercial mouthpiece. My highlight is the phrase, “You don’t have to fumble around with the controls,” as if we’ve all been struggling before now to grasp the concept of buttons. Reminds me of the Magic Bullet commercials where people are pretending their old blenders are just too heavy and bulky and confusing to use....

Get to gettin’ What a whirlwind two weeks it has been. First, we all descended upon Los Angeles to bring you the industry’s best video game coverage (Editor’s note: May not actually be the industry’s best video game coverage) and then we hadsome pretty important personal news to share. Our heads are still spinnin’ but we’re gonna record a podcast anyway. Steven, Darren, and myself are getting together for this week’s Podtoid and it should be a good one....

The Xbox Developer Direct event is a chance for Microsoft to showcase some of its first-party games. Last year, we got to see the likes ofAvowed,Hellblade 2, andIndiana Jones and the Great Circle. Given that Microsoft owns some of the biggest franchises in gaming, there’s usually a little bit of hype around it. This year is unlikely to be an exception, with the 2025 showcase kicking off in just a few hours (at the time of writing)....

It’s free-to-play, by the way The last time we checked in withHappy Warsin March, it had two million players. Now, Microsoft is announcing that it’s tripled that number, and has reached a six million user milestone. Now, this is a free-to-play game, and all of those users may not be paying customers, but still, it’s very impressive. To celebrate, Halloween content is coming, as arevarious rewards and sales. The developersWorld of Tankshave been very eagerto march Microsoft into the free-to-play arena, and this just might be the ammo they need....

Mustache joke The DCEU just can’t get out of its own damn way. You’d think the drama overJustice Leaguewould be over now that it’s been released for months, but here it is again, being dragged, kicking and screaming, back out into the sunlight. Just leave the poor thing alone. It can barely hide a mustache let alone take this kind of torture. Veteran entertainment reporter Josh L. Dickey is quitting whatever his job was and has gone fullJerry McGuire....

Rockstar has announced the impending arrival of the “Local Justice” downloadable expansion forMax Payne 3, coming to consoles on July 3 with a PC release of July 17. But why read when you can watch the pretty pictures go by and listen to a really enthusiastic announcer rattle off the name of a firearm? It’s some slickly produced advertising. Really listen to that narrator’s voice. I swear I’ve heard his voice in promos on MTV before....

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences president Joseph Olin has recently stated his belief that game reviewers are lazy, relying as they do on numerical scores, game comparisons and rushed play sessions to hit their mark. “When I just see a score, whether it’s a Metacritic score or 5 stars or 4 thumbs, that doesn’t tell me anything,” Olin toldShacknews. “I am never surprised when there’s as much as a 40% or 50% variance between Metacritic numbers and user numbers....

Stealthy horror puts me on edge It’s about time we had a refresher on2Dark, that survival horror game fromAlone in the DarkandLittle Big Adventurecreator Frédérick Raynal and his Lyon, France-based studio Gloomywood. This animated story sequence speaks for itself, so I’ll just add that I dig the game’s original premise. You’re playing as a former detective who’s out to save children from psychopaths, which should bring about interesting scenarios given that 1) “supplies are limited,” 2) “kids will be kids” who can break your cover, and 3) you have to smoke to save your progress, and that can lead to “coughing fits....

Sci-fi horror? When the studio behind thePenumbragames andAmnesia: The Dark Descentputs out ateaser website like this, I have to talk about it. If the above video and accompanying text — which describes an unknown machine found during a salvage mission — are any indication, I’m led to believe this game is going to have a sci-fi slant. And there’s probably no one I’d rather take on sci-fi horror than Frictional Games, assuming that’s what this ends up being....