3 If you’ve played a Crackdown game before, then you’ll know exactly what to expect from Crackdown 3. For the uninitiated: it's an open-world comic-book adventure set in a futuristic city where you charge around as a super-powered 'agent' destroying things to complete objectives. You do this while collecting orbs scattered around the place --on rooftops, squirreled away in alleys-- and occasionally entering races, both on foot and in cars. Everyone needs a break from taking down an evil megacorps after all. If that sounds simplistic then that’s because it is. Deliberately so. Crackdown 3 is a game based entirely around leaping about and blowing things up. You play an Agent, chosen from one of 21 generic tough people each with their own slight advantage in skills such as explosives and agility. The agents have no personalities or dialogue save for a small bio on the character selection screen, so your choice basically comes down to which experience … [Read more...] about Crackdown 3 review: Mindless and explosive super-powered fun
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Apple features Super Evil’s Vainglory in ‘Unleash’ video touting mobile gaming
Apple is highlighting gaming once again in a new commercial dubbed “Unleash.” It is aimed at showing that Apple’s A11 Bionic chip in the iPhone X is ideal for gaming. And it highlighted Super Evil Megacorp’s Vainglory game to show off what the platform can do. The film is aimed at showing non-mobile gamers and heavy mobile users alike that the iPhone is the right platform for mobile games thanks to the processing power of the A11. Unleash highlights mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Vainglory, which is a nice marketing coup for Super Evil. As soon as the commercial’s hero character dAv11d opens Vainglory on his phone, viewers see a blend of the real world and the world of Vainglory as familiar characters and imagery overtake the real buildings and streets around dAv11d. The soundtrack is Movement by Oliver Tree, and it plays as dAv11d moves along the streets of Beijing, fighting off minions while multitasking real-life activities … [Read more...] about Apple features Super Evil’s Vainglory in ‘Unleash’ video touting mobile gaming
Tencent will attend its first E3 to show Arena of Valor — but not on Switch
Tencent‘s globally popular multiplayer online battle arena Arena of Valor arrived in North and South America in December, and it’s taking to the show floor at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) next week to hype showgoers on its esports potential. It’s the first time the Chinese tech giant has had a booth at the event, and it is partnering with esports organization ESL and Razer for the appearance. The Valor Series playoffs will also happen at E3 on June 12-13. Four teams from North America and Europe will battle it out, and the two winners will have a chance to play for a prize pool of $550,000 at Tencent’s Arena of Valor World Cup, which will take place in July in Los Angeles. The playoffs will be held at the ESL E3 Arena, and players will use Razer phones to compete. Arena of Valor, known as Honor of Kings in Asia, has over 200 million registered players worldwide and around 80 million daily active users. It’s also arriving on the Nintendo … [Read more...] about Tencent will attend its first E3 to show Arena of Valor — but not on Switch
Roblox launches education initiative to get kids to code
Roblox is turning its expertise from making a blocky virtual world entertainment platform for kids and teens to education with a coding push. Roblox Education is an initiative aimed at inspiring children to exercise their imagination by creating user-generated virtual worlds, said Grace Francisco, vice president of developer relations at Roblox in San Mateo, California. “We’re excited that we can offer this to kids and teens,” she said. Roblox already has a number of programs such as summer internships to foster learning among its kid programmers, and now it is formalizing and strengthening the programming and educational tools. The company can do that because it has become cash-flow positive and grown to more than 60 million monthly active users — mostly children. And many of these kids are making a living by creating games that generate life-changing income for the creators. For instance, Roblox has created free curriculum for educators to teach … [Read more...] about Roblox launches education initiative to get kids to code
ESP Gaming builds esports studio at Aria casino in Las Vegas
ESP Gaming has created an esports studio in partnership with its sister company Poker Central to hold esports events at the Aria Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The studio will be owned and operated by Poker Central, and it will host live esports events such as the Vainglory Premier League, the mobile esports league created by Super Evil Megacorp. Poker Central has been around It’s not huge by esports standards, as it will be a 10,000 square-foot studio with an occupancy of up to 300 people, including space for 120 fans and event spectators. Some esports events fill entire stadiums. But ESP Gaming’s venue will focus on delivering a special and VIP experience for fans, said Jeff Liboon, president of ESP gaming, in an interview. Las Vegas-based ESP Gaming got its start as a spinoff from Poker Central, producing events for other esports event organizers. Esports tournament organizers will be able to film esports competitions at the studio and broadcast them … [Read more...] about ESP Gaming builds esports studio at Aria casino in Las Vegas