There is no escaping the idea that RAGE 2 feels like developer id Software’s 2016 banger, DOOM — and that is a good thing. Despite plenty of open-world, post-apocalyptic shooters rolling out within the year, RAGE 2 feels entirely it’s own with an exciting twist to gaming in a gigantic landscape: rapid, unrelenting, and up-close and personal com
Outside of Final Fantasy 7 , the other major title fans were anticipating from Square Enix was Marvel’s Avengers . While this game had been previously announced, image source nearly nothing had been shown. The E3 2019 trailer gave fans their first look at the game and its five starting heroes: Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Black Widow. As the trailer reveals, a celebration turns deadly, splitting up the team until five years later when new threats force them to reassem
One of, if not the biggest name at E3 2019 was CD Projekt RED’s ambitious open world title, Cyberpunk 2077 . The CG trailer introduced fans to the male version of V, showed off plenty of new story elements, and finally gave people an actual release date for the game. With one of the biggest questions now answered, the studio upped the ante even further by announcing the inclusion of Johnny Silverhand played by none other than Keanu Reev
The id Tech engine, which powered Doom 2016 and Wolfenstein II: The New Order, also powers Doom Eternal. id Software confirmed that the keynote demo was running on a high-end PC. Console players, however, should expect a top-notch experience from id. While PC continues to get lots of love from the developer, console players have nothing to worry about.
Google has promised that Stadia will be compatible with a variety of controllers, and specifically showed the Xbox One controller during its GDC 2019 keynote presentation. However, Stadia will also have its own specific controller, which looks somewhat like a cross between the Xbox One controller and the DualShock 4. How the Stadia controller feels and operates compared to the competition remains to be seen, but it will be interesting to see what consumers think once it’s finally available to the mas
Even without Sony this year, E3 2019 continued to deliver big trailers, major surprises, and a wealth of new information regarding many of the biggest and highly anticipated releases from companies like Bethesda, Ubisoft, Microsoft, and more. Unlike last year, not a lot of studios opted to show gameplay in their trailers, meaning the majority of what people saw at the show was CG. Whether that’s due to the upcoming next generation of consoles or the hesitancy to show something too early is anyone’s gu
If you loved the 2016 Doom reboot then you will feel right at home in Doom Eternal . It’s faster, more brutal, and its soundtrack is just as bass pounding as ever. New traversal options give the Doomslayer more options when it comes to zooming around the arenas, but the goal is still the same: reduce every demon to a heap of blood and guts. Doom Eternal doesn’t have time for franchise fatigue; there are more demons to k
id introduced two new mechanics at the Doom Eternal reveal, the Meat Hook and dash. Attached to the beloved double-barrel shotgun, the Meat Hook opens up new gameplay opportunities by allowing the Doom Slayer to grapple onto enemies. At first, id planned to enable the hook to attach to every surface. However, during the development, they found that the hook became less unique and tactical the more options players had. In the end, they opted only to allow players to grapple onto enemies, which encouraged more strategic gameplay.
Although Watch Dogs Legion leaked a few days ahead of its planned reveal, the trailer was able to really show off the unique mechanics and gameplay that Ubisoft was going for with this ambitious title. Fans got a good look at how they’ll be able to recruit anyone in the game and then switch to them as a fully voiced and animated character. From punk rockers, grandmothers, business professionals, and everyone in between, Watch Dogs Legion lets players drive the action how they want in this near future version of Lon
In a similar vein, Cyberpunk 2077 ’s E3 2019 presentation put the spotlight on the game’s many RPG options. From character customization to dialogue trees, Cyberpunk 2077 is still very much in the spirit of CD Projekt Red’s past games. Yes, the game still looks gorgeous and there were no load screens. But what impressed us the most is how CDPR wants players to have total freedom when it comes to approaching this world, as evidenced by the demo going through sections of the game twice (once stealth and once on offense). And the game even supports a full non-lethal playthrou
Being able to pull off something like that, on top of promising 4k resolutions and 60 frames per second gameplay, would require Google Stadia to offer some serious power. And as it turns out, Stadia is effectively a next-generation gaming experience, more powerful than the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X combined . So far, none of the demoed games have really been able to show off Stadia’s power, but perhaps some of the first-party exclusives will take full advantage of the platf