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A new Meta VR headset is coming this year. During the latest edition of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerburg confirmed that the company will be releasing a brand new VR headset, the Meta Quest Pro. Though details weren’t given on specs, Zuckerburg did say that the Meta Quest Pro will be revealed in October at Facebook’s annual Connect event. “For the next device that’s coming out in October, there’s a few big features,” Zuckerberg said on the podcast....

Around 15 years ago, there were images of a portable GameCube floating around that had fans losing their minds, as the idea of getting to play this console and all its great games on the go was unheard of at the time. Unfortunately, it turned out to be fake, breaking the hearts of Nintendo fanboys all around the world. Youtuber GingerofOz was one of those heartbroken fanboys back in the day, and has decided to right that wrong by actually making the fake portable GameCube into a reality....

Acclaimed PS4 indie hit Firewatch will launch for Xbox One on September 21, developer Campo Santo has announced. Launched on PS4 back in February, Firewatch quickly outsold Campo Santo’s “wildest expectations”. Firewatch tells the tale of Henry, a Wyoming fire lookout who begins to uncover clues about mysterious goings on within a national forest. In addition to the core game, Campo Santa also announced the Firewatch Audio Tour (a free update for all customers) which blends scavenger hunt, museum tour, dev workshop and inside Campo Santo goofs....

At this point in popular culture, the concept of a spin-off has become common knowledge. A character or world created in a work of film, television, or print is seen as not only capable of providing significance to the original piece it appeared in, but also able to justify a project devoted exclusively to itself. The results can vary greatly depending on how right the creative minds were (we’re looking at you, Joey, and your Friends) but the same phenomenon hasn’t been seen to the same extent in the world of gaming....

Ever wondered how all of the Halo games’ order goes? Well, there are a couple of different ways to go about it, depending on if you look at things chronologically or by way of their actual release dates. Here is everything you need to know about the order of the Halo franchise. How to Play the Halo Games in Chronological Order Despite the fact that Halo: Combat Evolved was the first game in the series, that doesn’t actually make it the first title in the timeline....

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, the brand new side-scrolling beat ’em up video game from Dotemu, sources its characters from the 1987 Animated Series to form a crew of seven members. The game was initially announced during Summer Game Fest 2022 event, where the release date and playable characters of this upcoming arcade game were unveiled officially. Here’s what you need to know about the characters available in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge....

Those who have heard of American McGee’s Alice will forever be haunted by the creator’s twisted take on the classic story of Alice in Wonderland, and gamers everywhere are set to receive a second dose in a few months. Alice: Madness Returns chronicles the titular heroine’s relapse into insanity, and her quest to rid Wonderland of the evil that has taken over. That’s a compelling storyline, but now we can get a better idea of what the game itself will entail with a brand new gameplay trailer and screenshots....

We’ve waited so long for the first legitimate look at The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim gameplay that some may not be able to truly grasp all of the details revealed in the Skyrim gameplay trailer. We know that it the trailer was powered by the Xbox 360’s engine, but while the video may seem like a combination of the game’s announcement trailer with overhead shots and combat footage, much more is revealed and hinted at if we examine the video moment by moment....

Gran Turismo 5 has been in the development cycle for a long time: dates have been set, the game has been delayed, new features have been added, and it repeats. However, since the discs for the games are being produced, Polyphony Digital couldn’t delay the game again even if they wanted to - gamers are finally going to get their hands behind the wheel in of one of most anticipated racing games to date....

If a person were given the opportunity to produce and release any type of game for next year, the smart decision would appear to be anything that isn’t a fantasy-RPG. Dragon Age II, The Witcher 2, and apparently even a new Elder Scrolls are currently underway, but SouthPeak Games is anything but phased. It’s into this mess of content that they are set to release the sequel to their 2007 RPG, Two Worlds II....

Frontier has been steadily building up Planet Coaster ever since the game first launched back in 2016. Support has yet to slow down as the studio has recently released a new DLC pack for the game. Ironically enough, this new DLC pack contains a lot of old stuff. That’s why it’s called the “Vintage Pack”! The new Vintage Pack DLC for Planet Coaster outfits the game with a wide array of retro-themed content....

The release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters is rekindling warm memories of the destructive paths of favorites like Godzilla, Gamera, Rodan, King Kong, and Mothra that we witnessed while huddled around the television for Monster Week or a Thanksgiving marathon…because nothing says warm holiday cheer like some mutated beast mashing Tokyo into a fine powder. But there are many unsung monster movies with forgotten kaiju that don’t get the play of the aforementioned beasties....

There are hundreds of anime series out there and new projects being announced all the time. Even series like Supernatural have gained their own anime series and recognition in Japan. Surprisingly, even with video games being such a hot topic, not many series other than long-running JRPGs get their own show. Even more, surprisingly, some of the most in-demand series that were originally Japanese made still don’t have an anime series....

Silver Chains (51% Metascore) Daymare 1998 (62% Metascore) Blair Witch (69% Metascore) Based off of the mother of found footage horror movies, Blair Witch takes it back to the year 1996. A child has disappeared into the woods of a small town in Maryland and Ellis, a former police officer, has joined the search party that’s looking for him along with his loyal canine companion, Bullet. However, the deeper he gets into the forest, the more he realizes that this isn’t just a normal investigation at all....

Following the success of the first Dragon Quest Builders the sequel takes the franchise in a fun new direction. After Hargon was defeated in the events of Dragon Quest II his followers formed the cult Children of Hargon and sought to exact revenge by carrying out Hargon’s goals. Now the player must develop their character and building abilities to push back against the forces of evil in this creative game. While anyone who’s played the first game will undoubtedly have a solid understanding of how to succeed in this one, there are some more general tips and tricks that will make you a pro in no time....

The Outer Worlds, simply put, is awesome! This is exactly the kind of game Fallout fans have been waiting for especially after the disastrous launch and continued support of Fallout 76. That PR campaign is like an apocalypse all its own. Yikes! While this game might not push any graphical boundaries, it is sure fun to play. That is not to say it is not without problems. These ten entries made us question the game’s logic....

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint is not the sequel to the previous game, Wildlands, one might think. For that reason, we compiled a list of things to be aware of before purchasing the game. On top of that advice, it should also be noted that the game is in a rough state, which is to say at times it feels like a Beta. That is to say (at the time of writing) it is buggy beyond heck and yet still fun....

Death Stranding is a gargantuan journey through the unique world Kojima Productions crafted. Its story is similarly massive and while most of the threads are tied up by the conclusion, some mysteries and questions are left up in the air. The following list will detail ten of these which are still nagging at us. Fortunately, it’s nothing major; just the typical things a writer would leave open to interpretation or to get people hyped for a sequel....

The free mobile gaming landscape is a jungle. New games are released seemingly everyday and for every good game that comes out for mobile platforms, there seems to be at least 10 bad games. It can be frustrating trying to find a game that is actually worth your time in the deluge of games being released these days. Well, lucky for you, dedicated reader of The Gamer, I have waded through the swamp of free mobile games and produced a list of 15 free mobile games you absolutely need to be playing right now....

When it comes to video game sequels, the quality can be something of a mixed bag. While the track record of the games industry isn’t quite at the low level of Hollywood when it comes to sequels, there are many cases where a developer may get either complacently lazy; making for a generic retreading, or tries to do too much with unique concepts resulting in a broken experience. Sometimes the core concepts of a franchise simply don’t age well or don’t translate as greatly to better graphics or different control schemes....