Need for Speed Hands-On Impressions: Kicking Into High Gear
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Shacknews goes hands-on with Need for Speed at the 2015 EA Summer Showcase in New York City.
READ MORE >The Legend of Zelda Triforce Heroes Impressions: Becoming a Triple Threat
We explore a dungeon together in this cooperative take on Zelda games. Now if we can just stop blowing ourselves up.
READ MORE >Rock Band 4 Impressions: Getting the Band Back Together To Play Solos
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Shacknews goes hands-on with Rock Band 4 and tests our creative guitar solo skills. There's no way to fail, but that doesn't mean we can't try.
READ MORE >"I'm also curious if this dongle will make Xbox 360 fight sticks work on the Xbox One."
see all 7 commentsE3 2015: Loading Human is a Perfect Example of What Virtual Reality Games Should Be
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Untold Games upcoming title, Loading Human, is the perfect example of everything that a virtual reality experience should be, and it showcases the power, and effectiveness of the Motion Controller as a vital part of the gameplay.
READ MORE >E3 2015: Zelda: Triforce Heroes hands-on: wee three Links
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The Legend of Zelda series is getting another co-op adventure, this time with an emphasis on verticality that accents the 3DS capabilities. Plus, you can play dress-up.
READ MORE >E3 2015: Talking Mirror's Edge Catalyst with Senior Producer, Sara Jansson
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With Mirror's Edge Catalyst set to release on February 23, 2016, Shacknews caught up to Senior Producer Sara Jansson to see what we could learn about Faith Connors' upcoming adventure.
READ MORE >"No worries. It's still too early to really say for sure, and I wasn't able to get any ..."
see all 7 commentsE3 2015: Mirror's Edge Catalyst is the Faith Connors that Fans Deserve
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Building off of the popular Mirror’s Edge of 2008, DICE has been working hard to upgrade, redefine, and completely revamp what Faith Connors' story means, and how players interact with her world.
READ MORE >"They never revealed her last name in the first game, but she was very much still Faith Connors. "
see all 8 commentsE3 2015: Destiny: The Taken King might convince me to play more Destiny
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Destiny: The Taken King gives much-needed context to the already-polished combat, and just may be enough to tempt back a lapsed and jaded player.
READ MORE >E3 2015: Super Mario Maker promises all the Mario, forever
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Super Mario Maker has the tools and intuitive interface in place to produce an endless stream of fresh Mario platforming. Yes, please.
READ MORE >"Yeah, I thought about the SMB3 world, but Mario Maker lets you apply that idea to Mario 1 and ..."
see all 6 commentsE3 2015: Battleborn is less MOBA (and more Borderlands) than you think
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In the midst of an E3 swimming with MOBA twists and imitators, Battleborn stands apart as a game that borrows what it needs from the popular genre, and uses it to forge its own path.
READ MORE >E3 2015: Volume is a Return to Everything Good About Stealth Games
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Stealth mechanics have become pretty popular for games these days, but Mike Bithell's upcoming title, Volume, isn't just another tacked on stealth game. Built from the ground up with old-school stealth in mind, this game is looking to be a solid return to everything we love ...
READ MORE >E3 2015: Star Fox Zero isn't the GamePad's savior
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It's great to see Star Fox return with a new console game after all these years, but the awkward GamePad functionality may be a bigger nuisance than Slippy Toad.
READ MORE >"Hands-on impressions indicate that it's worse than the Splatoon implementation, but that it ..."
see all 7 commentsE3 2015: Lara Croft Go is Everything You'd Expect From Tomb Raider
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Based around the same board game style as Hitman Go, Lara Croft Go is Square Enix’s next dash into the premium mobile gaming world. Completely controlled by the swipe of your finger, the simplicity of the Go series translates well into the Tomb Raider world.
READ MORE >E3 2015: Beyond Eyes uses beautiful imagery to portray blindness
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Beyond Eyes seems like an attempt at solving an impossible design problem. It's a game that tries to show sighted people what it's like to be blind, using visual elements in an extremely visual medium.
READ MORE >"OH NICE! Joe Hisaishi (久石譲) - 29 Song Golden Collection ..."
see all 4 commentsE3 2015: Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and laying groundwork for Gears 4
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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is more than just an appetizer for fans. It's how this newly formed Gears studio is preparing itself for the challenge of stepping into one of Microsoft's burliest sets of boots.
READ MORE >"I initially thought it WAS all 3, when i heard about the announcement, and almost got giddy."
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"Encouraging hands-on impression but I want to see more gameplay. Specifically gameplay where ..."
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