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If only there were hardware that could allow people to meet up virtually In ablog postthis morning, modern virtual reality pioneer Oculus VR announced a new developer conference with a focus on its hardware.Oculus Connectis intended to “bring together engineers, designers, and creatives from around the world to share and collaborate in the interest of creating the best virtual reality experiences possible.” Disregarding the slight irony of having to meet up in meatspace in order to further development on virtual reality, this seems like it could be great for helping out new developers with grand ideas for Oculus Rift....

Promoted from our Community Blogs! [Dtoid community blogger Ross shares a fun, short piece of fan-fiction set in the Fallout universe. I promise, you won’t see the ending coming 🙂 Want to see your own blog appear on our front page?Go write something!–Mr Andy Dixon] The campfire crackled and licked at the three figures sat around it, casting long shadows that stretched into the night. The sound of crickets pulsed in their skulls, getting louder, louder, the more they concentrated on it....

It’s joined by last year’s Uprising event With the latestOverwatchevent now live,Retributionis up and running alongside last year’s co-op mission,Uprising. First things first, though: there are loads of new cosmetics, including skins for Reaper, ‎Lúcio, Doomfist, Hanzo, Mei, Moira, Sombra, and Winston.You can see ’em all here. Retribution presents another short but compelling bit of backstory and, as ever, I hope Blizzard keeps making more of these “archive” missions. They’re a fantastic complement to the regular PvP matches....

The long-awaited sequel is almost ready to ship There is yet another E3 Nintendo event going behind closed doors as we speak, with more exclusive news that wasn’t mentioned in Nintendo’s all too brief E3 Direct. Straight from the twitter of our ownHamza Azizcomes the news that development on the long-awaited sequelPikmin 3is complete. Nintendo must just be waiting for the right time to release it, likely after Nintendo fans have gotten over their recent purchase ofAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, but beforeSuper Mario 3D Worldis released....

Works on latest firmware 3.60 If you’ve been hankering to run emulators, homebrew, and classic PC games on your PlayStation Vita, well, you’re in luck, as the HENkaku hack now enables it, as well as allowing all Vita games to play on the PlayStation TV. The hack currently only works on the latest firmware (3.60) and can be downloaded via the Vita’s web browser. This will install an app called Molecular Shell that acts as a file transfer protocol as well as a gate for homebrew....

InPokemon Unite, each character can use three“held items”at level nine that boost their stats in not-so-significant and significant ways, depending on what level they are. Here’s a way to navigate thePokemon Uniteupgrade scene. The max right now is 30, but for the most part, the greatest yield of stats and bonuses is at level 20, when the item nearly reaches its max potential, and conveys its highest level of unique boosts....

A funny game that is seriously good People often assume that lighthearted comedies all lack depth, or that their creators don’t work just as hard as those that specialize in other genres. This is part of why we so rarely see a comedy film win an Oscar. Knowing this makes me all the more worried that people will assume the wrong things aboutPool Panicwhen it’s released on Switch and PC later this year....

Much likeSoulsbornetitles, PvP/PvE survival games likeRustandDayZare known for being quite punishing. However, it’s this brutality that’s evidently one of the reasons they’re so popular. Speaking ofRust, it recently turned 10 and the developer has shared some interesting stats about the game. In a recentpost on Steam, Facepunch Studios celebratedRustpassing its first-decade milestone. That’s if you include the early access release – which the developer obviously does – as that came out in December 2013....

Many moons ago, Insomniac Games kicked offa clever contestthat gave fans of theRatchet and Clankseries the opportunity to create their own zany weapon for the next iteration in the series,Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time. The winner of the contest was announced last night at Comic-Con and his weapon is being displayed prominently at the event. The gun is called the “Spiral of Death” and you can view it in action below the fold....

Flash game onNewgroundsLikeVVVVVVSuperficially Mirror imagesForm platforms on either sideClimb to the portal Push boxes aroundAvoid deadly laser beamsFlip the gravity Hard puzzles and thenSome trivial solutionsDifficulty spikes It’s not a long gameAnd it doesn’t cost moneyPlay it if you want

‘We wouldn’t be able to bring the quality we strive to deliver’ PQube Games has announced the cancellation ofSong of Memoriesfor Nintendo Switch. The announcement was madevia an apologetic tweetfrom the developer earlier today. Anime-infused visual novelSong of Memorieswas originally conceived for the PlayStation Vita, but was eventually moved to PS4 and Nintendo Switch platforms. Citing developmental issues, PQube openly states that they cannot get the game running to a respectable level of quality on the Nintendo console, eventually deciding to pull the plug....

The coolest thing I’ve seen at GDC so far Imagine never having to use the right analog stick to move a game’s camera or reticle. Instead, you’d use your eyeballs to aim or move the camera — simply look at what you want to shoot at or move to. This sounds like some dream for the future of gaming technology, but Sony has a working eye tracking demo at GDC this year....

Keepin’ it Classi Last September, I hit rock bottom as a games writer. Against my better judgment,I let Ubisoft strap a fart machine to my facefor a demo ofSouth Park: The Fractured but Whole. Bad call. Terrible. Just awful, really. Deals are not my art form. I sawSouth Parkagain last week at E3. This time proved to be less invasive but somehow entirely more ridiculous. When I say that, I mean it kept with the trademarkSouth Parkhumor in a perfectly on-brand way....