Gears 5 is landing a limited-edition Xbox One X console – Destructoid

Gears 5 is landing a limited-edition Xbox One X console

Launching in September for $499It’s about time Microsoft came out with another limited-edition Xbox One X, wouldn’t you say? Right on cue, the next major bundle is a Gears of War-themed console with a laser-etched, partially translucent case. Pre-orders will begin later today for the Xbox One X Gears 5 Limited Edition Bundle. For $499,…

Fire Emblem: Three Houses has some pretty absurd dancer choices – Polygon

Fire Emblem: Three Houses has some pretty absurd dancer choices

There comes a point in Fire Emblem: Three Houses when players are asked to participate in the White Heron Cup, a dance competition involving all three houses. You need to pick a participant, and if they have a high enough Charm stat, they’ll win the tournament. From a gameplay standpoint, winning means unlocking the Dancer…

Epic condemns “disturbing trend” of harassment following Ooblets exclusivity deal – Eurogamer.net

Epic condemns “disturbing trend” of harassment following Ooblets exclusivity deal

Devs received “thousands if not tens of thousands” of threats.  Another day, another wave of outrage over an Epic Games Store exclusivity deal: but this time it seems the discourse surrounding the topic is significantly worse. Following the announcement of a timed exclusivity deal for Ooblets last week, the studio behind the indie title has…

Faster algorithm could lead to more realistic sounds in VR – Engadget

Faster algorithm could lead to more realistic sounds in VR

The solution ultimately involved ditching the traditional approach to calculating sound propagation, which has its roots in the theories of pioneering scientist Hermann von Helmholtz. Instead, the scientists took their cue from composer Heinrich Klein’s ability to blend many piano notes into a single sound. It splits vibration modes into individual chords, then performs a…

I Don’t Need To Play Death Stranding Because I Already Love It – Kotaku

I Don’t Need To Play Death Stranding Because I Already Love It

I don’t even have to play Death Stranding in order to review it. All I need is the 39 minutes’ worth of trailers released thus far, my hideous enthusiasm, and my terrible imagination. Allow me to utilize all three in this video presentation, a “pre-review” of Death Stranding.What could possibly qualify me to review Death…